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.
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) is a drama and thriller film directed by Edward Norton, released on October 31, 2019 with a runtime of 2h 25m. It stars Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Alec Baldwin. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 1,642 ratings.
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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
Directed by Edward Norton, written by Jonathan Lethem and Edward Norton, produced by Michael Bederman, Bill Migliore and Edward Norton.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 1,642 ratings.
**_Looks great and is well acted, but the pacing is turgid_** >_I raise my stein to the builder who can remove ghettos without removing people as I hail the chef who can make omelettes without breaking eggs._ - Robert Moses; Open letter to Robert Caro, refuting many of the claims in Caro's biography of Moses, _The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York_ (August 26, 1974) >_Have you ever felt, in the…
Reviewed on December 21, 2019
It's a difficult task to pace a noir for a modern audience, and you can feel the two and a half hour runtime. The story is interesting and the parallels to America in the present day are welcomed, but there isn't enough tonal balance to contrast all the shadowy moodiness. The plot is on the more convoluted side, and you'd imagine that with it being a story about following a trail of clues, 'Motherless Brooklyn'…
Reviewed on January 27, 2020
Motherless Brooklyn’s lead performance recalls two previous Ed Norton outings: Primal Fear and The Score. In the latter two, Norton plays, respectively, a cold-blooded killer posing as a stuttering altar boy, and a thief posing as a mentally-challenged janitor; in the former, he plays Lionel Essrog, a private investigator with Tourette’s syndrome. The key difference is that Lionel really does have Tourette’s and…
Reviewed on August 26, 2022
Motherless Brooklyn’s lead performance recalls two previous Ed Norton outings: Primal Fear and The Score. In the latter two, Norton plays, respectively, a cold-blooded killer posing as a stuttering altar boy, and a thief posing as a mentally-challenged janitor; in the former, he plays Lionel Essrog, a private investigator with Tourette’s syndrome. The key difference is that Lionel really does have Tourette’s and…
Reviewed on August 30, 2022
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The main cast of Motherless Brooklyn (2019) includes Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin and Willem Dafoe. The film was directed by Edward Norton. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Motherless Brooklyn was released on October 31, 2019 and runs for 2h 25m.
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 1,642 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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