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Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Directed by Edward Norton

Crime | Drama

Most recently watched by Kyrandia, AllAboutSteve, CaptainBigTime, sleestakk

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.

Rated R | Length 145 minutes

Actors

Edward Norton | Bruce Willis | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Alec Baldwin | Willem Dafoe | Bobby Cannavale | Cherry Jones | Michael Kenneth Williams | Leslie Mann | Ethan Suplee | Dallas Roberts | Josh Pais | Robert Wisdom | Fisher Stevens | Radu Spinghel | Peter Lewis | Isaiah J. Thompson | Russell Hall | Joe Farnsworth | Jerry Weldon | Eric Berryman | Nelson Avidon | Joseph Siravo | DeShawn White | Migs Govea | Erica Sweany | Katy Davis | Olli Haaskivi | Yinka Adeboyeku | Joyce O'Connor | Thomas Luiz Leninger | Deborah Unger | Ezra Barnes | Julie Hays | Damien Brett | Russell G. Jones | Stephen Adly Guirgis | Eli Bridges | Luis Castro de Leon | Teren Carter | Tom Waits

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Viewing Notes

A nice little noirish story set in early 1950s NYC. It pulls off the historic setting really well and Norton does a nice job in front of and behind the camera.

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