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Inherent Vice

2014 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Summary

Inherent Vice is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,891 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Paul Thomas Anderson[4]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson[5]
  • Composer: Jonny Greenwood[6]
  • Genre: crime film[7], comedy drama[8], comedy film[9], drama film[10], romantic comedy film[11]
  • Based on: Inherent Vice[12]
  • Cast member: Benicio del Toro[13], Jeannie Berlin[14], Joaquin Phoenix[15], Josh Brolin[16], Kevin J. O'Connor[17], Martin Short[18], Owen Wilson[19], Reese Witherspoon[20], Sasha Pieterse[21], Katherine Waterston[22], Joanna Newsom[23], Eric Roberts[24], Serena Scott Thomas[25], Maya Rudolph[26]
  • Producer: Daniel Lupi[27], JoAnne Sellar[28], Paul Thomas Anderson[29]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[30]
  • Production company: IAC[31]
  • Director of photography: Robert Elswit[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: Inherent Vice (film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[36], 74%[37], 81/100[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: October 4, 2014[41], February 12, 2015[42]
  • Characters: Richard Nixon[43]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[44]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[45], California[46]
  • Official website: http://inherentvicemovie.com/[47]
  • Filming location: California[48]
  • Film editor: Leslie Jones[49]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Inherent Vice include Vício Inerente[50], an album[51].

Why It Matters

Inherent Vice has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Vício Inerente[50], an album[51].

FAQs

What awards did Inherent Vice receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Belladonna Benicio del Toro California Eric Roberts film Jena Malone Joanna Newsom Joaquin Phoenix Jonny Greenwood Josh Brolin Katherine Waterston Los Angeles Martin Donovan Martin Short Maya Rudolph Michael K. Williams Owen Wilson Paul Thomas Anderson Reese Witherspoon Richard Nixon Sasha Pieterse Scott Rudin Thomas Pynchon United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 6w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 23w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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