Inherent Vice (film)
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| Directed by | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Screenplay by | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Based on | Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon |
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| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Edited by | Leslie Jones |
| Music by | Jonny Greenwood |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 149 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million[3] |
| Box office | $14.8 million[4] |
Inherent Vice is a 2014 American neo-noir black comedy crime film written 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.
Anderson's adaptation of Inherent Vice had been in development since 2010; it is the first Pynchon novel to be adapted for the screen, with Anderson in 2025 loosely adapting Vineland into One Battle After Another. It is Anderson's second collaboration with Phoenix, following The Master (2012), and involves a number of his other recurring collaborators, including producers Daniel Lupi and JoAnne Sellar, cinematographer Robert Elswit, editor Leslie Jones, and composer Jonny Greenwood.
Inherent Vice premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 4, 2014, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 12, 2014, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics, with many praising the performances, costumes, and screenplay, but some criticizing the complicated plot. It was nominated for several awards, including two at the 87th Academy Awards and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Phoenix at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. The National Board of Review named it one of the ten best films of the year. Some critics said that Inherent Vice has the makings of a cult film.[5] In 2016, it was voted the 75th best film since 2000 in the BBC's international critics' poll.[6]
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- ^ "INHERENT VICE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (December 8, 2014). "Paul Thomas Anderson on Trying Not to 'F*ck Up' Adapting 'Inherent Vice'". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Inherent Vice (2014)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (October 5, 2014). "NYFF 2014: 'Inherent Vice' and the contemporary cult hit". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "The 21st Century's 100 greatest films". BBC News. BBC. August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2018.