Release Date
September 14, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
February 26, 2013 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Jesse Plemons, David Warshofsky, Amy Adams, Rami Malek
Studio
Running Time
136 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity and language
What is The Master about?
Set in America in the years following World War II, a charismatic intellectual (Philip Seymour Hoffman) launches a faith-based organization and taps a young drifter (Joaquin Phoenix) as his right-hand man. But as the faith begins to gain a fervent following, the onetime vagabond finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Five years after There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson returns with The Master, a drama loosely based on the founding of Scientology. The movie stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix as master and apprentice, respectively, and while they turn in powerful, Oscar-worthy performances, the final result is a drawn out, even boring film. Full movie review »
