
Inherent Vice
Love usually leads to trouble.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, IAC Films
A hazy, digressive neo-noir mystery set in 1970s Los Angeles that prioritizes mood, strangeness, and playful ambiguity over plot clarity.
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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Is Inherent Vice one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.
Does Inherent Vice end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Inherent Vice scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Inherent Vice sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Inherent Vice violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Inherent Vice easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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