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Mulholland Drive (2001)

Directed by David Lynch · 147 min · Thriller, Drama, Mystery

77.9 TOPICAL score · #436 of 6,776 films

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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.

Mulholland Drive (2001, directed by David Lynch) has a TOPICAL score of 77.9 - ranked 436 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (7,353 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 62 languages.

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Critics76
Audience95
Awards79
Historical impact89
Lasting engagement96
Cast32
Legacy & cult status85

Starring: Naomi Watts (actor #226), Laura Harring, Justin Theroux (actor #1,243), Ann Miller (actor #1,639)

“"David Lynch has been working toward Mulholland Drive all of his career, and now that he's arrived there I forgive him for Wild at Heart and even Lost Highway. At last his experiment doesn't shatter the test tubes."”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 9/10

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