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Inherent Vice
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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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Joaquin PhoenixLarry "Doc" Sportello
Josh BrolinLt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen
Owen WilsonCoy Harlingen
Katherine WaterstonShasta Fay Hepworth
Reese WitherspoonDeputy D.A. Penny Kimball
Benicio del ToroSauncho Smilax, Esq.
Jena MaloneHope Harlingen
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