Mulholland Drive
Film2001147 min

Mulholland Drive

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillermonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"An actress longing to be a star. A woman searching for herself. Both worlds will collide… on Mulholland Drive."

Boxlist takeA larger-than-life thriller that is fresh, weighty and surreal. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Naomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAnn MillerRobert Forster

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2001
Runtime
147 min
Status
Released
Studio
Asymmetrical Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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