# The Goldfinch (2019)

> After surviving a museum bombing that kills his mother, a grieving New York teenager becomes bound to a stolen masterpiece and the secrets surrounding it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/323232

## Facts

- Runtime: 149 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: John Crowley
- Cast: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Sarah Paulson, Willa Fitzgerald, Aneurin Barnard
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3864056/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, serious, ornate, quiet evening, literary adaptation night

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