The Master (2012)

Haunted by his past, a World War II veteran crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause.

Movie · Drama · 2h 17m · Rated 7.1/10 on TMDB · Released September 14, 2012

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.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

• Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lancaster Dodd
• Amy Adams as Peggy Dodd
• Rami Malek as Clark
• Laura Dern as Helen Sullivan
• Jesse Plemons as Val Dodd
• Ambyr Childers as Elizabeth Dodd
• Madisen Beaty as Doris Solstad
• Kevin J. O'Connor as Bill White
• Patty McCormack as Mildred Drummond
• Lena Endre as Mrs. Solstad
• Barbara Brownell as Margaret O'Brien

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