The Master

The Master (2012)

15
02/11/2012 (GB)
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 AndersonDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $32,000,000

  • Revenue

    $28,258,060

Keywords

  • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
  • sexual obsession
  • religion
  • drifter
  • alcoholic
  • handjob
  • post war
  • cult leader
  • scientology
  • religious cult
  • charismatic leader
  • right hand man
  • 1940s
  • past life regression
  • nude dancing

Top Billed Cast

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Freddie Quell

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Lancaster Dodd

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Peggy Dodd

Rami Malek

Rami Malek

Clark

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Helen Sullivan

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Val Dodd

Ambyr Childers

Ambyr Childers

Elizabeth Dodd

Madisen Beaty

Madisen Beaty

Doris Solstad

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Bill White

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Mildred Drummond

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