Motherless Brooklyn

6.7/ 10 1,659 votes 2019-10-31 2h 25m 6 popularity

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.

Director: Edward Norton

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Budget

$26M

Revenue

$18M

Cast

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Edward Norton

Lionel Essrog

Bruce Willis

Frank Minna

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Laura Rose

Alec Baldwin

Moses Randolph

Willem Dafoe

Paul Randolph

Bobby Cannavale

Tony Vermonte

Cherry Jones

Gabby Horowitz

Michael Kenneth Williams

Trumpet Man

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