Mulholland Dr.

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Mulholland Dr.

R

2001

2h 26m

Mystery & Thriller

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A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty (Naomi Watts), a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress. Together, the two attempt to solve the mystery of Rita's true identity. The story is set in a dream-like Los Angeles, spoilt neither by traffic jams nor smog.

Critics Consensus

David Lynch's dreamlike and mysterious Mulholland Drive is a twisty neo-noir with an unconventional structure that features a mesmerizing performance from Naomi Watts as a woman on the dark fringes of Hollywood.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

07/11/2023

4/4

The movie is a surrealist dreamscape in the form of a Hollywood film noir, and the less sense it makes, the more we can't stop watching it... This is a movie to surrender yourself to.

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Gene Seymour

Newsday

07/11/2023

3.5/4

More than any Lynch movie since Eraserhead, this noir-ish Hollywood saga has the shadowy texture and pliant foundation of a dream. Or a nightmare. Or both.

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Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

07/11/2023

Few will be able to resist its heady sense of intrigue and two riveting lead performances by Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Mar 2

2/10

Made by Lynch for Lynch – everyone else hoping to be brought into the fold, or even merely entertained, are evidently inconsequential and irrelevant.

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Jun 14

When a movie is still being dissected, projected, and mused upon after 25 years, you know you have an undeniably permanent piece of cinema lore.

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

01/24/2025

4/4

Mulholland Drive, like all his movies, isn’t an equation to be solved but a dream to be shared.

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Andrew

04/02/2025

Deep dive into quintessential Lynchian cinematic dream land. Bright and dark. A fascinating labyrinth. First time viewing this.

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Jadan S

03/29/2025

Utterly bizarre and beautiful with an ending that will definitely have you scratching your head.

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Katy

03/29/2025

Too loose to follow, but still a great film. Naomi Watts didn’t have to go so hard!

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Jeremy

09/13/2023

This movie is throat goated

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Christy M

@RT30891781 May 26

Self-indulgent and pretentious. Weird for the sake of weirdness. Some great acting from Naomi Watts and a fantastic full version of Crying in Spanish from Rebekah Del Rio.

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Darja S

@darjasuri May 13

I got it. The repressed guilt, the illusion, all of it — it's not that deep. My problem is that Lynch tries so hard to be "not like the others" that he forgets to do a good job. Unnecessary characters, scenes designed purely to signal weirdness, and female sexuality written entirely by and for the male gaze. Men do mediocre work and collect praise. Women get torn apart for small things. Hello, Frankenstein. Hello, Wuthering Heights. Full review → darjasuri.com/reviews/mulholland-dr/

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Synopsis

A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty (Naomi Watts), a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress. Together, the two attempt to solve the mystery of Rita's true identity. The story is set in a dream-like Los Angeles, spoilt neither by traffic jams nor smog.

Director: David Lynch
Producer: Mary Sweeney, Alain Sarde, Neal Edelstein, Michael Polaire, Tony Krantz
Screenwriter: David Lynch
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Le Studio Canal +, Les Films Alain Sarde
Rating: R (Some Strong Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $0
Runtime: 2h 26m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo