Under the Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake

What are they hiding?

Directed by David Robert Mitchell

Produced by Michael De Luca Productions, Good Fear

2018139 min6.3 / 10

A hallucinatory, paranoia-soaked descent through Los Angeles's underbelly, blending noir mystery with surreal dark comedy and cryptic symbolism.

Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

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  • Is Under the Silver Lake one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.

  • Does Under the Silver Lake end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Under the Silver Lake sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Under the Silver Lake scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Under the Silver Lake easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Under the Silver Lake violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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