Mulholland Drive (2001) - Movies Like Eyes Wide Shut | Filmiway
Why This Hits Deep
Like Eyes Wide Shut, it exposes the dark, dream-like underbelly of Hollywood where identity is fragile and elites pull the strings.
Mulholland Drive
The Experience
An aspiring actress and an amnesiac woman collide in a search for identity that devolves into a surreal nightmare. Lynch shatters the Hollywood dream to expose the psychological trauma of rejection in cinema's most famous mind-bender.
Cast & Crew
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux
Production Details
Budget: $15 million
Box Office: $20.1 million
Content Advisory
Contains: Mature Content
📊INTENSITY GRAPHIntensity GraphShows plot intensity
throughout the movie. Higher peaks
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throughout the movie. Higher peaks
indicate more intense moments.
🧬CINEMATIC DNAGenre DNA BreakdownVisual representation of the movie's
genre composition. Larger segments
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genre composition. Larger segments
indicate dominant genre elements.
Genre DNA Distribution
- Mystery: 45%
- Psychological: 40%
- Thriller: 15%
Movie Intensity Arc
- Minute 25: Winkie's Dream (45/100 Intensity)
- Minute 70: The Audition (58/100 Intensity)
- Minute 110: Silencio (88/100 Intensity)
- Minute 125: THE BLUE BOX (100/100 Intensity)
- Minute 140: The Awakening (74/100 Intensity)
Community Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About Mulholland DriveFAQ About Mulholland Drive
Common questions about Mulholland Drive and its exploration of secret societies, paranoia, and the occult elite.
Why is Mulholland Drive similar to Eyes Wide Shut?
Both films pull back the curtain on elite power. While Kubrick explores a literal secret society of New York’s wealthy, Lynch exposes Hollywood as a cult-like entity where studio executives and mob-connected figures act as puppeteers. Both protagonists (Bill and Diane) are outsiders who stumble into rituals and conspiracies they were never meant to see or survive.
What is the meaning of the Club Silencio scene?
Club Silencio represents the realization that reality is a fabrication. The 'lip-sync' performance proves that the art and beauty we see are pre-recorded illusions. For the protagonist, it’s the moment the 'masked ball' of her dream ends, mirroring the moment Bill Harford realizes the elite party was a staged warning designed to remind him of his insignificance.
Who is the Cowboy and what does he represent?
The Cowboy is the enforcer of the Hollywood 'system.' He is the surreal equivalent of the Red Cloak figure in Eyes Wide Shut. He doesn't use physical violence; he uses the threat of total erasure. When he tells Adam 'You will see me one more time if you do good,' he is asserting the elite's absolute control over destiny.
Is the 'Monster' behind Winkie's a literal creature?
No, the creature is a manifestation of Diane's guilt and the raw, ugly truth of the industry. It represents the 'darkness' required to succeed in the elite circles of show business. Like the masked figures in EWS, it is a reminder that beneath the polished glamour of high society lies a decaying, terrifying reality that consumes the innocent.
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