# Lost Highway (1997)

> A jealous saxophonist’s murder accusation opens onto a hypnotic neo-noir labyrinth of fractured identity, sexual menace, and nightmare logic.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/516

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: David Lynch
- Cast: Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Robert Loggia, Michael Massee, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Richard Pryor
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116922/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, eerie, disorienting, late night viewing, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A haunting journey through identity and reality unfolds as a man navigates his surreal existence.

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- [Dream Lover (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/10938)
- [The Thirteenth Floor (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/843)

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