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Inherent Vice

2014·Movie
2h 29min·R
70
GoodGoodWatch score

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An , comedy: , but gripping, .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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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.
Neo-Noir MysteryHippie Era SatireDreamlike AtmosphereComplex PlottingStoner DetectiveLos Angeles MythosMelancholic ToneP.T. Anderson StylePeriod PieceAmbiguous Resolution

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Where can I stream Inherent Vice?

In the United States, you can rent or buy Inherent Vice from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It streams in 14 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Inherent Vice worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 81). Critics rate it higher (77 out of 100) than audiences (64).

Will Inherent Vice make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly sharp wit (8 of 10) and absurd humor (7 of 10).

Can I half-watch Inherent Vice?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for complexity and 9 for ambiguity.

Was Inherent Vice a box office flop?

Budget$20 million
Box office$15 million

Yes: it cost about $20 million to make and earned $15 million worldwide, 74% of its budget.

What tropes does Inherent Vice use?

No-Respect GuyFacial MarkingsVisual InnuendoThe '70sThe Film of the BookBeware the Nice OnesRunning GagHenpecked HusbandGuile HeroFridge Logic"Last Supper" StealErudite Stonerand 48 more

TV Tropes lists 60 tropes for it, including No-Respect Guy, Facial Markings, and Visual Innuendo.