# The best David Lynch movies

From Eraserhead to Mulholland Drive: Lynch's films ranked by critics and fans (IndieWire, Rotten Tomatoes, Film Obsessive).

- 58 votes · 10 items
- Feb 20, 2026 · cutscene_goldcoast
- https://even.best/en/l/2025/the-best-david-lynch-movies

## Top 10

1. **Mulholland Drive (2001)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — A Hollywood dream that turns into a nightmare.
2. **Eraserhead (1977)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The industrial nightmare that started it all.
3. **Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Laura Palmer's last seven days.
4. **Wild at Heart (1990)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern on the run; Palme d'Or.
5. **Blue Velvet (1986)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — A severed ear and the dark side of a small town.
6. **The Elephant Man (1980)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — The story of Joseph Merrick, in black and white.
7. **Lost Highway (1997)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A mystery that loops back on itself.
8. **Inland Empire (2006)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Laura Dern lost in a film within a film.
9. **The Straight Story (1999)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — An old man crosses two states on a lawnmower; his highest Tomatometer score.
10. **Dune (1984)** (-3 · ▲0 ▼3) — The only film Lynch ever disowned.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.