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.

Sep 21, 2012 · Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" is a puzzling, often bewildering film. Very few films have left me shaken and stirred and still leave me wondering, "What was that all …

A heavy-drinking loner finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion." Watch trailers & learn more.

Haunted by his past, a WWII vet returns home with PTSD and stumbles upon a mysterious cult with a charismatic leader, that he believes will heal him.

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Sep 19, 2012 · Top billing goes to an alcoholic adherent of The Master named Freddie Quell — played by Joaquin Phoenix, who in some ways seems to flow out of the bizarre persona he …

Nov 17, 2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master (2012) is a haunting, psychologically intense character study that dives deep into post-war trauma, control, human connection, and belief.

A troubled World War II veteran falls in with the charismatic leader of a controversial religious cult in this pensive character study. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 …

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 …

Sep 14, 2012 · 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 …