---
title: 'Inherent Vice (2014)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Thomas Anderson'
released: '2014-10-04'
runtime_minutes: 149
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/inherent-vice-2014'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791528/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Inherent Vice (2014)

2014 · R · 149 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Inherent Vice is a 2014 American neo-noir black comedy crime film written, co-produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon. The ensemble cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and Joanna Newsom. The film follows Larry "Doc" Sportello, a well-intentioned but fumbling stoner, hippie, and private investigator embroiled in the criminal underworld of 1970 Los Angeles, investigating three cases linked by the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy new boyfriend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-thomas-anderson)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-thomas-anderson)
- **Producer:** [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-thomas-anderson), [Daniel Lupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-lupi), [JoAnne Sellar](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-sellar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jonny Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonny-greenwood)
- **Editor:** [Leslie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-jones)

## Cast

- [Belladonna](https://cinepixo.com/people/belladonna) as Clancy Charlock
- [Kevin J. O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-j-o-connor)
- [Jillian Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jillian-bell) as Chlorinda
- [Sam Jaeger](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-jaeger) as FBI Agent Flatweed
- [Keith Jardine](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-jardine) as Puck Beaverton
- [Sasha Pieterse](https://cinepixo.com/people/sasha-pieterse) as Japonica Fenway
- [Yvette Yates](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvette-yates) as Luz
- [Jena Malone](https://cinepixo.com/people/jena-malone) as Hope Harlingen
- [Josh Brolin](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-brolin) as Lieutenant Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
- [Serena Scott Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/serena-scott-thomas) as Sloane Wolfmann
- [Anders Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-holm)
- [Eric Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-roberts) as Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann
- [Jeannie Berlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeannie-berlin) as Aunt Reet
- [Hong Chau](https://cinepixo.com/people/hong-chau) as Jade
- [Peter McRobbie](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mcrobbie) as Adrian Prussia

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Official site: http://inherentvicemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/inherent-vice-2014
Film facts: Wikidata (Q13806537); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.