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Motherless Brooklyn( 2019)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Edward Norton

      Lionel Essrog

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      Bruce Willis

      Frank Minna

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      Gugu Mbatha-Raw

      Laura Rose

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      Alec Baldwin

      Moses Randolph

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      Willem Dafoe

      Paul Randolph

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      Bobby Cannavale

      Tony Vermonte

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      Cherry Jones

      Gabby Horowitz

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      Michael Kenneth Williams

      Trumpet Man

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      Leslie Mann

      Julia Minna

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      Ethan Suplee

      Gilbert Coney

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      Dallas Roberts

      Danny Fantl

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      Josh Pais

      William Lieberman

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      Robert Wisdom

      Billy Rose

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      Fisher Stevens

      Lou

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      Radu Spinghel

      Giant Man

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      Peter Gray Lewis

      Mayor

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      Isaiah J. Thompson

      King Rooster Piano Player

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      Russell Hall

      King Rooster Bassist

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      Joe Farnsworth

      King Rooster Drummer

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      Jerry Weldon

      King Rooster Saxophonist

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      Eric Berryman

      King Rooster Bartender

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      Nelson Avidon

      Jacob Gleason

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      Joseph Siravo

      Union Boss Speaker

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      DeShawn White

      Betty

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      Migs Govea

      Formosa Bartender

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      Erica Sweany

      Formosa Hostess

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      Katy Davis

      Inwood Residential Secretary

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      Olli Haaskivi

      Hall of Records Clerk

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      Yinka Adeboyeku

      Angry Young Man

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      Joyce O'Connor

      Cindy Fleming

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      Thomas Luiz Leninger

      Paperboy

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      Deborah Unger

      Brooklyn Bar Waitress

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      Ezra Barnes

      Doctor

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      Julie Hays

      Nurse

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      Damien Brett

      Orderly

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      Russell G. Jones

      Reformer #2

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      Stephen Adly Guirgis

      Detective

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      Eli Bridges

      Beatnik

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      Luis Castro de Leon

      Young Cat #1

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      Teren Carter

      Young Cat #2

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      Tom Waits

      News Stand Owner (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by Stephen Campbell

    5
    Written by Stephen Campbell on Sat Dec 21 2019
    **_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 course of reading a detective novel, a guilty thrill of relief at having a character murdered before he can step onto the page and burden you with his actual existence? Detect_...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    26000000.00

    Revenue

    18377736.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • jazz club
    • tourette syndrome
    • brooklyn, new york city
    • private detective
    • murder investigation
    • political corruption
    • neo-noir
    • 1950s