Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

Love usually leads to trouble.

16+ 2014 · 149 min · ★ 6.5 (3K) · Drama, Mystery, Comedy

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

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