Motherless Brooklyn

Theatrical - Wide 2019-11-01

Cast Edward Norton Bruce Willis Willem Dafoe Michael K. Williams Ethan Suplee Leslie Mann Alec Baldwin Gugu Mbatha-Raw Bobby Cannavale Fisher Stevens
Directed by Edward Norton
Written by Edward Norton

Genres: Crime Drama

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6/10

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Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna.

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