Name: The Master
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2012
Duration: 2 h 18 min

The Master (2012)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Genres - Drama, History | Release Date - Sep 14, 2012 | Run Time - 138 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - R

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Description by Wikipedia

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. Freddie takes a liking to The Cause and begins traveling with Dodd's family to spread his teachings.

Movie Info

Official Site

http://www.facebook.com/themaster.twc

Budget

$32,000,000

Box Office

$28,288,071

Themes

Cult | Independent | Mind-Bending/Experimental | Supernatural/Monsters

Attributes

Filming Location: California, San Francisco
Narrative Location: England, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco
Subject: about cults, 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