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Motherless Brooklyn

In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.

Director

Edward Norton

Year

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Box Office

$9,277,736

Production

Class 5 Films,MWM Studios

Awards

2 wins & 15 nominations

Homepage

https://www.motherlessbrooklynfilm.com

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Lionel Essrog

Laura Rose

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Moses Randolph

Paul Randolph

Frank Minna

Gilbert Coney

Gabby Horowitz

Tony Vermonte

Bobby Cannavale

Danny Fantl

William Lieberman

Giant Man

Lou

Mayor

Peter Gray Lewis

Billy Rose (as Robert Ray Wisdom)

Trumpet Man

Michael Kenneth Williams

King Rooster Piano Player

Isaiah J. Thompson

King Rooster Bassist

King Rooster Drummer

King Rooster Saxophonist

King Rooster Bartender (as Eric Berryman Jr.)

Jacob Gleason

Union Boss Speaker

Betty

Julia Minna

Formosa Bartender

Formosa Hostess

Inwood Residential Secretary

Hall of Records Clerk

Angry Young Man

Yinka Adeboyeku

Cindy Fleming

Paperboy

Thomas Luiz Leninger

Brooklyn Bar Waitress

Doctor

Nurse

Orderly

Reformer #2

Russell G. Jones

Detective

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Beatnik

Young Cat #1

Luis Castro de Leon

Young Cat #2

Head Press Photograper

Football Player

Avondre E.D. Beverley

King Rooster Patron

Store Owner

Community Protester

Longshoremen #1

Kenneth Carrella

Newspaper Boy

Gabby's Cabby

Blaise Corrigan

Protester

Leonys Delossantos

Town Hall Attendee

Athletic Club Boy

Town Hall Attendee

Waiter

Mayors Secretary

Library Guest

Town Hall Attendee

Michael A McGrath

Community Activist

Political Operative

Protester

Getaway Car Driver

Hollywood Nick Pagani

Stoop Kid

Skylar Robinson

Harlem Jazz Club Patron

Woman With Blue Umbrella

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Lionel Essrog Laura Rose Danny Fantl Paul Randolph Frank Minna Gilbert Coney Moses Randolph

Frank always used to say, - Motherless Brooklyn

Frank always used to say,

Frank always used to say - Motherless Brooklyn

Frank always used to say

It's like having glass
in the brain. - Motherless Brooklyn

It's like having glass in the brain.

And I twitch a lot. - Motherless Brooklyn

And I twitch a lot.

Fuckin' mess is right. - Motherless Brooklyn

Fuckin' mess is right.

When they come, probably
three or four of them, - Motherless Brooklyn

When they come, probably three or four of them,

If you hear me say, "We have
a problem," hustle over. - Motherless Brooklyn

If you hear me say, "We have a problem," hustle ov...

Coney lets you in.
The two of you come upstairs, - Motherless Brooklyn

Coney lets you in. The two of you come upstairs,

That's how I sleep at night,
you with no gun. - Motherless Brooklyn

That's how I sleep at night, you with no gun.

I wouldn't want
you chuckleheads - Motherless Brooklyn

I wouldn't want you chuckleheads

Now, if I say,
"Let me use the can," - Motherless Brooklyn

Now, if I say, "Let me use the can,"

You hung up your coat, you put
your hat on the third hook, - Motherless Brooklyn

You hung up your coat, you put your hat on the third hook,

Bailey's what my head
calls me. - Motherless Brooklyn

Bailey's what my head calls me.

It's the argument I can't win. - Motherless Brooklyn

It's the argument I can't win.

- Hey.
- Hey, boss. - Motherless Brooklyn

- Hey. - Hey, boss.

You keeping it together,
Brooklyn? - Motherless Brooklyn

You keeping it together, Brooklyn?

Yeah, I got you covered, boss. - Motherless Brooklyn

Yeah, I got you covered, boss.

All right, how many? - Motherless Brooklyn

All right, how many?

Jesus Christ,
look at the size of that guy. - Motherless Brooklyn

Jesus Christ, look at the size of that guy.

Cool as can be.
Just a little chat. - Motherless Brooklyn

Cool as can be. Just a little chat.

"Here lies
Frank Minna. Cool as can be." - Motherless Brooklyn

"Here lies Frank Minna. Cool as can be."

How about the part
where you got the idea - Motherless Brooklyn

How about the part where you got the idea

You wanna know what's goin' on
in that report, - Motherless Brooklyn

You wanna know what's goin' on in that report,

Anybody else like to
offer a different interpretation? - Motherless Brooklyn

Anybody else like to offer a different interpretation?

Or you'd already
be eating shit. - Motherless Brooklyn

Or you'd already be eating shit.

Mr. Minna,
I'll assume - Motherless Brooklyn

Mr. Minna, I'll assume

Sure,
it's the nature of the game. - Motherless Brooklyn

Sure, it's the nature of the game.

It's just an observation. - Motherless Brooklyn

It's just an observation.

As far as I can see,
you get paid - Motherless Brooklyn

As far as I can see, you get paid

- Watch your mouth.
- Jesus, take it easy. - Motherless Brooklyn

- Watch your mouth. - Jesus, take it easy.

Listen, motherfucker,
I'm gonna have my friend - Motherless Brooklyn

Listen, motherfucker, I'm gonna have my friend

And these gentlemen - Motherless Brooklyn

And these gentlemen

Of course.
Like I say, good faith. - Motherless Brooklyn

Of course. Like I say, good faith.

- The fuck? - How'd we lose them? - Motherless Brooklyn

- The fuck? - How'd we lose them?

Queenie Coney. Queenie Coney. - Motherless Brooklyn

Queenie Coney. Queenie Coney.

Son of a bitch, that's them! Come on, we're gonna lose them. - Motherless Brooklyn

Son of a bitch, that's them! Come on, we're gonna...

There, there, there. Go left, go left. - Motherless Brooklyn

There, there, there. Go left, go left.

I'd say they're somewhere,
Gil, yes. Where? - Motherless Brooklyn

I'd say they're somewhere, Gil, yes. Where?

Stop, go back! Go back! - Motherless Brooklyn

Stop, go back! Go back!

Got through Guadalcanal without a scratch - Motherless Brooklyn

Got through Guadalcanal without a scratch

Guy walks into a bar
with an octopus - Motherless Brooklyn

Guy walks into a bar with an octopus

A guy walks into a bar... - Motherless Brooklyn

A guy walks into a bar...

Then he said
he would take 'em - Motherless Brooklyn

Then he said he would take 'em

Somebody's gotta
take her his things. - Motherless Brooklyn

Somebody's gotta take her his things.

Didn't see that one coming,
I gotta say. - Motherless Brooklyn

Didn't see that one coming, I gotta say.

Yeah, don't bullshit me, okay?
I'm pissed at him. - Motherless Brooklyn

Yeah, don't bullshit me, okay? I'm pissed at him.

Did Frank say anything about
who he was meeting today, - Motherless Brooklyn

Did Frank say anything about who he was meeting today,

If! - Motherless Brooklyn

If! - Motherless Brooklyn

I humbly accept the
responsibility of the office of mayor, - Motherless Brooklyn

I humbly accept the responsibility of the office of mayor,

A legacy for future
generations to look upon - Motherless Brooklyn

A legacy for future generations to look upon

Here is the greatest
of what man can create." - Motherless Brooklyn

Here is the greatest of what man can create."

Thank you, my fellow
New Yorkers! Thank you! - Motherless Brooklyn

Thank you, my fellow New Yorkers! Thank you!

Do you solemnly swear to serve
the people of New York - Motherless Brooklyn

Do you solemnly swear to serve the people of New York

Do you solemnly swear to serve
the people of New York - Motherless Brooklyn

Do you solemnly swear to serve the people of New York

Do you solemnly swear to serve
the people of New York - Motherless Brooklyn

Do you solemnly swear to serve the people of New York

Good to have you aboard, Mo.
Keep up the good work. - Motherless Brooklyn

Good to have you aboard, Mo. Keep up the good work.

Ladies and gentlemen, - Motherless Brooklyn

Ladies and gentlemen,

And after all that, - Motherless Brooklyn

And after all that,

Just give us a day
to get settled in, - Motherless Brooklyn

Just give us a day to get settled in,

Now give me. - Motherless Brooklyn

City sports authority - Motherless Brooklyn

City sports authority

Read all about it
in the Telegram. - Motherless Brooklyn

Read all about it in the Telegram.

All these
wide-necked apes, - Motherless Brooklyn

All these wide-necked apes,

What, are you gonna
arrest him?" - Motherless Brooklyn

What, are you gonna arrest him?"

Cops were at Frank's place,
too, - Motherless Brooklyn

Cops were at Frank's place, too,

They were going through
my underwear drawer - Motherless Brooklyn

They were going through my underwear drawer

Always with this cryptic shit, - Motherless Brooklyn

Always with this cryptic shit,

Look, the way I see it, - Motherless Brooklyn

Look, the way I see it,

I know you all go way back
with him, longer than me, - Motherless Brooklyn

I know you all go way back with him, longer than me,

I know the car service
was mainly for the books, - Motherless Brooklyn

I know the car service was mainly for the books,

So, I'm puttin'
Tony in charge. - Motherless Brooklyn

So, I'm puttin' Tony in charge.

He's gonna run
the business of it, - Motherless Brooklyn

He's gonna run the business of it,

I'm gonna go stay with
my sister for a little bit. - Motherless Brooklyn

I'm gonna go stay with my sister for a little bit.

And they were not happy about what he found - Motherless Brooklyn

And they were not happy about what he found

Crack whacker! No, - Motherless Brooklyn

Crack whacker! No,

When they shot him,
I think they fucked up, - Motherless Brooklyn

When they shot him, I think they fucked up,

And when we were
in that fuckin' hellhole, - Motherless Brooklyn

And when we were in that fuckin' hellhole,

And I'm not stickin' my nose
around his dead cards, - Motherless Brooklyn

And I'm not stickin' my nose around his dead cards...

I say we got
a lot of bills to pay, - Motherless Brooklyn

I say we got a lot of bills to pay,

Yeah, well, you figure out
what the fuck - Motherless Brooklyn

Yeah, well, you figure out what the fuck

All right? Meantime, I gotta
finish up on the rabbi's wife. - Motherless Brooklyn

All right? Meantime, I gotta finish up on the rabbi's w...

She's banging a butcher
who ain't kosher - Motherless Brooklyn

She's banging a butcher who ain't kosher

- Why?
- Because - Motherless Brooklyn

- Why? - Because

- Fraud fag!
- Like I said, - Motherless Brooklyn

- Fraud fag! - Like I said,

It's cold. We're gonna have
a lot of calls, - Motherless Brooklyn

It's cold. We're gonna have a lot of calls,

Tony, and Coney,
and Danny, and me... - Motherless Brooklyn

Tony, and Coney, and Danny, and me...

I was worse in there.
A total freakshow. - Motherless Brooklyn

I was worse in there. A total freakshow.

The nuns thought they were gonna beat it out of me - Motherless Brooklyn

The nuns thought they were gonna beat it out of me

The nuns thought they were
gonna beat it out of me. - Motherless Brooklyn

The nuns thought they were gonna beat it out of me.

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In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Edward Norton

Writer: Edward Norton, Jonathan Lethem

Production: Class 5 Films,MWM Studios

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $9,277,736

Released: 01 Nov 2019

Awards: 2 wins & 15 nominations

Homepage: https://www.motherlessbrooklynfilm.com

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