The Master Movie (2012): Where to watch and stream online

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You can stream The Master on: Apple TV and Rakuten TV

The Master

2012, Movie, 2h 17min

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.

Country: United States

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast:

Laura Dern,

Melora Walters,

Philip Seymour Hoffman,

W. Earl Brown

Reviews

Critic Scott Tobias

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...means to unsettle—not through the startling violence of Punch Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood, or the emotional crescendos of Magnolia, but through a central relationship that’s played for the highest stakes.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Xan Brooks

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It's an arresting and utterly absorbing psychological drama of marginal lives, an emotional history of charlatanism and gimcrack philosophy, a world of snakeoil truth salesmen offering self-medication of the spirit...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Damon Wise

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An often brilliant ’50s-throwback character drama that never feels nostalgic, with terrific central performances and a luminous, unforgettable visual beauty.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Kimberley Jones

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...nothing short of an alternate history to the bobby-socked, Panglossed Fifties, a bracing antidote to our rose-colored pictures of prosperity and suburban domesticity.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Nikolaj Kennov

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I auteuren Paul Thomas Andersons seneste kunststykke ligger alt på en gyngende grund, og publikum svuppes ud af kuvøsen i en film, der tør tage kunstneriske virkemidler i brug uden at forfalde til lette kompromisser.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Ronny Svensson

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Paul Thomas Anderson har aldrig gjort mig besviken i biosalongen och The Master är en fortsättning på en lång rad strålande och personliga verk. Finns många tolkningar av denna rulle, bl a att det skulle handla om Scientologernas framväxt, det är ...

1 year ago

Frequently asked questions

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The Master follows the story of Freddie Quell, a World War II Navy veteran struggling to adjust to post-war society. He finds himself drawn to Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a nascent philosophical movement known as the Cause. Despite his initial skepticism, Freddie becomes Dodd's right-hand man and begins to question everything he has been taught. As the movement gains popularity, Freddie's faith in Dodd is put to the test, and he begins to wonder if his mentor is truly a spiritual guide or a fraud. The film explores themes of trauma, manipulation, and the power of belief in shaping our lives.

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You can stream The Master on: Apple TV Rakuten TV