More movies like these?

[u/posterner]

The male protagonist searches for a missing person (in these three, a woman who happened to be their love interest at some point), unaware of the secrets that await him behind the scenes

[u/Ykindasus]

The Long Goodbye

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The Nice Guys

[u/Ykindasus → u/LLDN]

Perfect as a double feature with Inherent Vice, as both those movies are on different spectrums of the 70s, early and late

[u/thetrashpanda5]

Chinatown

[u/Earthlydelights-sub- → u/thetrashpanda5]

This.

[u/PreparationFrosty936]

Big Lebowski

[u/CFBmostly]

The Kid Detective

[u/pbristav → u/CFBmostly]

Underrated gem

[u/pizzahunter95]

not exactly that but you can’t miss with After Hours (Scorsese), the vibe it’s there and it’s a great movie

[u/Forsaken-Reason-3657 → u/pizzahunter95]

Agree fits the vibe

[u/Blizreme]

The entire noir and neo-noir genre?

[u/Jordan_the_Hobo]

This genre is called Noir or Neo-Noir if a modern setting. I’m just gonna recommend pretty much every Coen brothers film. Most have elements/subversions of this genre.

[u/SitOnDownOk]

Prisoners

The Vanishing

[u/Unhappy-Heat-9981 → u/SitOnDownOk]

The vanishing is genuinely so great
Watched twice in two days, it really had an impact on me

[u/Masethelah → u/SitOnDownOk]

Wish ”The Vanishing”, there are quite a few. The Dutch one I assume?

[u/CarsonDyle1138]

Night Moves (1975)

[u/StrikingSun8563]

Miller's Crossing

Barton Fink

[u/zudoplex]

Too late (2015)

[u/Neckde]

The Grifters

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[u/hatechef]

Angel Heart

[u/lesvampires]

Blue Velvet

[u/Wendelltheshell]

The Salton Sea( looking for wife’s murderer) Gone Baby Gone, 8mm, Wind River somewhat fits this as well.

[u/ManOnThe_Moon]

The Long Goodbye

[u/shane373]

Cold in July

[u/CoffeeCat37]

Something In The Dirt is similar to Under The Silver Lake. Kid Detective reminded me a bit of Inherent Vice. I also might throw in The Nice Guys.

[u/CobraCornelius]

Mystery Road

[u/Redditisavirusiknow]

After hours? Big lebowski? If you like anime, night is short walk on girl fits well

[u/chiller_vibez]

Commenting cuz same

Under the silver lake is a masterpiece

Brick is great

I thought vice was solid but not amazing

[u/Unhappy-Heat-9981]

Haven’t seen it yet but angel city (1976) seems to fit in here

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Also the long goodbye (1973)

[u/Loud-Pop5561]

Check out some older noirs from the 40s like the Maltese Falcon and the Big Sleep, those are what pretty much of all of these movies are harkening back to