Directing
David Lynch
- Titles
- 291movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2024, busiest in 2002 with 26 main titles.
- Directed
- 167titles as director
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Twin Peaks86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny5.6average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor5.2average 2.0
- Dark Humor4.1average 2.9
- Scare3.6average 2.6
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Wonder4.2average 3.4
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Satire & Parody3.1average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Catharsis3.5, average 5.1
- Family Dynamics3.4, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Surreal 6
- Cult Classic 5
- David Lynch 5
- Psychological Horror 4
- Non-Linear Narrative 4
- Character Study 4
- Unsettling 4
- Visually Striking 4
- Dreamlike 4
- Unsettling Atmosphere 4
- Neo-Noir Mystery 3
- Experimental Short 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angelo BadalamentiActorTwin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, 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, Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted, +2 more
Harry Dean StantonActorWild at Heart, Inland Empire, Lucky, The French as Seen by…, The Short Films of David Lynch, +1 more
Jack NanceActorEraserhead, The French as Seen by…, Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage, The Short Films of David Lynch, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, +1 more
Mary SweeneyActorMulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, The Straight Story, Cannes Diary
Frederick ElmesCinematographerBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Eraserhead, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, The Amputee- EEtsuko ShikataActorDarkened Room, Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com, You're Not Supposed to Be Here, Where are the Bananas?
Sheryl LeeActorTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer
ChrystabellActorChrystabell & David Lynch: Sublime Eternal Love, Chrystabell & David Lynch: The Answers to the Questions, Sublime Eternal Love, The Answers to the Questions
Jack FiskActorEraserhead, Absurd Encounter with Fear, Fictitious Anacin Commercial, On the Air
Isabella RosselliniActorBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage, Zelly & Me
Movies and TV shows
132Upcoming
1 title
2020s
19 titles · average score 70
The Making Of A Mockumentary (2025)
Himself (archive footage)
Encholalia (2025)
Self (Archive Footage)
David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange (2025)
Self (archive footage)
74
This Is Pop (2021)
TV show · Self (archive footage)
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune (2021)
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Jar Final (2020)
Director
2010s
57 titles · average score 71
84
Today's Number Is... (2017)
TV show · Director, Creator
66David Lynch's Comic-Con Message (2017)
Writer, Director
71
My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)
Executive Producer
62
Meditation, Creativity, Peace (2012)
Writer, Director
2000s
36 titles · average score 69
61
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008 (2008)
Writer, Director
Hollyshorts Greeting (2008)
Director
60
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com (2007)
Director, Executive Producer
81
Quinoa (2007)
Director
81
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa (2007)
Producer, Director
Legends (2006)
TV show · Self
Does That Hurt You? (2003)
Writer, Sound
52
Lamp (2003)
Producer, Director of Photography
65
The Short Films of David Lynch (2002)
Producer, Sound Director
70
I Don't Know Jack (2002)
Presenter
71
Eraserhead Stories (2001)
Director
1990s
12 titles · average score 69
Independent Focus (1998)
TV show · Self
76
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
Music, Still Photographer
Scene by Scene (1997)
TV show · Self
84
Lumière & Company (1995)
Director
47
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
TV show · Self
1980s
5 titles · average score 82
1970s
1 title · average score 60
60
Film '72 (1971)
TV show · Self
1950s
1 title
The Oscars (1953)
TV show · Self