Directed by:
Paul Thomas AndersonScreenplay:
Paul Thomas AndersonCinematography:
Mihai Malaimare Jr.Composer:
Jonny GreenwoodCast:
Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Ambyr Childers, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, Kevin J. O'Connor, Christopher Evan Welch (more)VOD (3)
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Paul Thomas Anderson writes and directs this drama about a US Navy veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who seeks salvation in the company of a charismatic cult leader. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Freddie Quell, a troubled drifter who arrives home to post-WWII America shaken, disillusioned and fearful of the future. A raging alcoholic, Quell cannot begin to make sense of his deeply-rooted inner torment, let alone surmount it. When he meets Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the 'master' of a cult called The Cause, an intense and ambiguous relationship develops between the two men. But do Dodd's teachings hold the power to turn Quell's life around? (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Cast
![Jillian Bell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040256_1aa9fe.jpg)
Jillian Bell
USA
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22 Jump Street (2014)
The Master (2012)
Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
Barlow Jacobs
Best movies:
Shotgun Stories (2007)
That Evening Sun (2009)
The Master (2012)
Jonathan Davila
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Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Contagion (2011)
The Wedding Ringer (2015)
![Josh Fadem](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363142_6de382.jpg)
Josh Fadem
USA
Best movies:
The Master (2012)
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Freaks of Nature (2015)
Jesse Muick
USA
Best movies:
My Name is Khan (2010)
Moneyball (2011)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Eban Schletter
Best movies:
The Master (2012)
Chanon Finley
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Bird Box (2018)
The Master (2012)
The Gambler (2014)
Kevin J. Walsh
USA
Best movies:
The Master (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Mike Alfieri
Best movies:
Contagion (2011)
The Master (2012)
Aaron Farb
USA
Best movies:
42 (2013)
People Like Us (2012)
Kill the Messenger (2014)
![Mimi Cozzens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/546/162546407_cbc0e4.jpg)
Mimi Cozzens
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Master (2012)
Spring Break (1983)
Amy Ferguson
Best movies:
An American Crime (2007)
The Social Network (2010)
Split (2016)
Liz Clare
Best movies:
Contagion (2011)
The Master (2012)
Carl Marino
USA
Best movies:
My Name is Khan (2010)
Anjaana Anjaani (2010)
Contagion (2011)
Andrew Koponen
Best movies:
Ant-Man (2015)
Steve Jobs (2015)
The Master (2012)
Brian Jagger
Best movies:
The Master (2012)
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV movie)
Jill Andre
USA
Best movies:
Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
The Runaways (2010)
Tom Knickerbocker
Best movies:
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
The Master (2012)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Mike Jerome Putnam
Best movies:
God Bless America (2011)
Behind the Candelabra (2013) (TV movie)
The Master (2012)
Darren Le Gallo
West Germany
Best movies:
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
The Master (2012)
Lullaby (2014)