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Inherent Vice is a 2014 American period neo-noir mystery comedy film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon.
Jan 9, 2015 · A private investigator in 1970s Los Angeles gets involved in a kidnapping plot involving his ex-girlfriend and a billionaire. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film based on Thomas Pynchon's novel.
- (111K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- 2015-01-09
Sep 29, 2014 · Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson (“There Will Be Blood,” “The Master”) directed “Inherent Vice” from a screenplay he wrote based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon. Anderson also ...
- 2 min
- 7M
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Page 1 of 2, 3 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In a California beach community, private detective Larry "Doc" Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) tends to work his cases through a smoky haze of...
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- Paul Thomas Anderson
- R
- Joaquin Phoenix
"Inherent Vice" is a film about a stoner which itself seems stoned. This is just one small part of what makes it distinctive. Adapted from Thomas Pynchon's 2009 novel, the movie has been compared by many to the Coen brothers' " The Big Lebowski ," a drug-fueled LA comedy with a similarly labyrinthian mystery (or "mystery") and some shared themes.
A hippie private eye investigates a kidnapping case involving his ex-girlfriend and a wealthy land developer in 1970s Los Angeles. He encounters a web of conspiracy, politics, cults, drugs, and a mysterious syndicate called the Golden Fang.
Dec 11, 2014 · Dec. 11, 2014. In Paul Thomas Anderson’s cinematic love-in “Inherent Vice,” Joaquin Phoenix plays Doc Sportello, a Los Angeles shamus in Jesus sandals trucking through the sunshine and noir...
