The Master (2012)

20122h 10mdir. Paul Thomas AndersonUnited Statesdrama film

Note: this print runs 130 minutes against a recorded 138 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, Kevin J. O'Connor, Madisen Beaty

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

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The Master is a 2012 American period psychological drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. It tells the story of Freddie Quell (Phoenix), a World War II Navy veteran struggling to adjust to a post-war society, who meets Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), the leader of a cult known as The Cause. Dodd sees something in Quell and accepts him into the movement. Quell takes a liking to The Cause and begins traveling with Dodd's family to spread his teachings.

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