Directing
David Lynch
- Titles
- 300movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2024, busiest in 2002 with 27 main titles.
- Directed
- 175titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Twin Peaks86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny5.7average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor5.1average 2.0
- Dark Humor4.1average 2.9
- Scare3.7average 2.6
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.3, average 5.1
- Catharsis3.5, average 5.1
- Family Dynamics3.3, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Surreal 8
- David Lynch 7
- Cult Classic 5
- Dreamlike 5
- Visually Striking 4
- Character Study 4
- Psychological Horror 4
- Non-Linear Narrative 4
- Unsettling 4
- Abstract Narrative 4
- Anthology Film 4
- Dream Logic 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angelo BadalamentiActorTwin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, +7 more
Kyle MacLachlanActorTwin Peaks, Dune, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, +2 more
Laura DernActorBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Inland Empire, More Things That Happened, Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage, +2 more
Harry Dean StantonActorWild at Heart, Inland Empire, Lucky, The French as Seen by…, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, +1 more
Jack NanceActorEraserhead, The French as Seen by…, Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, The Short Films of David Lynch, +1 more
Sheryl LeeActorTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer
Jack FiskActorEraserhead, Fictitious Anacin Commercial, Absurd Encounter with Fear, Fictitious Anacin Commercial, On the Air
Mary SweeneyActorMulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, The Straight Story, Cannes Diary
Frederick ElmesCinematographerBlue Velvet, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, The Amputee
Justin TherouxActorMulholland Drive, Inland Empire, More Things That Happened, Mulholland Dr.- EEtsuko ShikataActorDarkened Room, Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com, You're Not Supposed to Be Here, Where are the Bananas?
Isabella RosselliniActorBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage, Zelly & Me
Movies and TV shows
111980s
11 titles · average score 65
86
Twin Peaks (1989)
Director, Writer
64
Cinéma, de notre temps (1989)
TV show · as David Lynch
Invitation to Love (1989)
Executive Producer
66
The French as Seen by… (1988)
Director
60
The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)
Director, Writer
58
Zelly & Me (1988)
as Willie
80
Blue Velvet (1986)
Director, Writer
50
Dune (1984)
as Spice Miner (uncredited)
85
The Elephant Man (1980)
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
35
Heart Beat (1980)
as Painter (uncredited)