Back to browse
71% Critic Match
The Master
“Haunted by his past, a World War II veteran crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause.”
7.1 / 10• 2012• 2h 17m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Joaquin Phoenix
Freddie Quell
Lead
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Lancaster Dodd
Amy Adams
Peggy Dodd
Rami Malek
Clark
Laura Dern
Helen Sullivan
Jesse Plemons
Val Dodd
Ambyr Childers
Elizabeth Dodd
Madisen Beaty
Doris Solstad
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Thomas Anderson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Master is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
