Inherent Vice
“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.
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Cast
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Joaquin Phoenix
Larry "Doc" Sportello
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Joker
Her
Josh Brolin
Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
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Deadpool 2
Avengers: Infinity War
Owen Wilson
Coy Harlingen
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Loki
Cars
Katherine Waterston
Shasta Fay Hepworth
Known for
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Alien: Covenant
Reese Witherspoon
Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Known for
Monsters vs Aliens
Sing
Benicio del Toro
Sauncho Smilax, Esq.
Known for
Sicario
The Usual Suspects
Jena Malone
Hope Harlingen
Known for
Donnie Darko
Into the Wild
Joanna Newsom
Sortilège, who is also the narrator
Also in
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jordan Christian Hearn
Denis
Known for
Doors
All About Nina
Hong Chau
Jade
Known for
Watchmen
Downsizing
Jeannie Berlin
Aunt Reet
Known for
The Night Of
Hunters
Maya Rudolph
Petunia Leeway
Known for
Bridesmaids
Big Mouth
Paul Thomas Anderson Director · Thomas Pynchon Author Jonny Greenwood Composer
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $20M · United States release December 12, 2014
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,810,975
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
IAC Films
Production
JoAnne Sellar Productions
Production
Ghoulardi Film Company
Production
RatPac Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 4, 2014
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · December 12, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States · February 17, 2015
Digital · iTunes / Amazon Prime Video
United States
November 8, 2014 · Premiere · AFI Fest
December 10, 2014 · Premiere · Los Angeles
January 9, 2015 · Theatrical
April 28, 2015 · Digital · Vudu / Google Play / Microsoft Store
April 28, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray /DVD
October 12, 2017 · Digital · Moves Anywhere
Argentina
March 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
March 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 19, 2015 · Theatrical
July 30, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Canada
December 25, 2014 · Theatrical · Toronto
Chile
March 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 3, 2015 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
February 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Ecuador
March 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Finland
March 27, 2015 · Theatrical
France
March 4, 2015 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 141618
July 15, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
February 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
February 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 25, 2015 · Physical · DVD
India
August 31, 2020 · Digital
Iraq
April 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Israel
February 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
February 26, 2015 · Theatrical
June 25, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Japan
April 18, 2015 · Theatrical
August 19, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Kazakhstan
June 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Kenya
January 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Lebanon
February 18, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 27, 2015 · Theatrical
July 10, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray / DVD
Netherlands
January 24, 2015 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 18, 2015 · Theatrical
July 24, 2015 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
March 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Oman
March 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Peru
February 18, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 18, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
April 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
February 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Russia
April 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 3, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
March 13, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 22, 2015 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 10, 2015 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festiva
October 2, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Türkiye
April 6, 2015 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
May 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 25, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 18, 2015 · Theatrical
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