Motherless Brooklyn Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 10, 2022

Motherless Brooklyn

Release Date: Friday, November 1, 2019 Theaters

Director: Edward Norton

Starring: Edward Norton • Willem Dafoe • Bruce Willis • Gugu Mbatha-Raw • Alec Baldwin

R Drama N/A

2.67 / 5.0

67% WILL SEE 33% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in New York in 1954, Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Armed only with few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel slowly unravels closely guarded secrets that have major ramifications. It leads him through Harlem jazz clubs, Brooklyn slums and sets him against thugs and Gotham power brokers to honor his friend and save a woman who might his own salvation.

Drama Adaptation

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Who stars in Motherless Brooklyn – Cast List

Edward Norton
The Bourne Legacy, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Willem Dafoe
Togo, Poor Things
Bruce Willis
Red, Red 2
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Beauty and the Beast, Lift
Alec Baldwin
Rust, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Who is making Motherless Brooklyn – Crew List

Director: Edward Norton
Screenwriter: Edward Norton
Producers: William Migliore
Gigi Pritzker
Brett Ratner
Rachel Shane

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Class 5 Films

Production – What we know about the Motherless Brooklyn

Key Facts

Inspired by the Jonathan Lethem novel.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2019

Completed

Changed Motherless Brooklyn movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Apr 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Feb 2014

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is scheduled to start in late 2014.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language throughout including some sexual references, brief drug use, and violence
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Motherless Brooklyn Trailers and Clips

Motherless Brooklyn

Official Trailer

Motherless Brooklyn Release Date: When was the film released?

Motherless Brooklyn was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 1 , 2019. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including Harriet, Terminator: Dark Fate and Arctic Dogs.