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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 81/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 74% of the 6,965 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic81/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
2,787 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul Thomas AndersonDirector
- Jonny GreenwoodOriginal Music Composer
- Paul Thomas AndersonWriter
Cast
- 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
- Joanna NewsomSortilège, who is also the narrator
- Jordan Christian HearnDenis
- Hong ChauJade
- Jeannie BerlinAunt Reet
- Maya RudolphPetunia Leeway
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Themes
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