Surrealist Movies
Surrealist films use dream logic, shock and unexpected images to challenge how stories are told. This list picks well-known surrealist and surreal-leaning films, listed by year.
Surrealist Movies: the list
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí make a short film built on dream images and shock cuts.
L'Age d'Or (1930)
Luis Buñuel directs a surreal comedy about a couple whose passion is blocked at every turn.
Eraserhead (1977)
David Lynch directs a black-and-white nightmare about a man raising a strange infant.
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Alejandro Jodorowsky directs a symbolic and violent film about a thief who joins a group of seekers.
Mulholland Drive (2001)
David Lynch directs a dreamlike Hollywood mystery about an aspiring actress and an amnesiac woman.