Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams |
| Director |
Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Music | Jonny Greenwood |
| Cinematography | Mihai Malaimare Jr. |
| Editing | Leslie Jones, Peter McNulty |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2012 |
| Produced by | The Weinstein Company, Ghoulardi Film Company, Annapurna Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Frequent, meaningful context |
| Nudity | Fairly frequent, mostly non-sexual |
| Sex | Fare contains breast nudity, consensual |
| Violence | Strong, psychological, few implied physical scenes |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Freddie falls victim to a cult name 'The Cause' and its leader name 'The Master'. He finally frees himself. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi | 15 | |
| Cape Times Todd McCarthy  Brilliantly brooding. | 20 | |
| Box Office Sara Maria Vizcarrondo Lost at sea—and on land | 13 |  |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Paul Thomas Anderson is one of our great directors. The Master shows invention and curiosity. It is often spellbinding. But what does it intend to communicate? | 13 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Written, directed, acted, shot, edited and scored with a bracing vibrancy that restores your faith in film as an art form, The Master is nirvana for movie lovers. Anderson mixes sounds and images into a dark, dazzling music that is all his own. | 20 | |
| Metacritic.com 43 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 210 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Smart, powerfully acted, beautifully filmed, and solidly engrossing, The Master extends writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson's winning streak of challenging films for serious audiences. | 17 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 16 | |
| Movie Review Intelligence 48 critics | 17 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 11496 Netizens Phoenix is the performance of the year! Anderson excels once again | 16 | |
Average .. 81% | 16 | |