David Lynch

Director

David Lynch has a .467 batting average: 7 of 15 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.467
Hits
7 of 15 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 8% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1967–2017

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Mulholland Drive (2001) — 94/100 · hit
  2. Blue Velvet (1986) — 93/100 · hit
  3. Twin Peaks (1989) — 87/100 · hit
  4. The Straight Story (1999) — 83/100 · hit
  5. The Elephant Man (1980) — 83/100 · hit
  6. Eraserhead (1977) — 82/100 · hit
  7. Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
  8. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
  9. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) — 75/100
  10. Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) — 74/100
  11. Wild at Heart (1990) — 71/100
  12. Lost Highway (1997) — 70/100
  13. Inland Empire (2006) — 70/100
  14. The Grandmother (1970) — 69/100 · short, not counted
  15. Rabbits (2002) — 68/100
  16. The Alphabet (1969) — 65/100 · short, not counted
  17. WHAT DID JACK DO? (2017) — 64/100 · short, not counted
  18. The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) — 61/100 · short, not counted
  19. Boat (2003) — 56/100 · short, not counted
  20. Six Men Getting Sick (1967) — 56/100 · short, not counted
  21. Darkened Room (2002) — 55/100 · short, not counted
  22. Absurd Encounter with Fear (1967) — 54/100 · short, not counted
  23. Dune (1984) — 53/100
  24. The Amputee (1974) — 53/100 · short, not counted

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Mulholland Drive (2001) — 94/100 · hit
  2. Blue Velvet (1986) — 93/100 · hit
  3. Twin Peaks (1989) — 87/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. The Amputee (1974) — 53/100 · short, not counted
  2. Dune (1984) — 53/100
  3. Absurd Encounter with Fear (1967) — 54/100 · short, not counted

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How these numbers work: Methodology