Under the Silver Lake

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Under the Silver Lake

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2019

2h 19m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Sam is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah, frolicking in his apartment's swimming pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal, and conspiracy in the City of Angels.

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Critics Consensus

Under the Silver Lake hits its stride slightly more often than it stumbles, but it's hard not to admire - or be drawn in by - writer-director David Robert Mitchell's ambition.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

07/04/2019

3/4

If a talented filmmaker opening the throttle of his imagination as wide as it can go appeals to you, you should give "Under the Silver Lake" a look.

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David Stratton

The Australian

06/14/2019

3.5/5

I'm prepared to give Mitchell the benefit of the doubt. His film looks great, and even though it lacks the discipline that might have made it a classic of its kind, it's well worth travelling down these mean cinematic streets.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

06/11/2019

2/5

[Director David Robert] Mitchell has a gift for arresting and slightly discomfiting imagery, but he either can't, or won't, submit to the editing discipline that would give the film pace and drive.

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

10/10/2024

There’s a lot to unpack with Under the Silver Lake, and this is why I regard it as an interesting film despite its flaws. Given time, I believe this film could go on to be taken far more seriously...

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

2/5

Feels like superfluous overstuffing in an attempt to be cryptic.

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Aaron Charles

InSession Film

05/10/2024

D

By the end of the film, I no longer cared about the conspiracy Sam is trying to uncover. That's a fatal flaw for any noir.

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Justin B

Nov 27

A rare creature in a sea of monotony. Entertaining throughout if you prefer the unusual and unexpected. If you you need to know everything or you are out of tune with your imagination, probably not for you.

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baldylokz

@Baldylokz Nov 25

I’m apparently not pretentious enough to appreciate this movie. It just wandered around and didn’t make any sense to me. I just finished it and have no idea what I just watched. Maybe if I was high on something I’d think it was brilliant? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I thought it was dumb and pointless.

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Dan D

Nov 14

Though not perfect, this will be a Bonafide cult classic in a few years. I love this film.

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Steve B

Oct 24

Ok, I just watched Under The Silver Lake. This may-be, THE most strange of movies Ive seen in at least a decade, but, its good 😅 So weird, but for anyone like me; I really enjoyed how it slithers through themes and whispers of goings on which we should all know, are most likely true. Easily the most original theme/script Ive had the pleasure to dive into in a looooong time. Lots of T&A in it, so be warned but I can't not recomend it 💯 Dont hope for an ending that makes you go... ohhhh i get it now 😅 maybe thats the point? Andrew Garfield was awesome at being the main character considering what goes on. His efforts work, and are able to somehow bring you on side with him to keep you engaged and caring what happens when it just gets stranger and stranger lol. Definitely worth a watch.

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Ronald H

Sep 10

Hollywood at its finest: shallow, superficial, vacuous, gratuitous, amoral, and immature. You may surmise that I didn't care for this film. It's clearly made for twenty-somethings, and if If this is what they consider entertainment, I fear for the future. This film is a poor imitation of the Coen brothers-----if they were 13 years old and had no brains.

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Vincent L

Aug 27

Ce film divisé vraiment en 2 camps bien tranchés. En tant que français, j'ai adoré cette enquête romantique, étrange dans un LA qui donne envie d'y aller faire un tour.☺️

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Synopsis

Sam is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah, frolicking in his apartment's swimming pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal, and conspiracy in the City of Angels.

Director: David Robert Mitchell
Producer: Chris Bender, Michael De Luca, Adele Romanski, Jake Weiner
Screenwriter: David Robert Mitchell
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24, Vendian Entertainment, Salem Street Entertainment, Pastel, Mongrel Media
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Graphic Nudity|Some Drug Use|Strong Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.3K
Runtime: 2h 19m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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