Top billed cast

1. 

   Joaquin Phoenix

   Larry "Doc" Sportello

2. 

   Josh Brolin

   Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen

3. 

   Owen Wilson

   Coy Harlingen

4. 

   Katherine Waterston

   Shasta Fay Hepworth

5. 

   Reese Witherspoon

   Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

6. 

   Benicio del Toro

   Sauncho Smilax, Esq.

7. 

   Jena Malone

   Hope Harlingen

8. 

   Joanna Newsom

   Sortilège, who is also the narrator

9. 

   Jordan Christian Hearn

   Denis

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Reviews

A review by mattwilde123

Written by mattwilde123 on 2017-03-09

'Inherent Vice' is the next feature film from Paul Thomas Anderson and you can tell. It boasts a great soundtrack, brilliant acting and a very convoluted story as it tells the story of a private detective (Phoenix) as he investigates into the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

The screenplay is very confusing. It is hard to follow and purposely so as it introduces many characters and multiple stories but I have heard that this aspect of the screenplay is very true to the original source material. All I could do was admit that the film was too bewildering and to enjoy the many jokes and h...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$20,000,000.00

Revenue
$14,810,975.00

Keywords

• california
• based on novel or book
• boat
• detective
• 1970s
• ex-girlfriend
• surreal
• vice
• hippie lifestyle
• pot smoking
• marijuana
• private investigator
• disappearance
• lawyer
• los angeles, california
• drugs
• loan shark
• neo-noir
• 1960s
• heroin cartel