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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 9

...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
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Critic Xan Brooks
rated 10

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
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Critic Damon Wise
rated 10

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
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Critic Nikolaj Kennov
rated 10

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
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Ronny Svensson
rated 8

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 ...

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Cast & Crew

Laura Dern
As Helen Sullivan
Melora Walters
As Band (Voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
As Lancaster Dodd
W. Earl Brown
As Fighting Businessman
Joaquin Phoenix
As Freddie Quell
Lena Endre
As Mrs. Solstad

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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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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Master include The Help, There Will Be Blood, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Judge, The Blind Side, T2 Trainspotting.

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The Master was released in theaters on January 24, 2013.