You need to watch something different today. You need a neo-noir that will drag you down a bizarre, sun-drenched rabbit hole. "Under the Silver Lake" fits the bill perfectly.
What if every pop song, cereal box, and graffiti tag was part of a secret code pointing to a vast, hidden conspiracy? Well, now you can dive right into that world without spending a dime, since "Under the Silver Lake" is now streaming free on Tubi. It’s the kind of film that lingers long after the credits roll, equal parts surreal mystery and Hollywood fever dream.
Whether Andrew Garfield's disillusioned Los Angeles drifter is unraveling hidden messages in pop culture or chasing phantom clues through L.A.’s glittering underbelly, the movie keeps you guessing about what’s real, what’s imagined, and what it all means.
What's 'Under the Silver Lake' about?
Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a slacker in Los Angeles with too much time on his hands and an eviction notice on his door. Things change a bit when he meets Sarah (Riley Keogh), a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool. They share an evening, but the next morning, she's gone. Her entire apartment is empty, as if she never existed.
Most people would be bummed out, maybe check a forwarding address. Sam becomes obsessed, convinced her vanishing is a piece of a much larger, hidden puzzle. He wants answers, and he's willing to go anywhere to get them.
His search starts with a strange symbol left on her wall. Next thing you know, he's gone down a surreal rabbit hole, looking for hidden codes in pop songs, secret messages in magazines, and links between missing billionaires and a local dog killer.
The deeper he digs, the more paranoid and unhinged his journey becomes. How far will he go to solve a mystery that might not even exist? Is he the only one who sees the code, or what's going on? This trippy adventure is one that'll keep you guessing, but in all the right ways.
Why you should stream 'Under the Silver Lake' on Tubi
"Under the Silver Lake" turns all of Los Angeles into a sprawling, cryptic puzzle. After Sam's mysterious neighbor vanishes, his search for her becomes a serious obsession. Think of the red string conspiracy scene on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and you'll have an idea where this movie is going. It's hard not to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
Every clue Sam finds only leads to more questions, and every person he meets is stranger than the last. You genuinely can't tell if Sam is a genius detective on the verge of uncovering a massive conspiracy or just a paranoid slacker losing his mind. So you laugh with him, and sometimes at him, but you're never quite sure of how you should be feeling. And that's kind of what makes it so much fun. Questioning what you saw and heard after you finish a movie always means it was a good time.
It’s also a powerful look at the dark side of obsession, not just with a person, but with pop culture itself. And that's fun to chew on for a while after you watch. But hey, if you're just here as an Andrew Garfield stan, we won't blame you for that, either.
Stream "Under the Silver Lake" on Tubi for free
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