Movies Like Inherent Vice

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

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Punch-Drunk Love

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2 shared crewDir. Paul Thomas AndersonDP: Robert Elswit

There Will Be Blood

2007·2h 38m·★ 8.2·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewDir. Paul Thomas AndersonDP: Robert Elswit

Magnolia

1999·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewDir. Paul Thomas AndersonDP: Robert Elswit

Hard Eight

1997·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Paul Thomas Anderson

2 shared crewDir. Paul Thomas AndersonDP: Robert Elswit

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

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Brick

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Starsky & Hutch

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