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Mulholland Drive
2001
· Movie
· 147 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #548
- IMDb #414
- Google retired #2938
- Rotten Tomatoes #1081
- Metacritic #218
- Letterboxd #152
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1720
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #868
- Metacritic Critics #283
- Metacritic Audience #312
- Criticker #248
- Douban #285
- Kinopoisk #868
- AlloCiné #572
- Trakt #800
Every rating
69–87
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 69, highest is Metacritic critics on 87.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A woman survives a car accident on Mulholland Drive but is left with amnesia. She wanders into a Los Angeles apartment and is taken in by an aspiring young actress. The two women attempt to piece together the mystery of her identity, a journey that leads them into a dark and surreal world of dreams and Hollywood illusion.
Details
- Director
- David Lynch
- Writer
- David Lynch
- Released
- 6 June 2001
- Country
- France, United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, French
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $20.3M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →4 major awards won · 17 wins from 27 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 2001 | Best Editing | Mary Sweeney | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2001 | Best Director | David Lynch (shared) | Winner |
| César Awards 2001 | Best Foreign Film | David Lynch | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Cinematography | Peter Deming | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Achievement in Directing | David Lynch | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2001 | Best Film Music | Angelo Badalamenti | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay | David Lynch | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Director – Motion Picture | David Lynch | Nominee |
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BAFTA Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Editing | Mary Sweeney | Winner |
| Best Film Music | Angelo Badalamenti | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | David Lynch (shared) | Winner |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | David Lynch | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Peter Deming | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director – Motion Picture | David Lynch | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Mulholland Drive | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Angelo Badalamenti | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | David Lynch | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Achievement in Directing | David Lynch | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Naomi Watts | Winner |
| Best Director | David Lynch | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Angelo Badalamenti | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | David Lynch | Winner |
| Best Picture | Mulholland Drive | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
| Best Director | David Lynch | Winner |
| Best Picture | Mulholland Drive | Winner |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Laura Harring | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | David Lynch | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Mulholland Drive | Winner |
AFI Awards
4 nominations
| Actor of the Year (Female): Movies | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Composer of the Year | Angelo Badalamenti | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | David Lynch | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Mulholland Drive | Nominee |