Inherent Vice
When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend with whom she just happens to be in love, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin…well, easy for her to say. It’s the tail end of the psychedelic `60s and paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” that’s being way too overused—except this one usually leads to trouble.
Joaquin Phoenix
Josh Brolin
Owen Wilson
Katherine Waterston
Reese Witherspoon
Benicio del Toro
Jena Malone
Maya Rudolph
Martin Short
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer:
Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar
Written by:
Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon
Distributor:
Warner Bros.
$30 million
Awards:
Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical - Joaquin Phoenix (2014)
Oscar Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published - Paul Thomas Anderson (2014)
Oscar Nominated Best Achievement in Costume Design (2014)
Metacritic Score:
81%
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
72%