Lost Highway
1997 · Movie · R · 134 min · ★ 7.5 · 62% critics
A troubled jazz musician is pulled into a baffling chain of events after signs of being watched creep into his life. As suspicion, violence, and criminal figures close in, the story slips into a dreamlike maze of doubles, shifting identities, and an impossible change that challenges what’s real.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-01-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (2,956 votes)
- Box office
- $3,755,139
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like dark, surreal mysteries with a nightmarish vibe and don’t need clear answers, especially if Mulholland Drive or Inland Empire worked for you; Not for you if you want straightforward, explained storytelling.
Pros: eerie, gripping atmosphere; bold, surreal mystery; memorable unsettling moments | Cons: confusing, unresolved story; uneven middle stretch; not emotionally accessible
Themes
- prison
- pornography
- jealousy
- dreams
- dual identity
- nightmare
- police
- sexual frustration
- gangster
- insanity
- paranoia
- prison cell
- +22 more
Cast & crew
Patricia Arquette
as Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield
Bill Pullman
as Fred Madison
Balthazar Getty
as Pete Dayton
Robert Blake
as Mystery Man
Robert Loggia
as Mr. Eddy / Dick Laurent
Michael Massee
as Andy
Natasha Gregson Wagner
as Sheila
Richard Pryor
as Arnie
Gary Busey
as Bill Dayton
Lucy Butler
as Candace Dayton
Directed by David Lynch