Inherent Vice
Love usually leads to trouble.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10TMDB(2.8K votes)
Overview
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Costume Design (2015)
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Box office
Grossed $14.8M worldwide against a $20M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Inherent Vice
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles and California
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Music
Music by Jonny Greenwood
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robert Elswit
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Thomas PynchonNovel
- Paul Thomas AndersonWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 12, 2014
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $14.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Joaquin PhoenixLarry "Doc" Sportello
Josh BrolinLt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Owen WilsonCoy Harlingen
Katherine WaterstonShasta Fay Hepworth
Reese WitherspoonDeputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Benicio del ToroSauncho Smilax, Esq.
Jena MaloneHope Harlingen
Joanna NewsomSortilège, who is also the narrator
Jordan Christian HearnDenis
Hong ChauJade
Jeannie BerlinAunt Reet
Maya RudolphPetunia Leeway
Michael Kenneth WilliamsTariq Khalil
Martin ShortDr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
Sasha PieterseJaponica Fenway
Martin DonovanCrocker Fenway
Eric RobertsMichael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann
Serena Scott ThomasSloane Wolfmann
Christopher Allen NelsonGlenn Charlock
Sam JaegerAgent Flatweed
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