Inland Empire fingerprintMasterful craft, stunning style, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, mystery, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout visual style, sound design, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Inland Empire is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and dark humor.
The mind, mystery, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, mystery, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout visual style, sound design, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style, sound design, and cinematography stand out.
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A woman in trouble.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Inland Empire is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 72%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery, strong language, nudity, sexual content, and violence.
3 h 0 min
Inland Empire runs 3 h 0 min.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see Inland Empire much the same way.
No. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 29% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Norwegian, Polish. Produced in United States, France, Poland.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Inland Empire in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 61 storytelling tropes for Inland Empire, including Rule of Cool, Stable Time Loop, Informed Flaw.
6.8
