Broken Flowers vs Inherent Vice

Broken Flowers has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Inherent Vice). Broken Flowers is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 29m. Broken Flowers is the older of the two (2005 against 2014). Both are comedy, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Broken Flowers posterBroken Flowers2005 VS Inherent Vice posterInherent Vice2014
Broken FlowersInherent Vice
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.5/10
Year20052014
Length1h 46m2h 29m
GenresComedy, Drama, Mystery, RomanceComedy, Drama, Mystery
Country––
DirectorJim JarmuschPaul Thomas Anderson
Main castChris Bauer, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Chloë SevignyMichael Kenneth Williams, Sasha Pieterse, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Jena Malone

Synopsis

Broken Flowers

Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates Don to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames seeking answers.

Inherent Vice

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

Where to watch

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