Motherless Brooklyn
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10/31/2019Runtime
145 minsOverview
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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A moody 1950s noir where a brilliant, neurodivergent detective obsessively unravels the threads of his mentor's death, layering personal grief into a conspiracy that runs deeper than expected. It's deliberate and introspective, rewarding close attention to character over plot mechanics.
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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
Leslie Mann
Julia Minna
Ethan Suplee
Gilbert Coney
Dallas Roberts
Danny Fantl
Josh Pais
William Lieberman
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