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Motherless Brooklyn

6.720192h 25mRMovieDramaThriller

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.

DirectorEdward Norton
WriterEdward Norton
ProducersMichael Bederman·Edward Norton

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Cast · Directed by Edward Norton

ENEdward Norton
Edward Norton
Lionel Essrog
BWBruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Frank Minna
GMGugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Laura Rose
ABAlec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Moses Randolph
WDWillem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Paul Randolph
BCBobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale
Tony Vermonte
CJCherry Jones
Cherry Jones
Gabby Horowitz
MWMichael Kenneth Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams
Trumpet Man
LMLeslie Mann
Leslie Mann
Julia Minna
ESEthan Suplee
Ethan Suplee
Gilbert Coney
DRDallas Roberts
Dallas Roberts
Danny Fantl
JPJosh Pais
Josh Pais
William Lieberman

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