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The Master

  • 7.1 /10

  • 3187

  • 85%

Plot

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

Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell
Joaquin Phoenix

as Freddie Quell

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lancaster Dodd
Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Lancaster Dodd

Amy Adams as Peggy Dodd
Amy Adams

as Peggy Dodd

Rami Malek as Clark
Rami Malek

as Clark

Laura Dern as Helen Sullivan
Laura Dern

as Helen Sullivan

Jesse Plemons as Val Dodd
Jesse Plemons

as Val Dodd

Ambyr Childers as Elizabeth Dodd
Ambyr Childers

as Elizabeth Dodd

Madisen Beaty as Doris Solstad
Madisen Beaty

as Doris Solstad

Kevin J. O'Connor as Bill White
Kevin J. O'Connor

as Bill White

Patty McCormack as Mildred Drummond
Patty McCormack

as Mildred Drummond

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 14, 2012

Production Companies

  • Annapurna Pictures

  • Ghoulardi Film Company

  • JoAnne Sellar Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $32,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $28,258,060.00

Runtime

  • 2.28 hrs

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Reviews

Modern self-indulgent rubbish. Too long. I gained nothing from watching this. It's nicely photographed, but that is a given in the 21st century. The acting is fine, but this is a review of the movie as a whole. Don't waste your time.

**It's a film for a fairly narrow audience and is very slow paced... too slow.** Honestly, I expected more from this movie. A certain strong dramatic spark that really justified the time spent watching it. Unfortunately, it seems the only motivation for seeing the film is its criticism of the Church of Scientology, a criticism that, if you read a little about the church and pay attention, is n…