Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

An actress longing to be a star. A woman searching for herself. Both worlds will collide... on Mulholland Drive.

Directed by David Lynch

Produced by StudioCanal, Les Films Alain Sarde

2001147 min7.8 / 10

A labyrinthine neo-noir fever dream that collapses identity, desire, and reality into a haunting meditation on Hollywood's cruelty and the fractured self.

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

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  • Is Mulholland Drive one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Is Mulholland Drive sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Mulholland Drive scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Does Mulholland Drive end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Mulholland Drive easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Mulholland Drive violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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