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Inland Empire (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Inland Empire (2006) a score of 2.9592 out of 4

based on (65) reviews

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Excellent

(27)

Very Good

(21)

Good

(14)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(1)

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Empire (Damon Wise)

A dazzling and exquisitely original riddle as told by an enigma, featuring a superb, multi-layered performance by Laura Dern....read the complete Inland Empire (2006) review at Empire (Damon Wise)

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Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)

Only David Lynch could make the incomprehensible so compelling....read the complete Inland Empire (2006) review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)

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Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)

About two hours into David Lynch's "Inland Empire," Nikki Grace (Laura Dern), or Susan Blue (Laura Dern), or possibly a third, nameless döppelganger (also Dern), runs down a pitch-dark, back-country lane, her mouth frozen in a blood-chilling,...read the complete Inland Empire (2006) review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)

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filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)

To those who thought that Terry Gilliam's gothic frenzy Tideland was an auteur who had lost all restraint: In the words of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, you ain't seen nothing yet. The notorious David Lynch has always held a rather slippery grip on...read the complete Inland Empire (2006) review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)