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The Master

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern View All

Crew

Paul Thomas Anderson (Director), Paul Thomas Anderson (Writer) View All

Release: Sep. 7th, 2012

Runtime: 2 hours, 17 minutes

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.

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48 The Master

Paul Thomas Anderon's new flick is about a man (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) who creates his own religion and his assistant and right hand man (uncast) who questions "The Masters" beliefs and re...

45 The Master

Just saw this. I'd give anyone 50-50 odds that Joaquin Phoenix wins the Best Actor Oscar, right now, pre-nominations, without having seen most of the other potential contenders. Seriously. Might...

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seanc
I believe he wishes to have the freedom that Quell has many times, but he can't go back.

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Joel
There's a lot to see and hear in this picture, so trying to follow an obnoxiously slow pace was a chore the first two times, and I resented this film for it, even though I champion slowly paced films.

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Gideon58
Dodd's wife, daughter, and son-in-law for instance, seem to welcome Freddie to the fold with open arms, but around the same time we realize what Dodd really is, we see the family close ranks around him and warn him that Freddie is a danger to their existence.

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