5 David Lynch Movies Streaming on Max to Watch In Honor of the Late, Great Director

David Lynch—the great American film director known for his dark, unsettling, surrealist imagery—died today, leaving a large gap behind in the world of art house cinema. He was 78 years old.

 Film lovers of every generation mourned Lynch passing on Thursday. His filmmaking career spanned four decades, from his 1977’s debut feature, Eraserhead, which launched his career, to his last full feature, Inland Empire, in 2006. Gen X and millennial pop culture connoisseurs know Lynch best not for his movie, but for his critically-acclaimed, cult-hit TV show, Twin Peaks, which ran for just two seasons, from 1990 to 1991. In 2017, Lynch and the cast returned to the series for one more season, titled Twin Peaks: The Return, which was nominated for several Emmys and celebrated as one of the best shows of the year.

Unfortunately, it was no secret that Lynch was in poor health. Last year, the filmmaker publicly revealed he had emphysema, or lung disease, caused by a lifetime of smoking cigarettes. But he leaves behind a legacy of artwork that will go down as some of the greatest TV shows and movies of all time. For film lovers looking to honor Lynch’s memory, a handful of his movies are streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max), free to anyone with a Max or HBO subscription. Here are five David Lynch movies you can stream today.

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   This surreal, body horror movie was Lynch’s first feature, and the one that put him on the map. If you’re diving into Lynch’s filmography, there’s no better place to start than at the beginning. The film tells the story of a father (played by Jack Nance) who is forced to care for his severely deformed child in a bizarre, industrial alternate universe. Also starring Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk, the movie was a financial flop, but eventually become a cult hit, and launched Lynch’s art house career.

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   Forty years before Timothée Chalamet rode a sand worm in the desert, David Lynch took a stab at adapting Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel. The results were not exactly good, per se, but they were bizarre, surreal, and oh-so Lynchian. It’s the perfect movie for a drunk movie night, and even though Lynch himself did what he could to distance himself from the film, it’s a fun chapter in the filmmaker’s career. Plus, it marks the first collab between Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan, aka the beginning of a beautiful partnership.

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   If you’re only going to watch one Lynch movie today, you should probably make it Mulholland Drive. But if you’re only going to watch one Lynch movie today, and you don’t want to pay to buy or rent Mulholland Drive on digital, then you should watch Blue Velvet streaming on Max. This psychological horror film noir is the pinnacle of what people mean when they “Lynchian.” Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, the film follows a college kid who goes home to care for his sickly father, and uncovers a criminal conspiracy that leads to a tumultuous romantic affair.

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   You’ll probably only want to watch this prequel movie to the Twin Peaks series if you’ve already seen the show. It follows the last seven days of Laura Palmer’s life (played by Sheryl Lee), whose death is the catalyst for the investigation in the series. Fair warning: The movie is a lot darker than the series. But it’s still worth a watch, especially in light of Lynch’s full body of work, including his return to the Twin Peaks world in 2017.

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   Lynch’s most recent, and ultimately final, feature film acts almost as a culmination of his career. The cast is made up of Lynch favorites—Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, and Grace Zabriskie—and blends body horror, film noir, and thriller up into a bizarre, unsettling package. Plus, it’s about showbiz itself. Dern stars as a struggling Hollywood actress who takes on characteristics of a role she’s playing in a troubled production. If you want insights on what Lynch thought of Hollywood, watch this one.