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
213Great
Score 80 to 89
16 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
TV show · as Jack Dall
86
Director, Writer
86
Director, Sound Designer
85
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
84
TV show · as Gordon Cole
83
Director
83
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer
81
as Howard
81
Production Design, Sound Effects
81
Director
80
Director, Writer
Good
Score 70 to 79
14 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
as Gordon Cole
77
TV show · as Mad Scientist (voice)
76
Music, Still Photographer
71
as Bucky J, the gaffer (voice)
71
Executive Producer
71
Writer, Director
71
Director
71
Director
70
Producer, Director
70
Presenter
70
Sound Designer, Director
Decent
Score 60 to 69
35 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Director, Animation
68
Screenplay, Director
66
Director, Screenplay
66
Director
66
as Gordon Cole
65
Director
65
Director of Photography, Editor
65
Producer, Sound Director
63
as Detective
63
TV show · as Randy / Wife / Sparky (voice)
60
Director, Writer
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
60 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Director
56
as The Man
55
Director, Producer
55
Writer, Director
55
Writer, Director
54
Camera Operator, Director
52
as The Nurse
50
as Spice Miner (uncredited)
48
Director
41
Director
Not rated yet
88 titles
Not rated yet
Director
Director
Sound, Writer
as Billy Groper
Director
Director
Director, Writer
Director
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