Directing
David Lynch
- Titles
- 212movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2024, busiest in 2002 with 15 main titles.
- Directed
- 91titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Twin Peaks86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny5.9average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor5.4average 2.0
- Dark Humor4.5average 2.8
- Psychological6.9average 5.6
- Scare3.8average 2.6
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Wonder4.3average 3.4
- Cringe Humor3.1average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.3
- Adrenaline3.3, average 5.0
- Catharsis3.8, average 5.1
- Politics1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 5
- Psychological Horror 4
- Character Study 4
- Unsettling Atmosphere 4
- Neo-Noir Mystery 3
- Non-Linear Narrative 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Non-Linear Storytelling 3
- Existential Dread 3
- Anthology Film 2
- Experimental Film 2
- Meta-Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angelo BadalamentiActorTwin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, +6 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 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
Kyle MacLachlanActorTwin Peaks, Dune, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, +1 more
Frederick ElmesCinematographerBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Eraserhead, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, The Amputee
Isabella RosselliniActorBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage, Zelly & Me- PPeggy ReaveyActorThe Short Films of David Lynch, The Alphabet, Absurd Encounter with Fear, Early Experiments
Catherine E. CoulsonActorThe Short Films of David Lynch, Eraserhead Stories, The Amputee, Twin Peaks: Log Lady Introductions
Duwayne DunhamEditorTwin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks
Mary SweeneyEditorMulholland Drive, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Lost Highway, The Straight Story
Robert EngelsWriterTwin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, On the Air
Movies and TV shows
92020s
1 title
Sublime Eternal Love (2024)
Director of Photography, Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 63
Early Experiments (2008)
Writer, Director of Photography
65
More Things That Happened (2007)
Editor, Director of Photography
71
Inland Empire (2006)
as Bucky J, the gaffer (voice)
54
Lamp (2003)
Director of Photography, Producer
1990s
1 title · average score 76
76
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
Music, Still Photographer
1970s
1 title · average score 70
70
The Grandmother (1970)
Screenplay, Script
1960s
2 titles · average score 61
69
The Alphabet (1969)
Writer, Sound
54
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler (1967)
Camera Operator, Director