The Master (2012)

  • R
  • 09/11/2012 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 17m

Every man needs a guide.

Overview

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer, Director

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix's headshot

Joaquin Phoenix

Freddie Quell
Philip Seymour Hoffman's headshot

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Lancaster Dodd
Amy Adams's headshot

Amy Adams

Peggy Dodd
Rami Malek's headshot

Rami Malek

Clark
Laura Dern's headshot

Laura Dern

Helen Sullivan
Jesse Plemons's headshot

Jesse Plemons

Val Dodd
Ambyr Childers's headshot

Ambyr Childers

Elizabeth Dodd
Madisen Beaty's headshot

Madisen Beaty

Doris Solstad

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