David Lynch

David Lynch

January 20, 1946 · 80 years old

David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In his 58-year career, he was awarded numerous accolades, incl…

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37 titles
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Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001 · 2h 27m · Movie

After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

7.9
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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily-disfigured and mistreated young man working as a sideshow freak, who gradually reveals his capacity for kindness, intelligence and sophistication.

8.2
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Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990 · 1m · TV Show

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

8.7
4
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986 · 2h 0m · Movie

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

7.7
5
Dune

Dune

1984 · 2h 17m · Movie

A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.

6.3
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Lost Highway

Lost Highway

1997 · 2h 14m · Movie

Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.

7.6
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Eraserhead

Eraserhead

1977 · 1h 29m · Movie

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.

7.2
8
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992 · 2h 14m · Movie

Laura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.

7.3
9
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990 · 2h 5m · Movie

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.

7.2
10
The Straight Story

The Straight Story

1999 · 1h 52m · Movie

Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion, by riding a lawn mower. Will he succeed?

8.0
11
Lucky

Lucky

2017 · 1h 28m · Movie

Lucky follows the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off the map desert town.

7.6
12
Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006 · 3h 0m · Movie

As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

6.8
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David Lynch: The Art Life

David Lynch: The Art Life

2017 · 1h 28m · Movie

Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.

7.6
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Surveillance

Surveillance

2008 · 1h 37m · Movie

Two FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories t...

6.3
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014 · 1h 31m · Movie

Twin Peaks before Twin Peaks (1990) and at the same time not always and entirely in the same place as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). A feature film which presents deleted scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) ass...

7.5
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Side by Side

Side by Side

2012 · 1h 39m · Movie

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

7.6
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010 · 1h 31m · Movie

Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.

6.1
18
The Grandmother

The Grandmother

1970 · 34m · Movie

A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

7.1
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To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

6.7
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The Short Films of David Lynch

The Short Films of David Lynch

2002 · 1h 37m · Movie

A collection of visionary director David Lynch's short films from the first 29 years of his career is accompanied by a special introduction to each film by the director himself.

7.4
21
Beatles '64

Beatles '64

2024 · 1h 46m · Movie

The capture of the electrifying moment of The Beatles' first visit to the United States.

7.2
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My Beautiful Broken Brain

My Beautiful Broken Brain

2014 · 1h 26m · Movie

After suffering a stroke at age 34, a woman documents her struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write.

7.0
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019 · 1h 34m · Movie

An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.

7.6
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Rammstein in Amerika

Rammstein in Amerika

2015 · 2h 23m · Movie

A documentary about the German Industrial Metal band Rammstein. Especially centering on their relationship with the USA, cumulating in the group's 2010 New York concert.

8.1
25
Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

2023 · 1h 48m · Movie

Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

6.9
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 · 1h 17m · Movie

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. S...

7.4
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Brand: A Second Coming

Brand: A Second Coming

2015 · 1h 40m · Movie

Follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols. Through his stand up, Brand explores hi...

5.9
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The Other Me

The Other Me

2022 · 1h 48m · Movie

An architect is diagnosed with a rare eye disease, entering him into a surreal reality in which he sees people's true motives. As the visions become intolerable, he falls for a strange woman and confronts the truth about his own i...

4.2
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More Things That Happened

More Things That Happened

2007 · 1h 16m · Movie

A collection of deleted scenes from David Lynch's 2006 surrealist horror 'Inland Empire'

7.2
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What Is Cinema?

What Is Cinema?

2013 · 1h 20m · Movie

Amidst a constant stream of hundreds of film clips, dozens of filmmakers voice their opinions on the titular question while primarily looking beyond the Hollywood mainstream to independent, experimental, documentary and avant-gard...

6.1
31
Duran Duran: Unstaged

Duran Duran: Unstaged

2014 · 2h 1m · Movie

Duran Duran Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. Directed by David Lynch.

6.5
32
Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

2016 · 1h 30m · Movie

A documentary about Dennis Hopper.

6.8
33
The Reality of Truth

The Reality of Truth

2016 · 1h 24m · Movie

This highly controversial documentary explores the relationship between, Spirituality, Religion, and Psychedelics. Lead by "Zappy" Zapolin, the film explores the many myths about reality, and includes first of its kind interviews ...

6.2
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Meeting the Beatles in India

Meeting the Beatles in India

2020 · 1h 22m · Movie

Director Paul Saltzman returns to India as he reminiscences his time with the Beatles while they were on a spiritual retreat under the mentorship of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968.

6.8
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The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse

The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse

2022 · 1h 25m · Movie

An in-depth look at Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene who had a dramatic life that saw him battle with drug and alcohol addiction, paralysis, and mental illness that resulted in his eventual suicide.

7.8
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Shadows of Paradise

Shadows of Paradise

2016 · 1h 27m · Movie

With intimate access to two of Transcendental Meditation's leaders - filmmaker David Lynch and dedicated disciple Bobby Roth - Shadows of Paradise documents the Movement's metamorphosis following the death of founder Maharishi Mah...

6.6