Movie
Motherless Brooklyn
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-10-31
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Class 5 Films, MWM Studios
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Edward Norton as Lionel Essrog
- Bruce Willis as Frank Minna
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Laura Rose
- Alec Baldwin as Moses Randolph
- Willem Dafoe as Paul Randolph
- Bobby Cannavale as Tony Vermonte
- Cherry Jones as Gabby Horowitz
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Trumpet Man
- Leslie Mann as Julia Minna
- Ethan Suplee as Gilbert Coney
- Dallas Roberts as Danny Fantl
- Josh Pais as William Lieberman
Crew
- Edward Norton - Director
- Edward Norton - Screenplay
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