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Under the Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake

Crime · Drama · Mystery · 2018

Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

Movie details

Under the Silver Lake

“What are they hiding?”

2018 Crime · Drama · Mystery 2h 19m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

58.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

58 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

60 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

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Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Under the Silver Lake?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Robert Mitchell

Written by

David Robert Mitchell

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Sam

Riley Keough

Riley Keough

Sarah

Topher Grace

Topher Grace

Bar Buddy

Callie Hernandez

Callie Hernandez

Millicent Sevence

Don McManus

Don McManus

Final Man

Jeremy Bobb

Jeremy Bobb

Songwriter

Riki Lindhome

Riki Lindhome

Actress

Court is in session

Put Under the Silver Lake on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.