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Inland Empire

2006
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
3h 0m
An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.
Directed by:
David Lynch David Lynch
Written by:
David Lynch David Lynch
Starring:
William H. Macy William H. Macy Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie Naomi Watts Naomi Watts Laura Dern Laura Dern Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen Diane Ladd Diane Ladd Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie Justin Theroux Justin Theroux Laura Harring Laura Harring Julia Ormond Julia Ormond
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Genres:
Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery
Countries:
France, Poland, USA
Languages:
English, Polish
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Inland Empire

2006
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
3h 0m
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billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 28 Jan 2020
70
53rd
I like it when it’s weird, I hate it when it’s boring. David Lynch walking around with my dad’s camcorder getting into people’s faces. “Okay let’s see tits” I had to break this into three, hour long chunks because I am simple.
Rated 28 Jan 2020
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 08 Jan 2007
69
17th
David Lynch has out-Lynched himself, and it seems he is out of his mind. In all seriousness though, I did enjoy portions of the film. The bits with Jeremy Irons and the interplay between Dern's character's personal life and the film she is making are really great. However, often it seems as if Lynch is almost parodying himself. He already perfected this story with Mulholland Drive. Even as a big Lynch fan, I was a bit weirded out. An interesting experience to be sure.
Rated 08 Jan 2007
turinturin
Rated 29 Jul 2007
40
11th
Lynch paying tribute to himself. His technique, mastery in conveying emotions by camerawork and music, as well as his skill in interwining different planes of the story are to be admired. However, three hours of psychodelic images forming a riddle seemingly without - unlike 'Mullholland Drive' - a solution was just too much for me and the admiration become boredom at the end.
Rated 29 Jul 2007
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 17 Sep 2007
100
90th
Though Mulholland Drive will always have a place in my heart as Lynch's best film, this easily grabs a close second. I'd say it's the most bizarre chain of events I've ever seen, though it's fairly clear this is not a chain of anything. What is it then? It's brilliant. And the most terrifying thing you'll ever see. This is really Lynch's most horrifying and absurd film to date. It's hard to know what to say about it.
Rated 17 Sep 2007
eveeluneveelun
Rated 19 Jan 2007
61
24th
I really enjoyed some of the images and sequences, but a lot of it felt pointless. Yes, I understand that this is Lynch, but the length of the film seems overbearing at times. Nevertheless, there is a lot of interesting stuff here, especially for Lynch fans.
Rated 19 Jan 2007
andertonanderton
Rated 11 Dec 2007
90
88th
i credit any film that hurts you for watching it
Rated 11 Dec 2007
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 22 May 2009
21
0th
An unintelligible three hour long collection of characters babbling mindless nonsensicle absurdities that proves equally to both rape the viewer's eyes with terrible camera work and insult their intelligence with incohesive blunderings that apparently serve as a plot. I am thoroughly convinced that I need only wait a couple years longer until Lynch's brain deteriorates to the point where it can't even make his heart beat; and wouldn't be surprised if, in time, this movie destroys the world.
Rated 22 May 2009
bownBown
Rated 03 Sep 2009
94
97th
Intense. There's nothing to do but sit back, enjoy the ride, and realise that Lynch has perfected the art of mood. If that makes sense. Also Dern is fantastic and should have been nominated for an Oscar.
Rated 03 Sep 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 01 Feb 2014
1
12th
A movie that accurately displays how fucked up the mind of a senile baby boomer can become. He's a few years out from cashing social security checks so in a moment of hysteria he takes a dump on film and then shows the world. It's almost like Lynch made a movie on the fly and just thought of things randomly and put them in the final product. This is what happens when you buy in to your own legend. Fucking terrible movie.
Rated 01 Feb 2014
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 03 May 2013
8
80th
I watched this drunk and stoned and had no idea what was going on. This is the most Lynchian Lynch that Lynch has ever Lynched. I'd need to see it again sober, though I'm not sure that'd make a difference.
Rated 03 May 2013
curioushaircurioushair
Rated 21 Oct 2007
60
23rd
Disturbing and beautiful but so obtuse as to be utterly pointless. Story counts above pretty shots and atmospherre. If I wanted a creepy screensaver, I would download one.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 03 Sep 2007
94
97th
Given what I'd heard about it, it was a lot more coherent than I expected. Not that I can pretend to understand ALL of it, but there were enough shreds of narrative to keep it well out of the realm of "weird for the sake of being weird". Very moody and intriguing, I definitely want to watch it again in the near future. Sme parts are less interesting than others, but on the whole I was fascinated and never knew what was going to happen next. It was pretty funny at times, too.
Rated 03 Sep 2007
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 11 Jan 2012
90
97th
I don't even know where to begin with this movie. It doesn't feel like a movie, it feels like a meditation. It's like a serious of scenes with nothing connecting them, a dream that never ends. I don't even know if I watched a movie or if I just fell asleep and dreamed the rest of it.
Rated 11 Jan 2012
djrossdjross
Rated 07 Aug 2007
55
53rd
Lynch's least successful movie since DUNE (1984): the nightmare just didn't happen for me. It would be an unfortunate outcome if this director, possessing such an outstanding ability to craft beautiful cinematic imagery, decides to continue working with digital video cameras rather than film. To be fair, I have not seen it since 2006, and perhaps another viewing is indicated.
Rated 07 Aug 2007
mangoluver4umangoluver4u
Rated 19 Feb 2012
70
57th
The only other experience in life that can compare to watching a 3 hour Lynch film is taking an ice pick dipping it in hot sauce, then proceeding to shove it up your urethra. After the burning subsides take the same said ice pick jam it in your forehead and give it a good whirl. Only after that go on the internet and have some douche tell you that you just don't understand the movie the way he does.
Rated 19 Feb 2012
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 17 Jul 2013
35
9th
The wonderful reviews here are a victory for desire over reality; their high rankings justified in that "IE is an experience". Yes, well so is crashing your car! This pretentious pile of nonsense appears to have been edited together from out-takes from the cutting room floor cobbled together into a 3 hour borefest of mammoth proportions. It's a shame, because the first hour held real promise and Dern puts in a sterling effort, but it is of no value in a film that doesn't make any sense at all
Rated 17 Jul 2013
mattburgessmattburgess
Rated 12 Aug 2008
100
99th
One of the greatest films of all time and an experience like no other. Nightmarish, frightening, hilarious, irrational, ridiculous, delirious, exhausting and fucked up beyond recognition - proof that this kind of pure, persona cinema isn't quite dead yet. How someone could not appreciate the joys and terrors of this masterpiece is beyond me.
Rated 12 Aug 2008
timesniffertimesniffer
Rated 13 Apr 2010
20
9th
from a david lynch fan this lost my interest pretty quickly
Rated 13 Apr 2010
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 21 Jun 2014
87
98th
"In the future, you will be dreaming. And when you wake up, someone familiar will be there..."
Rated 21 Jun 2014
overratedoverrated
Rated 22 Jul 2011
90
97th
The most incoherent and nightmarish of Lynch's films, probably to the point of being inaccessible to the average moviegoer. Makes you want to take a shower afterwards, it's pretty great.
Rated 22 Jul 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 28 Apr 2012
20
6th
I think I'm done with David Lynch now. I've seen 4 of his films, as well as Twin Peaks. I don't see it. I give up.
Rated 28 Apr 2012
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 06 Oct 2011
17
6th
Boring nonsense.
Rated 06 Oct 2011
stainStain
Rated 20 Jul 2007
50
33rd
Huh?
Rated 20 Jul 2007
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 18 Dec 2015
76
60th
Studio Canal presents: David Lynch's Scary Boner Jams. Some of his most disturbing moments are found here but it might be his weakest overall narrative - if you care about that sort of thing.
Rated 18 Dec 2015
klausglenskiKlausGlenski
Rated 21 Dec 2008
70
49th
The Visualization of Inland Empire is marvellous, it's just a blow what Lynch and his co-workers did. But on the other hand the visualization cannot outweigh that it's just damn hard to follow 172 minutes of confusion. Lynch takes every bit of your attention but you don't get a lot of information in return. Pure mindfuck. 21/12/08
Rated 21 Dec 2008
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 28 Mar 2011
0
1st
David Lynch proves once and for all he has no place making movies. As a 180 minute test of filmgoers patience, Inland Empire is a monumental achievement. But as a piece of cinema trying to convey anything beyond sheer confusion and stupidity, Inland Empire fails on every level. The worst looking, worst acted, worst written, worst edited film I've ever seen.
Rated 28 Mar 2011
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 08 Dec 2008
98
98th
The closest anyone can ever get to a feature-length, fully auteristic film. This is like drilling a hole into Lynch's head and projecting what's inside - from beautiful scenes (the Polish dinner table) to disturbing (the spotlight face!) to plain brilliant (everything where Dern plays the beat-up whore). Analyzing the film is not the point: this is about setting tone/mood and it is all done masterfully. Cuddle up next to your girlfriend and watch alongside Bergman's Persona for a definite mind-f
Rated 08 Dec 2008
dardandardan
Rated 16 Nov 2016
97
99th
Showgirls: Hollywood as an oppressive eastern bloc edition. The sparkles are removed in this personal home-video edition. The Lynchian aesthetic, part of which means to reflect some kafkaesque, horrifying quality, infrequently is pushed farther than what roots underneath the surface, if at all present, permit, causing it to fall flat, into a caricature of everything Lynchian. When it works, the bounce from between said quality and undercurrent, is an effective journey to an outskirt real.
Rated 16 Nov 2016
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 30 Jul 2013
10
99th
an utterly nightmarish experience. almost incoherent, but makes just enough sense to be enveloped in the terror. if this could possibly be considered to be a movie about movies, this'd be among the best.
Rated 30 Jul 2013
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 03 Jul 2013
10
2nd
Laura Dern is basically the only good thing about this movie. However, this is one of the all time worst movies. The story is feeble, disjointed, disconnected incoherent nonsense. Nothing makes sense. A monumental failure in story telling! And a complete waste of time, money and effort. This must be what it's like to completely loose your mind as a writer and director. Entirely stupid, confusing, sad, pathetic, boring and utterly pointless. Boooo!
Rated 03 Jul 2013
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Dec 2012
95
99th
Dark, surreal, disjointed, chronologically twisted, with dialogue just barely within the bounds of sense and a plot just barely coherent, Inland Empire is one of the most nightmarish films I've ever seen, and possibly Lynch's best work since Eraserhead. It's obviously the director's Magnum Opus, a labor of love more neatly crystallizing his aesthetics than anything he's done. Heading an incredible cast is an utterly unbeatable Laura Dern. The more you immerse yourself the scarier this is.
Rated 14 Dec 2012
purgatospurgatos
Rated 09 Sep 2008
76
64th
Parts of it were incredibly effective, other parts made me almost want to reach for the fast forward button. Fortunately, the former definitely overpower the latter on the whole.
Rated 09 Sep 2008
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 22 Oct 2018
50
20th
At times there are glimpses of interesting statements about the boundary between film and reality that are a surprisingly fresh addition to the Lynchian thematic repertoire. As for the rest of the film, ?????????????????????????????????????????????.
Rated 22 Oct 2018
joojooJooJoo
Rated 06 May 2008
4
55th
A further abstraction of what Lynch's previous film was. It takes about over an hour to really get going, and even then dips in and out of interest, but fuck when it is good. Fuck.
Rated 06 May 2008
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 13 Nov 2015
69
34th
It's hard to stick a Lynch film with the mediocre tag, but when it's largely laborious with only flashes of brilliance and plenty risible, that's about what it breaks down to. Inland Empire sees Lynch bizarrely remaking his past glories in the most tedious, obfuscated fashion. This was one of those crushing cinema trips where feverish anticipation gave way to funereal silence and disappointment. Not so much a challenge as it was mental masochism. Tough to recommend based on that experience.
Rated 13 Nov 2015
emtiltemtilt
Rated 02 Nov 2007
83
86th
Baffling, but fascinating.
Rated 02 Nov 2007
neonmanNeonman
Rated 25 Aug 2010
71
41st
I'm often a fan of David Lynch's twisted filmic and narrative style, but here it's a bit hard for me to swallow. Before anything else, this was shot on DV, so strike one there. Most of the scenes in Lynch's film often thread through each other on mood rather than story, but here the mood seems to be as convoluted as the storyline. Thankfully we have Laura Dern's career best, guiding us well through Lynch's scariest, but messiest, nightmare.
Rated 25 Aug 2010
supergloosupergloo
Rated 16 Aug 2007
9
76th
Nobody Lynchs Lynch the way Lynch Lynchs Lynch.
Rated 16 Aug 2007
pyrosexualpyrosexual
Rated 22 Jun 2021
0
0th
I think there's maybe a sort of Stockholm Syndrome where some people who wasted 3 hours of their life on this turd need to tell themselves it was genius otherwise they can't go on knowing they'll never get that 3 hours back. The worst of Lynch's films, he clearly jumped the shark after Lost Highway.
Rated 22 Jun 2021
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 26 May 2011
35
17th
Laura Dern looked almost as lost as I was. Almost. Her face is my review: http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/318/huhk.gif
Rated 26 May 2011
rosenritterrosenritter
Rated 20 May 2017
8
85th
Halfway between the black lodge and the pre-fuck parts of a porno.
Rated 20 May 2017
catscandalCatScandal
Rated 18 Feb 2007
51
57th
I hesitate to rate this film because it so bewildered me. It's a whirlwind of fairly unrelated images, many of which are quite insane, but at the same time it is incredibly emotional and there are some brilliant scenes. Regardless of whether I understand it, there are images in this film which deserve to be remembered in film history as much as anything from Eraserhead or Mulholland Dr. And I do believe there to be important and coomplex themes even if there's not what one would call a plot
Rated 18 Feb 2007
jwaycuilisjwaycuilis
Rated 25 Jan 2009
15
48th
Every Lynch movie I have seen is the same process: I don't know what to think at first--in fact, I tend to dislike it--but over time, it sits with me, lingers in my mind, and attaches to me. That is the mark of a great artist. The movie is more of an experiment than it is an 'experimental film,' but you have to hand it to him for being so uncompromising, a rare thing in today's cinema.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
judo_koalaJudo Koala
Rated 16 Feb 2011
65
23rd
Lynch himself admitted that he had no idea where the film was going, instead writing the fucking script several pages per day. Should such a radical approach to filmmaking be applauded for its spontaneity? Or frowned upon for allowing its director to build a film that has no direction or intended purpose? While I applaud Lynch's...erm, creativity...this is just too much: too obtuse, too long, too meaningless, too abstract. Blah.
Rated 16 Feb 2011
pernographerpernographer
Rated 20 Apr 2008
90
84th
I expected boredom: an unending string of random David Lynch home movies. Instead I saw something I can't really explain. Considering how improv and cheap this project was, I'm amazed that there exists some sort of coherence you can barely grasp and a frightening surreal atmosphere that I thought impossible to do on video. No one can capture dream logic like Lynch. Just like half-remembered dreams, I'll just let the memorable scenes sit in my mind, mysterious, hinting at their possible meanings.
Rated 20 Apr 2008
bingbing
Rated 10 Jul 2010
65
42nd
I have a problem watching Lynch movies which can't be summarised in 500 words.
Rated 10 Jul 2010
li0lili0li
Rated 24 Jan 2011
60
38th
There gets a point when 'intriguing' becomes 'non-sensical'
Rated 24 Jan 2011
jimmynmujimmynmu
Rated 16 Jun 2007
94
96th
Lynch definitely hit another home run. The extremes of human emotion are all here and done quite effectively. The visuals shook me up, they ranged from being vulgar to stunning and contained some of the most startling images I have seen in film. The humour is quite excellent too, with quite a few hilariously absurd situations. It may be a little tedious, and it took me a while to get into the film, but by the end the whole experience is entirely unique and completly worthwhile.
Rated 16 Jun 2007
snbutlersnbutler
Rated 13 Mar 2016
49
6th
Demonstrates that freeing Lynch from the oversight of the money men isn't necessarily productive or desirable.
Rated 13 Mar 2016
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 28 Dec 2010
4
70th
Even by Lynch's standards this is incomprehensible (I say that as a fan), with lots of tenuously connected and underdeveloped plot strands never quite cohering into something that works as a larger narrative. However, it is a very moody, sensuous film much of the time, and Lynch's use of DV to create claustrophobia, ugliness and tension is something to see.
Rated 28 Dec 2010
daisoujouDaisoujou
Rated 02 Dec 2017
100
97th
I can totally understand how this would feel so incomprehensible to some that it practically feels like David Lynch parodying himself. I can't claim to have worked out any full narrative, but there are a lot of interesting bits to grab onto even if they are hard to put together. What I really get out of this film is pure feeling. The movie elicits terror better than almost any I have seen, but what really sticks with me is the ending. It's one of the most cathartic things I've ever experienced.
Rated 02 Dec 2017
kasperlKasperL
Rated 21 Oct 2007
30
10th
'Mulholland Dr.' is one of my all-time favorite films. Which might have played into my massive disappointment in this film. It's basically the same film on even more crack. It's overly loose structually; too loose for my tastes, I guess. I feel like Lynch simply went to Poland, shot some random stuff and then went back and did some coverage on Hollywood Blvd. There are a few shots in there that were absolutely terrifying, though.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
empiremagempiremag
Rated 18 Feb 2009
5
93rd
"...dazzling and exquisitely original riddle..."
Rated 18 Feb 2009
thehynesthehynes
Rated 07 Sep 2013
37
7th
Nearly 3 hours of Lynch being wilfully,and boringly,weird.
Rated 07 Sep 2013
janusjanus
Rated 19 Dec 2008
60
32nd
I admire Lynch's philosophy of pure inspiration, but the product of that method here is very much a hodge-podge. A filmmaker working steadily and prolifically in this vein, especially with known and beloved performers, could change the face of narrative film as we know it, but as the only film of its kind, and with the cheap DV robbing it of gravity, it's mostly an atmospheric, eclectic curio.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
jebJeb
Rated 30 Aug 2008
90
79th
Hard to describe in just a mini-review. If you're reading this, buy this movie now. Joyful in almost every aspect, and the scenery is brilliant. Horrifying too, and it's just one of a kind. Like nothing I've ever seen before in a picture has all been captured in this classic.
Rated 30 Aug 2008
mandymandy
Rated 15 Jun 2010
2
0th
Too long. Too weird.
Rated 15 Jun 2010
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 08 Nov 2017
70
69th
She can't get on a bus to pomona? Now that's just ridiculous.
Rated 08 Nov 2017
kevinjosephkevinjoseph
Rated 05 Jan 2010
76
91st
I found it much more rewarding when I viewed it, not as a series of arbitrary scenes (like I did upon my first viewing), but as a cohesive narrative, shattered into a thousand small pieces. I'll admit I still havent gotten everything figured out, but I have a good theory going. In any case, this film probably requires the most patience of David Lynch's films. I recommend seeing it only when you're feeling especially zealous.
Rated 05 Jan 2010
willofgaiawillofgaia
Rated 17 Mar 2007
98
95th
This is the film David Lynch has been working towards his entire career, where he can finally toss any sort of narrative sense out the window and assault you with bizarre images, terrifying scenes, and general chaos. The line between reality and fantasy, something Lynch began to deal with in Mulholland Dr., is completely obliterated here, and makes for an infuriatingly confusing film. But what a damn good one.
Rated 17 Mar 2007
thoughtgraffThoughtgraff
Rated 31 Mar 2009
100
97th
Some of the most incredible cinematic moments are in this film. This film is burned into my skull; some of it I will never be able to forget.
Rated 31 Mar 2009
nouillesNouilles
Rated 01 May 2007
100
99th
I've never seen anything like this before.
Rated 01 May 2007
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 20 Mar 2014
50
15th
Inland Empire beats out Eraserhead for the scarier surrealistic movie, mostly because it has much less of David Lynch's diffident "unintentional" humor. Frustratingly enough, that humor still shows up in Inland Empire from time to time, but despite its incomprehensibility Inland Empire is somewhat entertaining in how manic and disturbing it is, where before Lynch's cryptics were often just boring. Inland Empire can be enjoyed as simply a morphing spectacle. But for three hours? No thanks.
Rated 20 Mar 2014
scribScrib
Rated 02 Dec 2022
75
65th
Highly effective as a mood piece & as close as Lynch gets to full-blown horror, but this is littered across impenetrable indulgence. There are parallels, themes, imagery; but concretely, how do I articulate the shapes in my brain? The murky, noisy, overexposed, compressed digital aesthetic gets flack, but it worked for me. It's beautifully disgusting. Upsettingly so. Collectively, Inland feels like an ugly crossbreed of Lost Highway & Mulholland Drive, with something else splashed all over.
Rated 02 Dec 2022
sellissellis
Rated 18 Nov 2018
82
65th
I think watching Twin Peaks: The Return prepared me for this viewing experience. It's 3 1/2 hours of feverish terror symbolism. I've never seen a 35mm print of a DV-shot film, which accentuated the themes. This is Lynch going full Persona, taking the final moments of Mulholland and extending it to a lengthy digital Andalusian Dog. There are images so penetratingly unnerving I will be forever grateful to Lynch. And also some so hysterically nonsensical you have to laugh. Grateful just the same.
Rated 18 Nov 2018
damildamil
Rated 16 Jan 2012
80
90th
This is an intense film. It was brilliant. I wouldn't really say I liked it, as such. Nor that I exactly enjoyed it. But it was really good. Fantastically grim atmosphere, a captivating performance by Laura Dern, & some of the most truly frightening scenes & shots I've ever witnessed in a film. I was disturbed & given shivers down my spine more than once. If you're into receiving a visceral and emotional feeling from a film (and not a particularly pleasant one), Inland Empire is a great choice.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
getmoneygetmoney
Rated 06 Feb 2014
81
59th
It's incredibly scary. And incredibly boring. One of the freakiest scenes ever is towards the end of this movie, and the whole thing is fairly unsettling. There's a fairly good pair of tits halfway though. And a scene which works as a nice music video to Beck's "Black Tambourine". Terry Crews is in this for 10 seconds before he was in more movies.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
rufamRufam
Rated 30 Dec 2010
70
57th
I don't know how Lynch does it, but it's good. And it probably means nothing. It's also really scary in parts.
Rated 30 Dec 2010
cinemahellcinema_hell
Rated 07 May 2008
80
62nd
Interesting for Lynch's fans.
Rated 07 May 2008
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 27 Aug 2017
66
45th
I never thought I'd compare David Lynch to George Lucas, but both of them do their best work under constraints. This unfiltered vision of Lynch's has some beautiful oneiric moments, but holy FUCK does it go on too long. But at least it has some good character moments. This will end with you saying, "What the fuck did I just watch?", but we Lynch fans would expect nothing less.
Rated 27 Aug 2017
karlsonkarlson
Rated 13 Mar 2020
50
13th
really feeling noob not placing this one in Tier 1. I hope some day I grab the inlay-inlay-inlay story of all this. for now i drop out.. i have to say the word: boring. sorry.
Rated 13 Mar 2020
spanksSpanks
Rated 18 Jun 2016
90
94th
A mental maze of a film.
Rated 18 Jun 2016
calorenzinicalorenzini
Rated 14 Mar 2012
90
49th
Very good film, loved the photography. Provokes a lot of emotions.
Rated 14 Mar 2012
kito1kito1
Rated 29 Mar 2017
60
47th
Fuck you, Lynch!! Jump scares at 1:09h, 1:19h, 1:57h and 2:45h. Overall it's damn scary. Has "found footage" visuals, which is not as stylish, but works alright.
Rated 29 Mar 2017
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 24 Oct 2023
6
34th
(2nd viewing) Feels somewhat like an unavoidable fall from grace, having clearly peaked a few years prior with his magnus opus ‘Mulholland Dr.’ As usual, the camera enthusiast in me responded positively to the cheap looking camcorder footage which just manages to convey so much mood and atmosphere alone. But the overtly cryptic and flat out random story prevents its sexual abuse subtext to resonate as fully as I’m sure was intended.
Rated 24 Oct 2023
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 18 Nov 2012
70
63rd
Hard to rate. When it's good it's very good, but it was tough going, can't lie. Music was excellent and generally aesthetically appealing - just a bit... much. Think I'm underrating it though tbh. Maybe rewatch someday.
Rated 18 Nov 2012
sweekodenSweekoden
Rated 26 Jan 2022
74
70th
Kind of wavering between 85ish and 25ish here. It was nice of Lynch to hand over the reins to Sion Sono and Takashi Miike for a scene or two, but maybe he should've cut about an hour instead. The beginning was super promising, but maybe I'll warm up to the second half on an eventual rewatch like I did (in a major, major way) with Mulholland Drive.
Rated 26 Jan 2022
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 01 Oct 2007
76
47th
It's a Lynch Movie through and through, and I really enjoyed watching most of it, but it felt overly long and didn't really fit together all that well.
Rated 01 Oct 2007
zanginZangin
Rated 27 Aug 2023
57
28th
I've got a lot of love for Lynch but even he starts to lose me here. I think his brand of nightmarish surrealism works best when he gives us a reason to really invest ourselves in the world and its characters before falling off the deep end (Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks are great examples of that done well). The problem I have with Inland Empire is that we don't get that gentle introduction, instead Lynch starts deep and only ever moves deeper.
Rated 27 Aug 2023
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 18 Dec 2016
100
98th
Viewed December 17, 2016.
Rated 18 Dec 2016
janicexJanicex
Rated 29 Aug 2010
40
6th
Demasiadamente longo e sem nexo. Lynch se deixa levar demais e perde a noção de como se filmar um filme. Descartável.
Rated 29 Aug 2010
johnnyw2001JohnnyW2001
Rated 12 Jan 2013
80
70th
Almost impossible to review. Not terrible, not brilliant, not really anywhere in between. It's an experience that's worth having. That's all I can say.
Rated 12 Jan 2013
manhattaManhatta
Rated 30 Dec 2007
96
90th
I hope David Lynch makes films like this for the rest of his career. Not everything works, but most everything else works so well that I was as lost in the film as Laura Dern. And what a performance from her. Lynch's most terrifying work since Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
henrikHenrik
Rated 09 Dec 2010
70
57th
Lynch certainly hasn't mastered the digital video format yet, but there are still some visionary (and scary) stuff in this rabbit hole.
Rated 09 Dec 2010
x_humanx-human
Rated 22 Jun 2008
90
94th
Spooky and enthralling, yet at the same time I have to wonder if it needs to be 3 freaking hours long. And I'm all about ambiguity but that ending left a lot to be desired.
Rated 22 Jun 2008
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 14 Apr 2018
57
37th
I love Lynch, but this movie is just too much to handle.
Rated 14 Apr 2018
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 30 May 2021
7
99th
For some reason I didn't have this rated. A fav and one of my favourite theatre experiences since it was mostly empty
Rated 30 May 2021
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 12 Nov 2014
82
85th
No idea what the hell was going on but completely succumbed to it's vision of Hollywood as a relentlessly Lynchian bog of split-personalities and fractured nightmare scenarios. Maybe the strongest and most prolonged expression of dream logic I've ever seen on film. Well, digital actually but Lynch seems to have adopted the format with immense creative force, determined to explore its possibilities in the layers on layers of artifice around this story. Laura Dern is almost unbelievably great.
Rated 12 Nov 2014
yiannosYiannos
Rated 10 Jun 2019
55
36th
Messy digital experiment by Lynch with ugly photography that simply rehashes ideas from his past to no avail. He lets shots linger for longer than usual, which is an approach he didn't really get a complete hang of until Twin Peaks: The Return, resulting in a collection of disjointed scenes that ramble on in a discursive fashion. Sometimes it's effective--there are a few chilling moments, especially in the final act--and Dern gives it her all, but it curiously lacks shape, definition and form.
Rated 10 Jun 2019
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 21 May 2011
100
98th
Perfect.
Rated 21 May 2011
phaedrusphaedrus
Rated 06 Mar 2008
50
19th
I didn't understand what was going on, I will watch it again and probably change my rating.
Rated 06 Mar 2008
themacsaysthemacsays
Rated 21 Apr 2018
60
15th
I have no idea how to score this film. David Lynch arguably needs a separate scale, with no connection to reality. The build-up is good, actress gets a part in a (cursed?) film, weird things happen, the last hour is like a disconnected Lynchian fever dream, which is probably the point. And there's a rabbit sitcom.
Rated 21 Apr 2018
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 05 Apr 2007
86
76th
Inland Empire is hard to describe or really even judge because so much of its quality comes from the ambiguous storytelling and scenery. It's not a movie that is easily recommendable to really anybody--whether they like obscure movies or not--because it's just so far out there. Although, that being said, I think Inland Empire is among the year's best and surely is in line with Lynch's former classics.
Rated 05 Apr 2007
cowmanCowman
Rated 08 Aug 2008
70
56th
It's just Lynch taking his own Lynchesness to the extreme.
Rated 08 Aug 2008
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 21 Dec 2009
85
66th
I watched it twice, and I really don't know what to make of this. (I couldn't decide between "Masterpiece" 100) and "Bad" (70), so I gave it a rating of "Good" (85) instead.) I was very moved by Laura Dern's performance, and found much else in it--particularly the sitcom people with the rabbit heads--to be intriguing in a vaguely menacing way but I really don't have a clue as to what this is all about. And I don't think Lynch does either.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
alon_reterAlon Reter
Rated 08 Feb 2011
85
95th
Imaginative, exhausting, intense, repulsive, tasteless, sickening, disgusting, terrifying, nauseating, and possibly the most depressing film I have ever seen. The scene with the prostitutes on hollywood boulevard is deeply touching and ill. I'm sick of art right now.
Rated 08 Feb 2011
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 30 Jul 2012
3
73rd
Seemed an attempt to re-create the magic of Mullholland Drive using improv and digital. MH was a cut-up rather than improv and a little visual magic was lost with the switch to digital. The dialogues and narratives were that little 'too far apart' for the sparks to jump between them like in Lynchs best. A worthy experiment I hope leads to something even better.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
mrratMrRat
Rated 15 Jun 2012
94
84th
An utterly indescribable film, not so much watched as experienced. David Lynch succeeds in creating an atmosphere in which nothing feels quite right.
Rated 15 Jun 2012
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 25 Jan 2010
8
80th
Its a David Lynch film. That is the most important piece of information to take from this. I felt completely lost so much so that I think I just choked in a hide and seek championship match. More of a hallucination than an actual movie.
Rated 25 Jan 2010
notitlenotitle
Rated 28 Aug 2007
69
36th
Retrospektif. It was interesting experience sure but i was expecting much more.. I think this movie is Lynch's most personal work.
Rated 28 Aug 2007

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