The Master is a 2012 American psychological drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. It tells the story of Freddie Quell (Phoenix), a World War II Navy veteran struggling to adjust to a post-war society, who meets Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), the leader of a cult known as The Cause. Dodd sees something in Quell and accepts him into the movement. Quell takes a liking to The Cause and begins traveling with Dodd's family to spread his teachings.
The Master (2012)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$32,000,000
Box Office
$28,689,359
Themes
Tags
Alcoholic, Book, Charismatic Leader, Cult, Cult Leader, Drifter, Independent, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Past Life Regression, Religious Cult, Right Hand Man, Scientology, Supernatural/Monsters, Veteran, World War Ii
Attributes
Filming Location: California, San Francisco
Narrative Location: England, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco
Subject: aggressiveness, alcoholism, alternative medicine, coming to terms with the past, coping, human nature, individual and society, mental health, psychological trauma, rehabilitation, war trauma
Time Period: 1940s, 1945, 1950s, aftermath of World War II
Narrative Location: England, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco
Subject: aggressiveness, alcoholism, alternative medicine, coming to terms with the past, coping, human nature, individual and society, mental health, psychological trauma, rehabilitation, war trauma
Time Period: 1940s, 1945, 1950s, aftermath of World War II
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Alternate Titles
El maestro
CO
Gospodar
SI
Ha'master
IL
Le maître
CA
Maestrul
RO
Majster
SK
Master
HR, RS, SE
Meister
EE
Mestari
FI
Mistr
CZ
Mistrz
PL
Mokytojas
LT
Người Áp Chế
VN
O Mentor
PT
O Mestre
BR
O Mestre 2012
BR
The Master
AR, AU, CA, CL, EC, EG, FR, DE, GR, HK, HU, IN, ID, IE, IT, JP, KR, NL, PH, SG, ZA, ES, TH, TR, AE, GB, US, UY
The Master - O Mentor
PT
The Master: Todo Hombre Necesita Un Guía
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Usta
TR
Майстер
UA
Мастер
RU, RS
Учителят
BG
บารมีสมองเพชร
TH
ザ・マスター
JP
世紀教主
TW
大师
CN
마스터
KR