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Inherent Vice

2014 · 149 min · Director: Paul Thomas Anderson ★ IMDb 6.6 · 120,947 ratings

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During the psychedelic 60s and 70s Larry "Doc" Sportello is surprised by his former girlfriend and her plot for her billionaire boyfriend, his wife, and her boyfriend. A plan for kidnapping gets shaken up by the oddball characters entangled in this groovy kidnapping romp based upon the novel by Thomas Pynchon.

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Inherent Vice (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Humor 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Curiosity. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Humor and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Curiosity
Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity42 %42 %17 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity45 %43 %23 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity49 %44 %32 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity48 %45 %32 %3 %
22.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity44 %44 %25 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity45 %46 %28 %5 %
32.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity48 %50 %34 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity49 %50 %37 %6 %
42.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity50 %50 %36 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 71′Melancholy49 %46 %28 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 78′Humor49 %44 %28 %1 %
57.5 %≈ 86′Curiosity50 %48 %36 %0 %
62.5 %≈ 93′Curiosity49 %49 %39 %1 %
67.5 %≈ 101′Curiosity51 %40 %39 %4 %
72.5 %≈ 108′Melancholy56 %34 %43 %4 %
77.5 %≈ 115′Curiosity60 %41 %53 %5 %
82.5 %≈ 123′Tension65 %44 %59 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 130′Relief65 %34 %44 %41 %
92.5 %≈ 138′Relief63 %25 %27 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 145′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Katherine Waterston

Shasta Fay Hepworth

Reese Witherspoon

Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball

Benicio del Toro

Sauncho Smilax, Esq.

Jena Malone

Hope Harlingen

JN
Joanna Newsom

Sortilège, who is also the narrator

JC
Jordan Christian Hearn

Denis

Hong Chau

Jade

JB
Jeannie Berlin

Aunt Reet

Maya Rudolph

Petunia Leeway

Martin Short

Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.

SP
Sasha Pieterse

Japonica Fenway

Martin Donovan

Crocker Fenway

Eric Roberts

Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann

SS
Serena Scott Thomas

Sloane Wolfmann

CA
Christopher Allen Nelson

Glenn Charlock

Sam Jaeger

Agent Flatweed

Details

Written by
Paul Thomas Anderson, Thomas Pynchon
Type
Movies
Released
2014
Runtime
149 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 120,947 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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