SummarySam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), frolicking in his apartment’s swimming pool. When she vanishes, 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 in the... Read More
Directed By:David Robert Mitchell
Written By:David Robert Mitchell
Under the Silver Lake
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
52% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
42% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
May 16, 2018
100
The ambition of Under the Silver Lake is worth cherishing. It will either evaporate into nothingness or cohere into something you’ll want to hug for being so wonderfully weird.
May 16, 2018
80
If the destination ultimately proves a little less satisfying than the trip, Mitchell and his collaborators fill us with so many moody reveries that we succumb to its warped logic and indelible vividness.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
63% Positive
81 Ratings
81 Ratings
22% Mixed
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
15% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
Dec 30, 2021
10
Under the Silver Lake is great, just not for everyone. The whole movie in of itself is an enigma that urges the audience to try to solve as the film progresses.
Jul 30, 2019
10
To say I was anticipating this film would be a massive understatement. I wanted to wait to see it in theaters but I had another 4 months to go and I couldn’t hold out any longer so I streamed it so long ago. I will definitely be rewatching this over-and-over again in the coming months so I won’t try to capture all my feelings right now but I pretty much loved every single aspect of Under the Silver Lake. Andew Garfield’s performance and character are very different than I was expecting but they were fantastic. The overall style and tone of this film is so deliberate, creative, and wonderful to engage in. Even though it gets very dark at times, the film always manages to feel almost upbeat in its presentation. The constant sense of paranoia helps create the unique atmosphere that’s captured beautifully for the entire runtime. Funny, creepy, confusing, exciting, and just entertaining as hell in every single moment. Everything about this worked for me and I’m probably going to watch it again in a few days because I can’t stop thinking about it.
Grade: A+
May 16, 2018
75
The pervasive but almost offhand menace is supplied by Mitchell’s impeccable, widescreen mise-en-scène; the ordinary dread he locates in an unglamorous, mundane L.A.; and the way even the film’s comedy seems perched on the edge of unease.
Oct 12, 2018
62
Under the Silver Lake never finds a reason for being as weird as it is, making for a confusing and frustrating experience despite its hypnotic visuals and great score.
Apr 17, 2019
50
A sort of high-gloss, nicely crafted daydream with a good score and generous references to LA noir films.
May 16, 2018
50
Despite a compelling lead in Andrew Garfield, the tension dissipates rather than mounts as this knotty neo-noir slides into a Lynchian swamp of outre weirdness.
May 16, 2018
20
This film just wades into a murky lake of self-consciousness and sinks inexorably to the bottom.
Apr 20, 2019
10
I saw it with 3 people and we all loved it. This movie goes all in on its own insanity. I applaud the filmmakers and producers for their bravery to make this a reality. There are scenes that you will see nowhere else and jokes so insular to the movie’s logic that they could not have been conceived before that scene was being written. It makes you feel along for the ride in that way. But just when you think it’s all being made up one scene at a time, you’ll get a clue that reminds you this is actually all a well thought out tapestry even if you suspect that you can never fully explain it using ordinary logic.
Aug 2, 2019
6
No es facil de ver, no es para cualquiera, vale la pena por la historia, y las mujeres, pero no tiene un buen desenlace.
Jul 20, 2023
5
It's an interesting movie in concept. The elements of the noir genre are quite good. The music is excellent and the actors can't even be said, but nevertheless, the bad things it has are impossible to ignore, the nudity in the movie It lacks purpose it's just there because of the impact and there are too many scenes that one could cut and not affect the plot. I feel that these scenes were made out of pure pretense, which makes the movie look bad. I really think that with a good editing and cutting all the stupid scenes that don't contribute anything, there's a good movie
Jun 19, 2021
3
Pretense is the name of the game with this film. It has moments of intrigue but isn't interesting. It's biggest offense is over staying it's welcome at 2 1/2 hours. It's just too damn long to convey such a menial plot
Dec 15, 2020
3
A poor man's Mulholland Drive.
Outside of giving Garfield a chance to show his skills , this movie has very few things going for it.
Production Company:
- Vendian Entertainment
- Stay Gold Features
- Good Fear Content
- Michael De Luca Productions
- Pastel
- UnLTD Productions
- Salem Street Entertainment
- Boo Pictures
Release Date:Apr 19, 2019
Duration:2 h 19 m
Rating:R
Tagline:What are they hiding?
Awards
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
