Inherent Vice

2014 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Movie film Q13806537
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Inherent Vice

Summary

Inherent Vice is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,873 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inherent Vice received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Inherent Vice's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Inherent Vice was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson[5].
  • Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the screenplay for Inherent Vice[6].
  • Inherent Vice's composer is recorded as Jonny Greenwood[7].
  • Inherent Vice's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • Inherent Vice's genre is crime film[9].
  • Inherent Vice's genre is comedy drama[10].
  • Inherent Vice's genre is comedy film[11].
  • Inherent Vice's genre is film based on a novel[12].
  • Inherent Vice's genre is drama film[13].
  • Inherent Vice's based on is recorded as Inherent Vice[14].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Benicio del Toro[15].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Jeannie Berlin[16].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Joaquin Phoenix[17].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Josh Brolin[18].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Kevin J. O'Connor[19].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Martin Short[20].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Owen Wilson[21].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Reese Witherspoon[22].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Sasha Pieterse[23].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Katherine Waterston[24].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Joanna Newsom[25].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Eric Roberts[26].
  • A cast member of Inherent Vice was Serena Scott Thomas[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2014-12-15[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, pop, pop rock, rock[31]

  • Community tags: classical, pop, pop rock, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bac1bae4-bd2c-4da0-a878-62f66f834671[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Daniel Lupi[34], JoAnne Sellar[35], and Paul Thomas Anderson[36]. Inherent Vice was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson[5]. Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Benicio del Toro[15], Jeannie Berlin[16], Joaquin Phoenix[17], Josh Brolin[18], Kevin J. O'Connor[19], and Martin Short[20].

Publication

Publication dates include October 4, 2014[37] and February 12, 2015[38]. The original language of Inherent Vice was English[39]. Genres include romantic comedy[8], crime film[9], comedy drama[10], comedy film[11], film based on a novel[12], and drama film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[40].

Reception

Inherent Vice received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 7.2/10[41], 74%[42], and 81/100[43].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Inherent Vice include Vício Inerente[44], an album[45].

Why It Matters

Inherent Vice ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,873 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

Entities named for it include Vício Inerente[44], an album[45].

FAQs

What awards did Inherent Vice receive?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [34] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] . wikidata.org.
  33. [43] . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  35. [38] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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