Inherent Vice

About Inherent Vice

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

Inherent Vice (2014) is a comedy mystery film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Released in December 2014, it runs 149 minutes.

The film is filed under marijuana, disappearance, surreal, and boat. The film began as a novel.

Joaquin Phoenix stars as Larry "Doc" Sportello, Josh Brolin as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen, Owen Wilson as Coy Harlingen, and Katherine Waterston as Shasta Fay Hepworth. The screenplay is by Paul Thomas Anderson. It comes from Ghoulardi Film Company and IAC Films.

Zodiac, Carlito's Way, and Brick make useful companions to Inherent Vice, all filed under 1960s, 1970s, and california. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 2,807 votes and it carries a R rating.