Overview
A haunting exploration of identity and reality blurs the line between film and life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Glacial
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- Graphic
- surreal
- eerie
- oppressive
- late night viewing
- focused solo viewing
Movie Details
- Director
- David Lynch
- Release Date
- 2006-12-06
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1318)
Cast
- Laura Dern
- Jeremy Irons
- Justin Theroux
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Karolina Gruszka
- Peter J. Lucas
- Krzysztof Majchrzak
- Jan Hencz
- Grace Zabriskie
- William H. Macy
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Inland Empire about?
- A Hollywood actress enters a spiraling maze where a film role, fractured identities, and parallel realities consume the boundaries of her consciousness.
- What is Inland Empire like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Inland Empire as glacial, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is Inland Empire violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Inland Empire as graphic.
- What did critics think of Inland Empire?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a daring, visually inventive, and sometimes brilliant work of Lynchian surrealism, though its extreme opacity divides audiences.
- Which films are like Inland Empire?
- Films with a similar feel include Mulholland Drive, Persona, Lost Highway, and The Shining.
- How long is Inland Empire?
- Inland Empire runs 180 minutes.
- Where can I watch Inland Empire?
- In United States, Inland Empire streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel.
