Inherent Vice
2014 · 2h 29m · Comedy, Drama, Mystery · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Love usually leads to trouble.
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Written & directed by
Paul Thomas AndersonBased on the novel by
Thomas Pynchon6.5Smart score
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1960s1970sbased on novel or bookboatcaliforniadetectivedisappearancedrugsex-girlfriendheroin cartelhippie lifestylelawyerloan sharklos angeles, californiamarijuananeo-noirpot smokingprivate investigatorsurrealvice
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