Blue Velvet (1986)

After finding a severed human ear in a field, a young man soon discovers a sinister underworld lying just beneath his idyllic suburban home town.

An off kilter conspiracy thriller from David Lynch and starring Twin Peaks' Kyle MacLachlan alongside a strong supporting cast including Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper. The soundtrack and lighting lend it a trusting mood but Lynch uses techniques like widescreen shots in the houses to give the perspective on middle American life a distorted view. Uses tricks like slowly zooming out from extreme close ups to add intimate tension, he creates a surreal world of deception and intrigue like only David Lynch would.