Directing
David Lynch
- Titles
- 324movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2025, busiest in 2002 with 30 main titles.
- Directed
- 199titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Twin Peaks US Pilot89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny5.7average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor5.2average 2.0
- Dark Humor4.2average 2.9
- Scare3.6average 2.6
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Wonder4.3average 3.4
- Satire & Parody3.0average 2.3
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Catharsis3.4, average 5.1
- Family Dynamics3.1, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- David Lynch 12
- Surreal 11
- Cult Classic 10
- Dreamlike 9
- Mystery 8
- Psychological Thriller 8
- Atmospheric 8
- Visually Striking 7
- Dream Logic 7
- Short Film 7
- Experimental Film 6
- Avant-Garde 6
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
Laura DernActorBlue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Inland Empire, Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted, More Things That Happened, +3 more
Kyle MacLachlanActorDune, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks US Pilot, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, +3 more
Harry Dean StantonActorWild at Heart, Inland Empire, Hotel Room, Lucky, The Short Films of David Lynch, +3 more
Catherine E. CoulsonActorThe Short Films of David Lynch, The Short Films of David Lynch, The Short Films of David Lynch, The Amputee, Eraserhead Stories, +2 more
Jack NanceActorEraserhead, The Short Films of David Lynch, The French as Seen by…, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, The Short Films of David Lynch, +1 more
ChrystabellActorThe Answers to The Questions, Sublime Eternal Love, Chrystabell & David Lynch: Sublime Eternal Love, Chrystabell & David Lynch: The Answers to the Questions, Sublime Eternal Love, +1 more
Sheryl LeeActorTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer, +1 more
Mary SweeneyActorMulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, The Straight Story, Mulholland Dr., +1 more
Duwayne DunhamDirectorTwin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks US Pilot, +1 more
Mark FrostWriterTwin Peaks, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks US Pilot, Twin Peaks, On the Air, +1 more
Michael HorseActorThe Short Films of David Lynch, The French as Seen by…, The Cowboy and the Frenchman, The Short Films of David Lynch, Georgia Coffee: Twin Peaks Commericals
Movies and TV shows
69Upcoming
1 title
Writer
2020s
1 title
as (voice)
2010s
17 titles · average score 63
63
Art Designer, Director
51
Sound, Director
Director, Producer
63
as Detective
74
as Gordon Cole
62
Director, Writer
68
Writer, Director
61
Cinematography, Director
61
Director, Writer
76
Writer, Director
62
Music, Writer
55
Writer, Director
2000s
31 titles · average score 62
Writer, Director of Photography
79
Producer, Writer
67
Editor, Director
57
Producer, Writer
69
as Bucky J, the gaffer (voice)
56
as The Man
72
Director, Writer
54
Producer, Cinematography
68
Screenplay, Director
32
as Billy Groper
78
Director, Sound Designer
42
Editor, Director
1990s
9 titles · average score 77
80
Director, Writer
75
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
73
as Gordon Cole
Creator, Director
Lyricist, Music Producer
71
Screenplay, Director
89
Director, Writer
as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole
1980s
5 titles · average score 73
86
Executive Producer, Director
60
Director, Writer
76
Writer, Director
62
as Spice Miner (uncredited)
81
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
1970s
3 titles · average score 64
72
Art Direction, Original Music Composer
52
as Nurse
68
Screenplay, Script
1960s
2 titles · average score 59
66
Writer, Sound
52
Writer, Director