Mulholland Drive
2001
David Lynch
147 min
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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.
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6 - 'Mulholland Drive'
The Big Picture ranks Mulholland Drive as the 6th best movie of the 21st century.
2025-11-05
"War for the Planet of the Apes," "Mulholland Drive," "Kicking and Screaming"
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch revisit Mulholland Drive.
2017-07-17
Mulholland Drive
Ebert's original review: 'a surrealist dreamscape in the form of a Hollywood film noir.'
2001-10-12
A Twisted Road Through a Landscape of Dreams
Ebert's Great Movies essay on Mulholland Drive, praising Lynch for being 'absolutely uncompromising.'
2002-01-01
Mulholland Drive: How Lynch Manipulates You
Nerdwriter's 9-minute essay on how Lynch subverts audience expectations, focusing on Betty's audition scene.
2016-05-11
Why 'Mulholland Drive' Is the Essential David Lynch
An essay on why Mulholland Drive is the definitive entry point to David Lynch's filmography.
2017-05-20
Lynch on Mulholland Dr.
Lynch discusses the character of Diane/Betty and why he believes people already know what the film means to them.
2015-10-27
Mulholland Drive: Things You Didn't Know
IndieWire collects behind-the-scenes facts about the making of Mulholland Drive.
2017-01-20
Highlights from the Criterion Collection Interviews with David Lynch, Naomi Watts & More
Key moments from the Criterion interviews with Lynch, Watts, Harring, and Theroux about making the film.
2015-10-30
Why David Lynch's Mulholland Drive Is the Best Movie of the Century
IndieWire makes the case for Mulholland Drive as the greatest film of the 21st century.
2016-08-23
Mulholland Drive review – David Lynch's delirious masterpiece still stands tall
Bradshaw's five-star re-release review calls it 'as brilliant and disquieting as anything Lynch has ever done' with 'a powerfully erotic and humanly intimate dimension.'
2017-04-14
Mulholland Drive review
Empire's original review of Lynch's labyrinthine Hollywood noir, praising Naomi Watts' breakthrough performance.
2001-12-01
Mulholland Drive: Post-Structuralism Makes Sense of David Lynch
Academic-leaning review applying Derrida's post-structuralist framework to unlock the meaning of Lynch's deliberately ambiguous narrative.
2020-01-01
The Terrible Secret of Mulholland Drive
Deep analysis addressing the Blue-Haired Woman, Club Silencio, the Cowboy, the man behind Winkie's, and who really is Camilla Rhodes.
2020-09-27
Mulholland Drive with Leslye Headland
Episode 504 of the Twin Pods: Fire Cast With Me David Lynch miniseries. Nearly 4-hour deep dive with guest Leslye Headland.
2024-11-17
Mulholland Drive - A Deep Dive into David Lynch's Freudian Fever Dream
Episode #106. Cinephiles and Lynch fans discuss what makes this an archetypal David Lynch film along with its cultural impact.
2023-01-01
Mulholland Drive (2001) & Unraveling the Mystery
Episode covering the Criterion Collection release — production from pilot to feature, Naomi Watts' performance, and competing theories about the film.
2015-10-31
The Malleability of 'Mulholland Drive' at 20
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20th anniversary essay examining how the film's meaning shifts depending on the viewer's perspective, exploring themes of whiteness and cultural appropriation.
2021-05-16
David Lynch Obituary
Issue 112 obituary reflecting on Lynch's artistic practice, his relationship with Los Angeles, and his influence on cinema, with Mulholland Drive as a central work.
2025-01-01
Creative Differences (Mulholland Drive Development Profile)
Essential behind-the-scenes profile written when ABC passed on Mulholland Drive as a TV series, offering rare access to Lynch during the project's transformation.
1999-09-06
Mulholland Drive Owes You No Explanation
Post-Lynch-death essay arguing against the impulse to 'solve' the film, embracing its mystery as its power.
2025-03-19
Revealed: the results of the 2022 Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll
Mulholland Drive rose from #28 in 2012 to #8 in the 2022 poll — one of only two 21st-century films in the top 50.
2022-12-01