Lost Highway

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Lost Highway

R

Released Feb 21, 1997

2h 15m

Mystery & Thriller

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From this inventory of imagery, Lynch fashions two separate but intersecting stories, one about a jazz musician (Bill Pullman), tortured by the notion that his wife is having an affair, who suddenly finds himself accused of her murder. The other is a young mechanic (Balthazar Getty) drawn into a web of deceit by a temptress who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. These two tales are linked by the fact that the women in both are played by the same actress (Patricia Arquette).

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Critics Consensus

Marking a further escalation in David Lynch's surrealist style, Lost Highway is a foreboding mystery that arguably leads to a dead end, although it is signposted throughout with some of the director's most haunting images yet.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Forget about vampires, zombies and the undead, this is true horror.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 16, 2024

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Lynch brings the movie’s febrile and violent artifice to life in visual compositions of a poised, painterly authority and interrupts them with quick bursts of hallucinatory frenzy.

Jul 5, 2022

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Evil flows like an invisible current through Lost Highway, one of Lynch’s feel-bad best.

Feb 12, 2025

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Lynch refuses to commit to any clear theme beyond the standard misogynist noir trope that women who have sexual autonomy are evil and maybe deserve to be murdered.

Jan 23, 2025

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

Lynch's surreal masterpiece is infused with film noir conventions and characters, real world ties to true crime, and a fantastic dual performance by Patricia Arquette. Rarely has inky blackness ever looked so simultaneously romantic and terrifying.

Rated: 4.5/5

May 30, 2024

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Jonny

amazing. chilling and artful. beautiful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Jadan S

This film was the closest experience I've had that was akin to experiencing a dream while fully awake. Make no mistake, you will be lost while watching this. But it is 100% worth the journey.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Peter

I don't know how to rate it. I hated it and loved it at the same.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Bruce H

Filmmakers wish they could.make films like this today...great acting/characters and outstanding film noire stuff. It will keep you in the films nightmare wether you like it or not!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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Jyri J

Lost Highway is chilling to the bone with its surreal, sinister imagery. The cast is incredible, so is the soundtrack. An absolute must-see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Mo V

One of the best movies ever if you have someone who explains it to you. One of the worst movies ever if you don’t.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Synopsis

From this inventory of imagery, Lynch fashions two separate but intersecting stories, one about a jazz musician (Bill Pullman), tortured by the notion that his wife is having an affair, who suddenly finds himself accused of her murder. The other is a young mechanic (Balthazar Getty) drawn into a web of deceit by a temptress who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. These two tales are linked by the fact that the women in both are played by the same actress (Patricia Arquette).

Director: David Lynch
Producer: Deepak Nayar, Tom Sternberg, Mary Sweeney
Screenwriter: David Lynch, Barry Gifford
Distributor: October Films
Production Co: October Films, Lost Highway Productions, Asymmetrical Productions
Rating: R (Strong Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.0K
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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