The Goldfinch

2019 • 150 minutes

About this movie

Theodore “Theo” Decker (Ansel Elgort) was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day...a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.

Ratings and reviews

I have been debating about reading the book (big).Now I will read it and get the real story not the cut down movie version

An exquisite story with many convolutions and made very watchable by some excellent performances, especially by the younger actors but also the old hands. Eminently viewable.

A brilliantly constructed film with multi layered content which held my attention from start to finish. Enthralling and satisfying.