Movie
Motherless Brooklyn
2019R2h 25m6.7 / 10
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
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Synopsis
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
More about Motherless Brooklyn
Cast
Edward NortonLionel Essrog
Bruce WillisFrank Minna
Gugu Mbatha-RawLaura Rose
Alec BaldwinMoses Randolph
Willem DafoePaul Randolph
Bobby CannavaleTony Vermonte
Cherry JonesGabby Horowitz
Michael Kenneth WilliamsTrumpet ManCredits
- Directed by
- Edward Norton
- Written by
- Edward Norton, Jonathan Lethem
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $26M
- Box office
- $18.4M
Production
- Class 5 FilmsUnited States
MWM StudiosUnited States
Themes
1950sbased on novel or bookbrooklyn, new york cityjazz clubmurder investigationneo-noirpolitical corruptionprivate detective
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