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Inherent Vice

  • 2014
  • 18A
  • 2h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Inherent Vice (2014)
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
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In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Writers
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Thomas Pynchon
  • Stars
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Josh Brolin
    • Owen Wilson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    109K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,621
    210
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writers
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • Thomas Pynchon
    • Stars
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Josh Brolin
      • Owen Wilson
    • 356User reviews
    • 441Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 98 nominations total

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    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Larry "Doc" Sportello
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Coy Harlingen
    Katherine Waterston
    Katherine Waterston
    • Shasta Fay Hepworth
    Joanna Newsom
    Joanna Newsom
    • Sortilège
    Jordan Christian Hearn
    Jordan Christian Hearn
    • Denis
    Taylor Bonin
    • Ensenada Slim
    Jeannie Berlin
    Jeannie Berlin
    • Aunt Reet
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Michael Z. Wolfmann
    Serena Scott Thomas
    Serena Scott Thomas
    • Sloane Wolfmann
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Petunia Leeway
    Martin Dew
    Martin Dew
    • Dr. Buddy Tubeside
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Tariq Khalil
    Hong Chau
    Hong Chau
    • Jade
    Shannon Collis
    Shannon Collis
    • Bambi
    Christopher Allen Nelson
    Christopher Allen Nelson
    • Glenn Charlock
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Sauncho Smilax, Esq
    Catherine Haena Kim
    Catherine Haena Kim
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      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writers
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • Thomas Pynchon
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Reese Witherspoon filmed all of her scenes in four days. Writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson loved working with her so much that he and Joaquin Phoenix, who famously worked with Witherspoon in Walk the Line (2005), began talking with Witherspoon about possibly changing the story so that her character would be around more. However, ultimately the actress convinced the two that it wouldn't be a good idea, something that in retrospect Anderson agrees with.
    • Goofs
      Dr. Blatnoyd's office cannot possibly be in a large corner room with large windows on both sides based on the exterior shot of the Golden Fang building.
    • Quotes

      Sortilège: [narrating] Inherent vice in a maritime insurance policy is anything that you can't avoid. Eggs break, chocolate melts, glass shatters, and Doc wondered what that meant when it applied to ex-old ladies.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits roll, the end caption is the opening inscription from Pynchon's novel, Inherent Vice: "Under the Paving-Stones, the Beach!" - Graffito, Paris, May 1968
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Martin Short/Gabrielle Union/Mary J. Blige (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Dreamin' On a Cloud
      Written by Heinz Burt (as Burt Heinz)

      Performed by The Tornadoes (as The Tornados)

      Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group, Ltd.

      By arrangement with BMG Rights Management (US), LLC

    User reviews356

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    Nihilistic meta cinema - Don't try to follow, just enter and stay for a while
    Glad not to be a professional film critic - I would not know what to say. Great casting. Fun costumes. Some scenes give you the feeling of other scenes you might have seen somewhere else. Kind of like an instant classic rehash. Do not make the mistake to follow the plot. There is a higher chaos beneath us all. Probably good material to test the effects of various psychoactive substances on people who make an effort of connecting dots when watching movies. You do not need substances though. There are dots all right but there is no coherent picture that is good for everybody. Any connection you draw is fine. Maybe that is the message.

    I usually follow the guidance of amazon (I believe it to be the owner of this site) and try to give points between one and ten. Impossible here. I consider that the film's quality.
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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Vice caché
    • Filming locations
      • Arrowhead Springs Hotel - 24918 Arrowhead Springs Road, San Bernardino, California, USA(Chryskylodone)
    • Production companies
      • Ghoulardi Film Company
      • Warner Bros.
      • IAC Films
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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,110,975
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $328,184
      • Dec 14, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,810,975
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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