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Inherent Vice

Movie · 2014 · 149 min

A hazy, rambling stoner noir that drifts through sun-bleached paranoia, funny and sad, demanding you surrender to its fog rather than follow the plot.

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2014 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Year
2014
Runtime
149 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity9
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, comedy drama, crime, romantic comedy
Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring
Richard Nixon, Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Martin Short, Eric Roberts
Music
Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Runtime
149 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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