The Master

2012
US
2h 17min
15

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams
UK release: 2 November 2012
Website: www.themasterfilm.com

Freddie Quell (Phoenix) falls under the spell of Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), charismatic founder of a Scientology-style cult. Complex, sincere, elegantly interrogative filmmaking from Anderson, with Phoenix and Hoffman at the top of their game.

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