20 movies like Inherent Vice, ordered by similarity : The Nice Guys(2016), The Likely Lads(1976), Focus(2015), A Shot in the Dark(1964), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Seduced(2016), Sandwich(2006), Gone Girl(2014), Dear Inspector(1978), A Serial Killer's Guide to Life(2019), Confidentially Yours(1983), Ready or Not(2019) ...
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
148 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Josh Brolin Owen Wilson Katherine Waterston Reese Witherspoon Benicio Del Toro Martin Short Jena Malone Joanna Newsom Eric Roberts Sasha Pieterse
private detective ex-lover tycoon wife surfer stoner brash campy cool california beach apartment car police station office trouble drugs trust love free spirits
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Russell Crowe Ryan Gosling Angourie Rice Matt Bomer Margaret Qualley Yaya DaCosta Keith David Beau Knapp Lois Smith Murielle Telio Gil Gerard
private detective enforcer missing person daughter assassin lawyer cheeky hilarious cool los angeles bar strip club apartment office car missing persons detective work unlikely allies assassination attempt search
In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
Comedy
UK
1976
90 Minutes
James Bolam Rodney Bewes Brigit Forsyth Mary Tamm Sheila Fearn Zena Walker Judy Buxton Alun Armstrong Vicki Michelle Ronald Lacey Anulka Dziubinska
friend bachelor lover wife divorce amusing brooding cheeky endearing melodramatic playful van town beach bed and breakfast bedroom flat relationships love happiness
Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Argentina
2015
105 Minutes
Will Smith John Requa Margot Robbie Adrian Martinez Gerald McRaney Rodrigo Santoro BD Wong Brennan Brown Robert Taylor Dotan Bonen Griff Furst
con artist protégé girlfriend mentor rival partner confident cool crafty apartment stadium car street office casino con game danger love heartbreak revenge
In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1964
101 Minutes
Peter Sellers Elke Sommer George Sanders Herbert Lom Tracy Reed Graham Stark André Maranne Douglas Wilmer Vanda Godsell Maurice Kaufman Ann Lynn
murderer housekeeper detective sexy woman lover madcap lighthearted playful car household theater france investigation murder injustice poison bomb mystery pursuit love
Inspector Jacques Clouseau investigates the murder of Mr. Benjamin Ballon's driver at a country estate.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Elisabeth Röhm Jon Prescott Julie Mond Robert Mailhouse Jessica Amlee April Audia Tanner Stine Ser'Darius Blain Cade Carradine Alexandria Basso
widow woman con man love interest murder suspect lover charming cheeky emotional passionate suspenseful disheartening germany city beach love love interest relationships betrayal trust
A woman is conned by a man who uses online dating ads to rob women.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
India
2006
180 Minutes
Govinda Raveena Tandon Mahima Chaudhry Mohnish Bahl Shammi Kapoor Mushtaq Khan Kiran Kumar Reema Lagoo Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Shweta Menon Satish Shah
screenwriter wealthy woman wife son father sister amusing cool hilarious lighthearted madcap outlandish house bungalow school coffee shop restaurant street love triangle arranged marriage
Sher Singh lives with his mother and handicapped sister in Punjab but moves to Mumbai, changes his name to Shekhar, meets Nisha and falls in love. When his mother asks him to return, he ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
France
1978
105 Minutes
Annie Girardot Philippe Noiret Catherine Aric
detective professor serial killer former lover airy charming amusing thrilling paris street apartment reunion lost loves murder investigation serial murders politics adventure mystery rescue 1970s
Romance in the prime of life. When Lise's car bumps Antoine's bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. He's now a professor of Greek; she's ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
2019
81 Minutes
Katie Brayben Poppy Roe Ben Lloyd-Hughes Sarah Ball Tomiwa Edun Sinead Matthews Sian Clifford Owain Rhys Davies
addict life coach young woman serial killer brash engaging gripping gutsy quirky england road house car murder unlikely allies unlikely criminal road trip adventure discovery mystery
Comedy, Western
France
1983
90 Minutes
Fanny Ardant Jean-Louis Trintignant Philippe Laudenbach Caroline Sihol Philippe Morier-Genoud Xavier Saint-Macary Jean-Louis Richard Roland Thenot
wife secretary boss lover real estate broker police officer amusing witty suspenseful tender france office small town hideout unrequited love secret life frame-ups wrongfully accused murder investigation infidelity
Claude Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place as Julien Vercel, an estate agent who knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discovers ... See full summary »
Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2019
95 Minutes
Samara Weaving Tyler Gillett Adam Brody Mark O'Brien Henry Czerny Andie MacDowell Melanie Scrofano Kristian Bruun Elyse Levesque Nicky Guadagni John Ralston
bride groom father-in-law mother-in-law sister-in-law husband creepy disturbing campy cheeky gritty hysterical mansion drawing room dining room family estate wedding car hide-and-seek troubled marriage
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
139 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Riley Keough Topher Grace Patrick Fischler Grace Van Patten Callie Hernandez Zosia Mamet Jeremy Bobb Sydney Sweeney Jimmi Simpson David Yow
girl next door mysterious girl friend man conspiracy theorist amusing witty intricate endearing uneasy los angeles hollywood, calif. apartment apartment building pool park mysterious strangers disappearance clues conspiracy
Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.
Mystery & Thriller
India
2012
122 Minutes
Vidya Balan Parambrata Chatterjee Nawazuddin Siddiqui Saswata Chatterjee Indraneil Sengupta
young man young woman pregnant woman missing person police officer assassin gripping intense engaging india calcutta, india apartment police station lodge office mystery mission search missing link husband/wife relationship
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Japan
1991
122 Minutes
Patrick Swayze Keanu Reeves Gary Busey Lori Petty John C. McGinley James LeGros John Philbin BoJesse Christopher
undercover agent fbi agent bank robber surfer love interest leader gutsy thrilling confident southern california beach pacific ocean police station hawaii undercover operations bank heist romance career vs. love conflict of interest crime
An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Horror, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Sweden|Denmark
2018
108 Minutes
Eva Melander Eero Milonoff Viktor Åkerblom Matti Boustedt Jörgen Thorsson Andreas Kundler Rakel Wärmlander Ann Petrén
customs official traveler stranger co-worker animal love interest emotional endearing engaging uneasy moving tense airport office interrogation room house forest lake unlikely romance nature
A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
102 Minutes
Robin Tunney Tim Blake Nelson Brad Hunt Liz Phair Jason Priestley Nora Dunn Lindsay Crouse Ricardo Gil Kenny Kwong Stephen Polk
love interest prisoner parole officer police officer stalker animator quirky engaging san francisco apartment confinement injustice investigation romance obsession music discovery love escape 2000s
After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|India
2017
120 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Peggy Lipton Bryce Gheisar KJ Apa Juliet Rylance Luke Kirby Gabrielle Rose Michael Bofshever Britt Robertson Logan Miller Kirby Howell-Baptiste
dog husband wife son girlfriend police officer endearing heartwarming moving passionate amusing house park field carnival neighborhood family pets life lessons reincarnation
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2014
119 Minutes
Bill Nighy Imelda Staunton Dominic West Paddy Considine George MacKay Joseph Gilgun Andrew Scott Ben Schnetzer Chris Overton Faye Marsay Freddie Fox
coal miner activist gay man lesbian politician police officer brash confident cool london office coal mine street apartment police station mining gay rights activism politics trust
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Romance, Drama
France
2017
114 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Marion Cotillard Charlotte Gainsbourg Louis Garrel Alba Rohrwacher Laszlo Szabo Hippolyte Girardot Jacques Nolot Catherine Mouchet Samir Guesmi
filmmaker girlfriend former lover wife missing wife husband emotional tense intricate sultry passionate france beach house beach office filmmaker going home love relationships marriage
The story follows a filmmaker whose life is sent into a tailspin by the return of a former lover just as he is about to embark on the shoot of a new film.