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Motherless Brooklyn

2019·2h 24m·R
DramaMysteryCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
66,260 votes
Metascore
60
Metacritic

In 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.

Motherless Brooklyn is a 2019 drama mystery movie directed by Edward Norton, starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, Alec Baldwin. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 66,260 votes and runs 2h 24m.

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Director
Edward Norton
Stars
Willem Dafoe
Edward Norton
Alec Baldwin
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Details
2019-11-01
144 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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