# Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

> A lonely private detective with Tourette syndrome follows the clues to his friend's murder into a corrupt power struggle over 1950s New York.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/347787

## Facts

- Runtime: 145 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Edward Norton
- Cast: Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385887/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, atmospheric, serious, rainy day, late night mystery viewing

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