
Lost Highway
A lost road on the edge of strange...
Directed by David Lynch
Produced by CiBy 2000, Asymmetrical Productions
A nightmarish, labyrinthine psychological thriller that uses surrealism and narrative fragmentation to explore identity dissolution, paranoia, and the impossibility of escaping one's own psyche.
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
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Is Lost Highway scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Does Lost Highway end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Lost Highway one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.
Is Lost Highway easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Lost Highway violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Lost Highway sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
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