20142h 29mDir. Adam Somner

Inherent Vice

Name: Inherent Vice
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Released: 2014-12-12
Duration: 2 h 29 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon

“Love usually leads to trouble.”

DramaMysteryComedy

4.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

Starring:Joaquin Phoenix,Josh Brolin,Owen Wilson,Katherine Waterston,Reese Witherspoon

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Joaquin Phoenix

Larry "Doc" Sportello

Josh Brolin

Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen

Owen Wilson

Coy Harlingen

Katherine Waterston

Shasta Fay Hepworth

Reese Witherspoon

Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

Benicio del Toro

Sauncho Smilax, Esq.

Jena Malone

Hope Harlingen

Joanna Newsom

Sortilège, who is also the narrator

Jordan Christian Hearn

Denis

Hong Chau

Jade

Jeannie Berlin

Aunt Reet

Maya Rudolph

Petunia Leeway

Key Production Crew

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenplay & Writers

Thomas Pynchon, Paul Thomas Anderson

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Original Score

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood

Producers

Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar

Film Details

Budget$20,000,000

Box Office Revenue$14,810,975

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Warner Bros. PicturesIAC FilmsJoAnne Sellar ProductionsGhoulardi Film CompanyRatPac Entertainment

Keywords & Themes

#california#based on novel or book#boat#detective#1970s#ex-girlfriend#surreal#vice#hippie lifestyle#pot smoking

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

4th PTA MOVIE!!!! Bro, I don’t even understand 80% of what happened in Inherent Vice. Like… plot? Mystery? Nah. What I DO understand is that I would sell my left sneaker just to smoke the fattest blunt with Joaquin Ph...

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