

Inherent Vice
2014-12-12 · 149 min · ★ 6.5
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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Production details
- Directors
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures, IAC Films, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company, RatPac Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 14,810,975
Top 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
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