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David Lynch
Director 1946 - 2025

David Lynch

Missoula, Montana, USA

David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In his 58-year career, he was awarded... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

18 titles
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

David Lynch 2014 1h 31m 8.0

A feature-length compilation of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.

Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence

Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence

Michael Cimino, Luc Dardenne 2007 1h 40m 7.4

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about Cinema.

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

David Lynch 2006 3h 7.6

An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.

Rabbits

Rabbits

David Lynch 2002 43m 6.8

A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Jane ironing, Suzie 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”.

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.

David Lynch 2001 2h 27m 8.8

After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

The Straight Story

The Straight Story

David Lynch 1999 1h 52m 8.2

After his brother, who he’d not seen for 10 years because of a falling out, had a stroke, the 73 year old Alvin Straight decided to visit him. Yet Alvin didn’t have a drivers license or a bus ticket so he decided he would drive his lawnmower 300 miles to see this brother. Based on a true story and by cult director David Lynch.

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

David Lynch 1997 2h 14m 8.2

Director David Lynch gives us a psycho thriller beyond definition that has audiences tangled in the provocations of nightmares, violence, sex sequences, reality, the subconscious, and madness as they must create their own interpretations of the film.

Lumière et compagnie

Lumière et compagnie

John Boorman, Michael Haneke 1995 1h 28m 6.0

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

The King of Ads

The King of Ads

Jean-Jacques Annaud, Dario Argento 1993 1h 31m

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.

Dangerous: The Short Films

Dangerous: The Short Films

Billy DiCicco, David Fincher 1993 1h 52m 7.0

The music videos of Michael Jackson's Dangerous, including "Black or White", "Gone Too Soon", "Jam", "Heal the World" and more.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

David Lynch 1992 2h 15m 8.0

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is the feature film that followed the cult television series Twin Peaks by David Lynch. The movie involves the mysterious murder of a girl named Laura Palmer and the small quiet town of Twin Peaks that is turned upside-down after her death.

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

David Lynch 1990 2h 5m 8.2

Based on the Barry Gifford's novel, Wild at Heart is a road movie cataloging the misadventures of ex-con Sailor and his girlfriend Lula as they head to California.

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

David Lynch 1989 1h 56m 10.0

An FBI agent investigates the murder of a small town's homecoming queen. A self-contained, 20 minutes longer version of the pilot episode of Twin Peaks (1990) and an alternate version of Twin Peaks (1990) that brings closure to the story.

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

David Lynch 1986 2h 7.9

Blue Velvet is a thriller from David Lynch that depicts the contrariness of two worlds that Jeffery is a part of - and torn apart from. The film is very ambivalent in the style that Lynch fans have come to love.

Dune

Dune

David Lynch 1984 2h 16m 7.0

In a distant future a bitter fight erupts on the sand covered land of Arrakis. In this sandy place lies the spice that makes traveling through space possible. A controversial David Lynch cult film from 1984.

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

David Lynch 1980 2h 4m 8.6

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

David Lynch 1977 1h 29m 8.2

Eraserhead is a confusing film from independent cult director David Lunch from 1977.

The Grandmother

The Grandmother

David Lynch 1970 34m

To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

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