Inherent Vice Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Paramount Plus

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Inherent Vice is a 2014 period neo-noir mystery film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is based on the 2009 book by Thomas Pynchon. The story revolves around a fumbling but well-intentioned private eye Larry “Doc” Sportello and his investigation of three cases deeply intertwined in the criminal underbelly of 1970s Los Angeles.

Here’s how you can watch and stream Inherent Vice via streaming services such as Paramount Plus.

Is Inherent Vice available to watch via streaming?

Yes, Inherent Vice is available to watch via streaming on Paramount Plus.

The story of Inherent Vice follows a well-intentioned but fumbling stoner, hippie, and private investigator Larry “Doc” Sportello who gets caught up in the criminal underworld of 1970s Los Angeles while investigating three cases linked by the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy new boyfriend.

Joaquin Phoenix leads the cast of Inherent Vice as Sportello. Other cast members include Josh Brolin as Lt. Det. Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen, Owen Wilson as Coy Harlingen, Katherine Waterson as Shasta Fay Hepworth, Reese Witherspoon as Deputy D.A. Penny Kimball, and Benicio del Toro as Sauncho Smilax.

Watch Inherent Vice streaming via Paramount Plus

Inherent Vice is available to watch on Paramount Plus.

Paramount Plus is a subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming platform owned and operated by Paramount Global. This OTT platform hosts content from the vast libraries of CBS Media Ventures, CBS Studios, Paramount Media Networks, and Paramount Pictures.

You can watch via the show Paramount Plus by following these steps:

Go to ParamountPlus.com

Select ‘Try It Free’

Choose your plan:

$5.99 per month or $59.99 per year (Essential)

$11.99 per month or $199.99 per year (with SHOWTIME)

Enter your personal information and create your account

The Paramount Plus Essential plan includes tens of thousands of episodes and movies, the NFL on CBS, the UEFA Champions League, 24/7 news coverage with CBS News, and limited ads.

Furthermore, the Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME plan includes all of the above, removes the ads except in limited circumstances, and also includes SHOWTIME originals, movies, and sports along with CBS live TV and college football. Nonetheless, you’re able to download shows to your mobile device.

Inherent Vice’s official synopsis is as follows:

“In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.”

NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.