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The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6 - 'Mulholland Drive’
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November 5, 2025 · Mulholland Drive (2001) · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 51:29 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins
Edition: 25-best-of-the-century
Lists in this episode
Movies about Hollywood (that Mulholland Drive stands in for)
Unranked list · Bill Simmons · ▶ 47:06
- ·Adaptation (2002)▶ 47:06
- ·Babylon (2022)▶ 47:07
- ·La La Land (2016)▶ 47:07
- ·A Star Is Born (2018)▶ 47:09
Anti-logic psychological nightmare movies (that Mulholland Drive stands in for)
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 47:47
- ·Donnie Darko (2001)▶ 47:47
- ·Synecdoche, New York (2008)▶ 47:48
- ·Beau Is Afraid (2023)▶ 47:50
- ·Black Swan (2010)▶ 47:53
- ·Don't Look Now (1973)▶ 47:58
Recommended if you like Mulholland Drive
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 48:38
- ·Showgirls (1995)▶ 48:38
- ·Blow-Up (1966)▶ 49:11
- ·Gonzo (title uncertain)▶ 49:16
- ·Sunset Boulevard (1950)▶ 49:24
- ·Blue Velvet (1986)▶ 50:05
Movies Referenced (15)
Directors Referenced (4)
40 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Inland Empire▶ 1:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 31:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hancock▶ 42:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Beautiful Mind▶ 41:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (18)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Mulholland Drive, King Kong, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)▶ 2:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 47:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Jurassic Park, Wild, Marriage Story▶ 33:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Jackie Brown, The Descendants, Mulholland Drive▶ 2:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed▶ 16:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Showgirls, The First Wives Club▶ 48:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her, Conclave▶ 34:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed▶ 7:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mulholland Drive, Your Highness, American Psycho▶ 2:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (3)
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mulholland Drive, The Menu▶ 3:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗