Motherless Brooklyn
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.
Edward Norton
Lionel Essrog
Bruce Willis
Frank Minna
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Laura Rose
Alec Baldwin
Moses Randolph
Willem Dafoe
Paul Randolph
Bobby Cannavale
Tony Vermonte
Cherry Jones
Gabby Horowitz
Michael Kenneth Williams
Trumpet Man
Leslie Mann
Julia Minna
Ethan Suplee
Gilbert Coney
Dallas Roberts
Danny Fantl
Josh Pais
William Lieberman
Robert Wisdom
Billy Rose
Fisher Stevens
Lou
Radu Spinghel
Giant Man
Peter Gray Lewis
Mayor
Isaiah J. Thompson
King Rooster Piano Player
Russell Hall
King Rooster Bassist
Joe Farnsworth
King Rooster Drummer
Jerry Weldon
King Rooster Saxophonist
Eric Berryman
King Rooster Bartender
Nelson Avidon
Jacob Gleason
Joseph Siravo
Union Boss Speaker
DeShawn White
Betty
Migs Govea
Formosa Bartender
Erica Sweany
Formosa Hostess
Katy Davis
Inwood Residential Secretary
Olli Haaskivi
Hall of Records Clerk
Yinka Adeboyeku
Angry Young Man
Joyce O'Connor
Cindy Fleming
Thomas Luiz Leninger
Paperboy
Deborah Unger
Brooklyn Bar Waitress
Ezra Barnes
Doctor
Julie Hays
Nurse
Damien Brett
Orderly
Russell G. Jones
Reformer #2
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Detective
Eli Bridges
Beatnik
Luis Castro de Leon
Young Cat #1
Teren Carter
Young Cat #2
Tom Waits
News Stand Owner (uncredited)