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Mulholland Drive
2001 2h 27m David Lynch

Mulholland Drive

★ 7.9 IMDb
Mystery & Thriller Drama
Blonde 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.
Writer David Lynch
Cast Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller
DP Peter Deming
Production Designer Jack Fisk
Music Angelo Badalamenti
Essays and Criticism
On this film
MUBI Podcast | “Mulholland Drive” in the Rearview, with Deborah Levy by MUBI Podcast, MUBI Notebook
On David Lynch
David Lynch by Michael Joshua Rowin, Reverse Shot Mysteriously Floating across Dark Channels By Sandra Perovic by Sandra Perovic, FIPRESCI MUBI Podcast | Sabrina Sutherland Guides the Return of “Twin Peaks” by MUBI Podcast, MUBI Notebook Have a Great Day: David Lynch (1946-2025) by Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com Authorship and the Films of David Lynch: Aesthetic Receptions in Contemporary Hollywood, by Antony Todd by Deborah Mellamphy, Alphaville David Lynch by Beatrice Loayza, 4Columns
In conversation with other films
Mulholland Drive meets Tropical Malady by Michael Koresky, Reverse Shot The Decade in Review by Dennis Lim, Cinema Scope Film at the Millennium by Roger Hillman, Screening the Past
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Awards & Festivals
Won César Award for Best Foreign Film
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
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