Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls (1996)

  • 31% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (6,960 ratings)

Four men just barely on the right side of the law step into a web of danger and corruption in this drama. In the early 1950s, Max Hoover (Nick Nolte) is a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department who leads what's been dubbed "the hat squad," a group of sharp-dressed cops who are ordered to… More

Play Trailer

R, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By
Lee Tamahori
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Apr 26, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Nov 2, 2004
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    Connelly, Melanie Griffith and Bruce Dern all fare well in a predominantly misused cast, but the tone of this talkfest is dreary.

  • Scott Nash, Three Movie Buffs

    An imperfect but still entertaining neo-noir mystery.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a watchable endeavor that's nevertheless a marked disappointment...

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    How could it miss? Let me count the ways.

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    An uneven mystery-thriller that suffers from a plot that wanders in too many directions and an overabundance of underdeveloped characters.

Read all 9 critic reviews

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lewis C


    This movie needed more Jennifer Connelly, and it needed to be in black and white. I'm sorry, but noir never really works for me unless it's steeped in shadows and a colorless world. That's just what I've been conditioned to expect from a good noir movie. If… More

  • Anthony L


    An interesting attempt at neo-noir but it quickly loses its grip on the audience. Shame really because the cast is really good! It really should have been better!

  • Arash X


    A good movie with a great cast but would have been better if it had more character development, There are also a few cliche moments & some unconvincing ones

  • Curtis L


    Better than I expected, but still just another LAPD 50's movie. Don't know why there are so many of this genera, and don't know why I seem to have seen them all. Still, this one is by far the best. The cast is great, and hearing John Malkovich talk about atomic… More

  • xGary X


    An attempt to revisit hard-boiled noir detective movies that pre-dated LA Confidential by a year, but this is all style and no substance. All the elements are there, but it just feels like a half-hearted pastiche of ideas pilfered from other sources, and the ensemble cast of… More

Read all 7 featured audience ratings

Cast

See full cast

Trailers & Clips

More Like This

facebook_logo

Now you can share movies with your friends on Facebook!

  • Discover movies your friends are watching
  • Keep track of what you want to see
  • Add your reviews to your Timeline