The hype around the revival is momentous, and the reviews have been polarizing. Amidst all of this unavoidable fan drama, we thought it was about time for a definitive ranking of every David Lynch movie. It’s not easy to rank every Lynch movie, not least of all because of the director’s cult status. Lynch fans aren’t playing around, and debates can get heated (especially when it comes to Dune or Fire Walk With Me).

And then there’s the fact that every movie is so jaw- droppingly different. There are certainly recurring “Lynchian” elements, which David Foster Wallace defined as “a particular kind of irony where the very macabre and the very mundane combine in such a way as to reveal the former’s perpetual containment within the latter.” More obviously, there are certain visuals you look for when watching a Lynch movie: red lips, a hallway, long red curtains, a highway at night, a stage lit by a single light. Then there’s that feeling that comes with certain Lynch movies—and lingers; that unshakable dread of being in someone else’s dream (or nightmare). Of course, many Lynch films range widely in content and style and, at first, they appear incomparable. How can we compare A Straight Story to Eraserhead?

Ranking Lynch’s films requires looking at each film individually, outside of the Lynch filmography. Then, slowly, as you move your way through the films, they begin to collide and overlap in unexpected ways. Lynch isn’t perfect, and some of his films are far from it—but his reputation as one of the most creative and unconventional directors of our time is well earned.

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Here is every David Lynch film, ranked. Fire Walk With Me Twin Peaks fans wanted to like this movie. I wanted to like this movie. I tried to like this movie. Unfortunately, even with Twin Peaks’ massive, dedicated fandom, FWWM was a disaster.

Some die- hard fans advised watching FWWM as a stand- alone Lynch movie, rather than as a prequel to Twin Peaks. However, even without the burden of expectation, it still is undoubtably one of Lynch’s worst films ever. Download Movie Hare Krishna The Mantra, The Movement And The Swami Who Started It All (2017) Dvd here. Even long- time Lynch aficionado Quentin Tarantino couldn’t quite get on board, infamously saying, “David Lynch has disappeared so far up his own ass that I have no desire to see another David Lynch movie.” Ouch. It’s not like Dune, where Lynch’s signature style all but disappeared. The Lynchian elements are there, all right (awkwardly brilliant camera angles, a score by Angelo Badalamenti, dream sequences), but many of them feel forced and unfulfilled. The plot follows the final days of Laura Palmer (played by the excellent Sheryl Lee, who bears no fault in this farce), and the events leading to her murder.

Addiction, incest and domestic violence all come into play, and its directness feels depressing, even exploitative. Lynch is much more adept as subtleties. Blunt abuse? Not so much. It’s not a dark psychological thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat, a la Blue Velvet.

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It comes off as a hollow interpretation, by someone trying to make a movie like Lynch, and failing. And if we watch FWWM in the context of Twin Peaks, it doesn’t do much better.

Laura spirals toward her death as familiar character’s Bobby, Special Agent Dale Cooper, Donna and more flitter vaguely in and out (and yes, it is weird and hard to ignore that Donna is not played by the original Donna, AKA the lovely Lara Flynn Boyle). Oh, and Bowie shows up.

Through all its disjointedness, Twin Peaks fans know what’s going to happen, and the film misses out on the opportunity to throw in some worthwhile curveballs. In the end, FWWM is an unnecessary film. It does nothing for the formidable Twin Peaks fandom, and as a stand- alone it is an absent- minded, dull and distasteful flop. But hey, this list had to start somewhere.

Wild At Heart. At best, Wild At Heart is entertaining and energetic, with charmingly exaggerated performances. At worst, it’s a shallow, misogynistic and overindulgent attempt by an otherwise fantastic director. Like Blue Velvet, this film polarized audiences, but unlike Blue Velvet, it has not improved its ratings over time—not much, anyway. True, it won the coveted Palme d’Or at the 1.

Cannes Film Festival. However, according to Lynch, approximately 8.

Not exactly an indicator of future success. Watching the film now, it’s easy to see why it turned so many people off. Cult Horror Movies Long Strange Trip (2017).

Almost immediately, we’re introduced to lurid scenes of sex and violence that somehow come off as juvenile. Are we supposed to laugh at the overblown drama, or is it just bad filmmaking?

I lean toward the latter. Don’t get me wrong—I have no problem with Lynch going over- the- top, but Wild At Heart often seems to slip into exploitation, particularly regarding the women characters. At its core, Wild At Heart is a road trip movie, following young lovers played by Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage (who gives a surprisingly delightful performance). Dern’s mother, played by the great Diane Ladd, is determined to have Cage killed, but of course, her plans go horribly awry. Willem Dafoe makes a particularly sleazy and notable appearance, as does Harry Dean Stanton, who would go on to quickly join the ranks of other Lynch regulars. There’s an obvious—and perhaps somewhat goofy—reoccurring Wizard of Oz theme that starts out subtly and turns full- blown by the final few minutes. Speaking of those last few minutes, is Sheryl Lee descending as the Good Witch ridiculous or kind of fabulous?

It’s easy to roll your eyes, but, like? Dune. One of the first questions asked when embarking on a David Lynch film ranking is inevitably, “So, where are you going to put Dune?” The answer is not at the very bottom, but.

In the years since its commercial flop, the film has gradually gained a small but vocal fan base that insists the production and visual language are not just sentimentally fun, but actual creative genius. Still others maintain it to be an artistic bomb in every sense. Fight, Facebook comment section, fight! Sure, it was an overly ambitious, badly constructed project that Lynch has spent the rest of his career attempting to disassociate himself from.

But before we hone in on its faults, like Jim Vorel on a Blonde IPA on Nitro, let’s talk about its good qualities. The special effects, which in 1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, now have a certain vintage charm. While sometimes disappointingly typical, the costumes can be fun and exciting, particularly Francesca Annis’ pre- Russian revolution meets Balenciaga haute couture look. The sandworms, which resemble something between a Muppet and a giant fire hose, have a certain kitschy- ness that feels welcome. Also, Sting looked pretty good in his spacey- gold speedo thing. Dune is not a great Lynch film.

In fact, most of the time, it barely feels like a Lynch film at all. At times, we get a glimpse of the kind of cinematography, set design and camera angles we know and love, but not often. If anything, the director was holding back. Lynch is a master of dream sequences, but the ones Kyle Mac. Lachlan experiences in Dune fall woefully short of anything meaningful or interesting. Another big problem is Lynch and his team were banking on their audience having already read the book, and therefore cut so many corners with the plot as to render the story practically incoherent.

There are so many complicated and unexplained relationships between characters that the final half hour of the film feels like a badly played out Spark Notes version of Frank Herbert’s masterpiece. There are rumors (that are quickly becoming reality) that Arrival director Denis Villeneuve is planning a forthcoming Dune movie. At this news, Lynch’s film adaptation promptly rose out of the bottom of the Goodwill bargain bin to scream- laugh it’s clear warning: Don’t even try it.

The Elephant Man The Elephant Man is one of the rare Lynch movies that received widespread acclaim immediately upon its release. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and inspired the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

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