The Master
2012 · 138 min
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Written by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Rami Malek.
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.
Critics 85% · audiences 62% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla · 3 Oscar nominations