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David Lynch Filmography

Complete filmography of David Lynch: 38 films in the TMDB catalog, sorted by year.

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Year
Genres
TMDB Rating
Votes
Language
Overview
Ant Head2,018Horror, Music5.226English"A short video featuring my friends the ants along with cheese, etc. and one-and-a-half tracks from the Thought Gang album."
WHAT DID JACK DO?2,017Comedy, Mystery, Crime6.3516EnglishIn a locked down train station, a homicide detective conducts an interview with a tormented monkey who is suspected of murder.
Duran Duran: Unstaged2,014Music, Documentary7.430EnglishDuran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.
Idem Paris2,013Documentary5.723EnglishA nearly wordless portrait of the renowned fine art printing studio in Paris, capturing the intricate process of lithography.
More Things That Happened2,007Horror, Drama6.227EnglishA collection of deleted scenes from David Lynch's 2006 surrealist horror INLAND EMPIRE.
Blue Green2,007Horror6.425EnglishBlue Green is a surreal, ambient short film capturing the mood and the lone tone of a giant industrial setting.
Ballerina2,007Music6.119EnglishDavid Lynch turns this digital video of a ballerina into an impressionistic exercise.
Inland Empire2,006Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy71,230EnglishWhen actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.
Bug Crawls2,004Animation, Horror623EnglishIn a solemn, haunted environment, a small bug crawls over the silhouette of a house.
Boat2,003Horror5.446EnglishA journey into night.
Lamp2,003Documentary4.810EnglishShort documentary of David Lynch building a lamp.
Rabbits2,002Horror, Mystery, Comedy6.8272EnglishA story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and out of the apartment, and the occasional solo singing number by Suzie or Jane. At one point the rabbits also make contact with their “leader”.
Darkened Room2,002Drama, Horror5.479EnglishTwo young women find themselves in a dark room where there is a distinctly strange feeling.
The Pig Walks2,002Animation, Horror4.617EnglishNo one knows what has been going on behind the closed doors of the city's macabre and noisome abattoir.
Industrial Soundscape2,002Animation, Music5.615EnglishMusic is produced by different objects in an industrial and desolate landscape.
Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy2,002Comedy6.215EnglishHumorous short film in which David Lynch and his son Austin observe the follies of their neighbor.
Pierre and Sonny Jim2,002Comedy, Animation4.412EnglishLife can be hard on planet Earth, especially when you're running out of air.
Mulholland Drive2,001Thriller, Drama, Mystery7.86,871EnglishBlonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
Eraserhead Stories2,001Documentary7.327EnglishDavid Lynch discusses the making of the film "Eraserhead."
Head with Hammer2,001Animation, Comedy4.420EnglishAn aspect of life.
Factory Mask2,001Animation4.812EnglishSuddenly, in the cramped boiler room, a pressure-relief valve opens and discharges steam. Then, a certified technician approaches to perform a routine check. But, is he wearing his factory mask?
The Straight Story1,999Drama7.71,742EnglishA retired farmer and widower in his seventies named Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Lost Highway1,997Drama, Thriller, Mystery7.52,870EnglishA tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed1,995Horror6.223EnglishA short film about the events following a murder.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1,992Drama, Mystery, Horror7.42,190EnglishIn the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.
Wild at Heart1,990Crime, Thriller, Romance71,855EnglishYoung lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted1,990Music5.939EnglishAfter her boyfriend ends their relationship, the dreamself of a heartbroken woman floats through the air over an industrial wasteland singing ballads of love.
The Cowboy and the Frenchman1,988Comedy, Western675EnglishA grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.
Blue Velvet1,986Mystery, Thriller, Crime7.63,726EnglishThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Dune1,984Action, Science Fiction, Adventure6.23,340EnglishIn the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
The Elephant Man1,980Drama, History83,832EnglishA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Eraserhead1,977Horror, Science Fiction7.32,677EnglishFirst-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
The Amputee1,974Drama, Comedy5.1132EnglishA double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
The Grandmother1,970Animation, Horror6.6178EnglishTo escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
The Alphabet1,969Animation, Horror6.5241EnglishA woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.
Six Men Getting Sick1,967Animation5.5207EnglishLynch's first film project consists of a looping animation of six people vomiting projected on to a special sculptured screen featuring twisted three-dimensional faces.
Absurd Encounter with Fear1,967Horror5.367EnglishA man approaches a woman in a field.
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler1,967Documentary5.628EnglishIn 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushnell Keeler and brother Dave Keeler sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in Bush's King's Cruiser. This was David Lynch's very first film, which he prefers to call a "home movie". It depicts a man, a painter, who changed David's life forever pursuing the artist's life, which he continues to this day.
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