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Lost Highway - 1997
7.54
A lost road on the edge of strange…
Overview:
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Status: Released
Release: 1997-01-15
Runtime: 134 minutes
Ratings: 7.54
Vote Counts: 2770
Budget: 15000000 $
Revenue: 3836866 $
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