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Year
1980
Runtime
124 min.
Director
David Lynch
Genres
Drama, Biography
Rating *
8.2
Votes *
128,733
Checks
31,095
Favs
2,363
Dislikes
102
Favs/checks
7.6% (1:13)
Favs/dislikes
23:1
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  1. Camille Deadpan's avatar

    Camille Deadpan

    Poem used by Joseph Merrick to end his letters, adapted from "False Greatness" by Isaac Watts:

    'Tis true my form is something odd,
    But blaming me is blaming God;
    Could I create myself anew
    I would not fail in pleasing you.

    If I could reach from pole to pole
    Or grasp the ocean with a span,
    I would be measured by the soul;
    The mind's the standard of the man.
    9 years 10 months ago
  2. dirte_lawndre's avatar

    dirte_lawndre

    One of the most emotionally heaviest movies I have ever seen, quite an experience. 11 years 10 months ago
  3. thetallguyinthecorner's avatar

    thetallguyinthecorner

    This movie has the distinction of being the only movie to ever make tears run down my face, and I found myself making choking animal noises. Wasn't prepared for that... A masterpiece. 9 years 3 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #14 in IMDb's Biography Top 50
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    IMDb's Biography Top 50

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  2. This movie ranks #18 in IMDb's 1980s Top 50
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    IMDb's 1980s Top 50

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  3. This movie ranks #35 in BAFTA Award - Best Film
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    35
  4. This movie ranks #96 in iCheckMovies's 1980s Top 100
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  5. This movie ranks #160 in IMDb's Top 250
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  6. This movie ranks #250 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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    250
  7. This movie ranks #285 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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    285
  8. This movie ranks #290 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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    290
  9. This movie ranks #325 in Academy Award - Best Picture Nominees
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    325
  10. This movie ranks #362 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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    362
  11. This movie ranks #381 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  12. This movie ranks #388 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  13. This movie ranks #409 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  14. This movie ranks #586 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  15. This movie ranks #666 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  16. This movie ranks #1283 in The Criterion Collection
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