Movie

The Goldfinch

2019 · 149 min

A somber, drifting plunge into grief and guilt, beautiful to look at but heavy and uneven, asking patience as it wanders through a stolen life.

Tagline: The story of a stolen life.
Overview: A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, guilt, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
guilt
identity
obsession
trauma
Places: big city
suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild