Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

Genres

DramaThriller

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.

Others

Budget

$26000000

Revenue

$18377736

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

6.69/10

Release Date

31 October 2019

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Lionel Essrog

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Frank Minna

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Laura Rose

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Moses Randolph

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Paul Randolph

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Tony Vermonte

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Gabby Horowitz

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Trumpet Man

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Julia Minna

Ethan Suplee

Ethan Suplee

Gilbert Coney

Dallas Roberts

Dallas Roberts

Danny Fantl

Josh Pais

Josh Pais

William Lieberman

Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Billy Rose

Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

Lou

Radu Spinghel

Radu Spinghel

Giant Man

Peter Gray Lewis

Peter Gray Lewis

Mayor

Isaiah J. Thompson

Isaiah J. Thompson

King Rooster Piano Player

Russell Hall

Russell Hall

King Rooster Bassist

Joe Farnsworth

Joe Farnsworth

King Rooster Drummer

Jerry Weldon

Jerry Weldon

King Rooster Saxophonist

Eric Berryman

Eric Berryman

King Rooster Bartender

Nelson Avidon

Nelson Avidon

Jacob Gleason

Joseph Siravo

Joseph Siravo

Union Boss Speaker

DeShawn White

DeShawn White

Betty

Migs Govea

Migs Govea

Formosa Bartender

Erica Sweany

Erica Sweany

Formosa Hostess

Katy Davis

Katy Davis

Inwood Residential Secretary

Olli Haaskivi

Olli Haaskivi

Hall of Records Clerk

Yinka Adeboyeku

Yinka Adeboyeku

Angry Young Man

Joyce O'Connor

Joyce O'Connor

Cindy Fleming

Thomas Luiz Leninger

Thomas Luiz Leninger

Paperboy

Deborah Unger

Deborah Unger

Brooklyn Bar Waitress

Ezra Barnes

Ezra Barnes

Doctor

Julie Hays

Julie Hays

Nurse

Damien Brett

Damien Brett

Orderly

Russell G. Jones

Russell G. Jones

Reformer #2

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Detective

Eli Bridges

Eli Bridges

Beatnik

Luis Castro de Leon

Luis Castro de Leon

Young Cat #1

Teren Carter

Teren Carter

Young Cat #2

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

News Stand Owner (uncredited)

Similar Movies

6.3

Maria and the Sea

January 1988 •Romanian

The wife of a sea captain has a tough time being alone without her husband which is in a long trip.

3.0

Backstreet Justice

September 1994 •English

A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation as a corrupt cop.

0.0

Momo

October 2025 •German

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

7.0

Family Jewels

April 1958 •Romanian

A bourgeois family life in Romania around the time of the Great Peasant Uprising of 1907.

7.5

The Impossible Love

March 1984 •Romanian

Calin Surupaceanu is a simple boy, convinced by the engineer Dan to accompany him in building a new city. Along the way, he meets his future wife and subsequently source of unrest and rebellion against fate. The movie is based on a novel by Marin Preda called "The Intruder".

3.0

Promised a Miracle

May 1988 •English

True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.

6.4

The Railway Station Man

October 1992 •English

Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American man named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old train station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

6.2

Alma's Rainbow

June 1994 •English

The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.

5.0

Back Home

July 1989 •English

During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From the family she hardly remembers to snobby classmates and rule-filled boarding schools, Rusty must adapt to a whole new way of life.

6.8

Hurricane Season

November 2023 •Spanish

When a group of teens finds a corpse floating in a canal, the brutal reality behind the perverse crime unravels a town's hidden secrets.

6.1

Smile at Last

November 1985 •Estonian

16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children. Only gradually does she develop a sense for the similarly difficult fates of her fellow sufferers, who have long forgotten how to cry. She even falls in love for the first time, not with her self-appointed “protector” Tauri, but with the rough-mannered Robi.

4.2

The Meanest Man in Texas

May 2019 •English

Convicted murderer Clyde Thompson receives the death penalty for shooting two men in Texas in 1928. When the governor spares his life, Thompson gains a reputation as the meanest man in the state while working hard labor in prison.

7.1

The Pawnbroker

April 1965 •English

A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.

6.0

The Home of Dark Butterflies

January 2008 •Finnish

Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani has been shuttled between foster homes and temporary families for the past six years, leaving any prospect of stability in his life a faded dream. When Juhani winds up in a remote shelter for troubled youth known as The Island, he has little idea of how ruthless superintendent Olavi Harjula can truly be.

6.2

Panic

December 2000 •English

Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He seeks the help of a therapist and meets a woman in the waiting room that he connects with.

6.7

Love's Enduring Promise

November 2004 •English

In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though she's met a hero from one of her novels.

6.7

Clockers

September 1995 •English

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.

5.1

The Sealed Room

September 1909 •English

The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado” and Honoré de Balzac's “La Grande Breteche”.

6.8

Deep Cover

April 1992 •English

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

7.3

Pure Love

November 2024 •Indonesian

A troubled teen turns his life around with the help of a classmate. Years later, their reunion sparks old feelings, but uncertainty clouds their story.