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Motherless Brooklyn
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Motherless Brooklyn is a 2019 American drama, crime, and mystery film directed by Edward Norton, who also wrote the screenplay and produced the movie alongside Stuart Blumberg. Based on a work by Jonathan Lethem, the film features a cast including Norton, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Dick Pope served as director of photography, Joe Klotz edited the film, and Craig Armstrong composed the score. The narrative is set in New York City.
The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and released on video on demand. It has a runtime of approximately 144 to 145 minutes and was rated R. Production companies involved include Class 5 Films and MWM Studios. The movie was produced with a budget of 26,000,000 and generated revenue of 18,377,736.
Critical reception included a review score of 64% and a rating of 6.3/10, with a Metascore of 60. Other metrics listed are an IMDb rating of 6.8 from 65,884 votes, a TMDb vote average of 6.699, and an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 65%. The film received 2 wins and 15 nominations total.
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Film · TMDB
6.7New 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- jazz club
- tourette syndrome
- brooklyn, new york city
- private detective
- murder investigation
- political corruption
- neo-noir
- 1950s
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
65,884 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 15 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Motherless Brooklyn
- Director
- Edward Norton
- Screenwriter
- Edward Norton
- Cast member
- Fisher Stevens
- Composer
- Craig Armstrong
- Producer
- Stuart Blumberg
- Cinematographer
- Dick Pope
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 144
- FilmAffinity ID
- 436655
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/motherless-brooklyn
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- publication date
- 2019-12-04
- title
- Motherless Brooklyn
- after a work by
- Jonathan Lethem
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- film editor
- Joe Klotz
- social media followers
- 1607
- review score
- 60/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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