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The Master (2012)

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Every man needs a guide.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
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    Freddie Quell Joaquin Phoenix
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    Lancaster Dodd Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Profile picture of Amy Adams
    Peggy Dodd Amy Adams
  • Profile picture of Rami Malek
    Clark Rami Malek
  • Profile picture of Laura Dern
    Helen Sullivan Laura Dern
  • Profile picture of Jesse Plemons
    Val Dodd Jesse Plemons
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    Elizabeth Dodd Ambyr Childers
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    Doris Solstad Madisen Beaty

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