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Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn2019

★6.7145 minDramaThriller

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Daniel Pemberton Thom Yorke

Stars

Edward Norton Bruce Willis Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Cast41

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
Robert Wisdom
as Billy Rose
Fisher Stevens
as Lou
Radu Spinghel
as Giant Man
Peter Gray Lewis
as Mayor
I
Isaiah J. Thompson
as King Rooster Piano Player
R
Russell Hall
as King Rooster Bassist
J
Joe Farnsworth
as King Rooster Drummer
J
Jerry Weldon
as King Rooster Saxophonist
Eric Berryman
as King Rooster Bartender
Nelson Avidon
as Jacob Gleason
Joseph Siravo
as Union Boss Speaker
DeShawn White
as Betty
Migs Govea
as Formosa Bartender
Erica Sweany
as Formosa Hostess
Katy Davis
as Inwood Residential Secretary
Olli Haaskivi
as Hall of Records Clerk
Yinka Adeboyeku
as Angry Young Man
J
Joyce O'Connor
as Cindy Fleming
T
Thomas Luiz Leninger
as Paperboy
Deborah Unger
as Brooklyn Bar Waitress
Ezra Barnes
as Doctor
Julie Hays
as Nurse
D
Damien Brett
as Orderly
Russell G. Jones
as Reformer #2
Stephen Adly Guirgis
as Detective
E
Eli Bridges
as Beatnik
L
Luis Castro de Leon
as Young Cat #1
Teren Carter
as Young Cat #2
Tom Waits
as News Stand Owner (uncredited)

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