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
47Upcoming
1 title
Writer
2020s
1 title · average score 54
54as (voice)
2010s
9 titles · average score 67
51
Sound, Director
Writer, Director
79
as Detective
63
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
78
as Gordon Cole
71
Writer, Director
2000s
21 titles · average score 57
61
Director, Producer
65
Editor, Director of Photography
71
as Bucky J, the gaffer (voice)
56
as The Man
68
Screenplay, Director
65
Director, Writer
55
Producer, Writer
43
Director, Writer
55
Director, Producer
83
Director, Sound Designer
42
Producer, Writer
42
Editor, Producer
1990s
6 titles · average score 68
70
Writer, Sound Designer
Director, Writer
66
as Gordon Cole
Lyricist, Music Producer
71
Creator, Director
66
Screenplay, Director
1980s
5 titles · average score 72
86
Executive Producer, Director
60
Director, Writer
80
Director, Writer
50
as Spice Miner (uncredited)
85
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
1970s
3 titles · average score 68
81
Art Direction, Screenplay
52
as The Nurse
70
Screenplay, Script
1960s
1 title · average score 69
69
Writer, Sound