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.
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Movie2019·145 min
Motherless Brooklyn
Directed by Edward Norton
A drama thriller film directed by Edward Norton.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 59%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.7/10
2K ratings
About Motherless Brooklyn
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Stylized
- Story Tags
- corruption power, obsession, grief and loss, mid century, music performance, new york, urban, mentor student, detective investigator, outsider misfit, investigation procedural, mystery disappearance, cat and mouse, corruption