The Master
“Haunted by his past, a World War II veteran crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause.”
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.
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Cast
87 people
Joaquin Phoenix
Freddie Quell
Known for
Joker
Her
Jennie Page
Winn Manchester
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Lancaster Dodd
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Amy Adams
Peggy Dodd
Known for
Arrival
Man of Steel
Rami Malek
Clark
Known for
Bohemian Rhapsody
Mr. Robot
Laura Dern
Helen Sullivan
Known for
Jurassic Park
Big Little Lies
Jesse Plemons
Val Dodd
Known for
Breaking Bad
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Ambyr Childers
Elizabeth Dodd
Known for
You
Vice
Madisen Beaty
Doris Solstad
Known for
Strange Darling
Aquarius
Kevin J. O'Connor
Bill White
Known for
11.22.63
There Will Be Blood
Patty McCormack
Mildred Drummond
Known for
The Bad Seed
Frost/Nixon
Lena Endre
Mrs. Solstad
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Sentimental Value
Paul Thomas Anderson Director · Jonny Greenwood Composer Mihai Malaimare Jr. Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $32M · United States release September 14, 2012
Box office
Budget
$32,000,000
Worldwide gross
$28,258,060
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Annapurna Pictures
Production
Ghoulardi Film Company
Production
JoAnne Sellar Productions
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2012
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 14, 2012
Limited theatrical
United States · February 26, 2013
Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
United States
September 11, 2012 · Premiere · New York City, New York
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Australia
October 25, 2012 · Premiere · Astor (with PTA Q&A)
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
February 22, 2013 · Digital
Belgium
January 9, 2013 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2012 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 21, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Toronto, Ontario
September 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Chile
November 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 31, 2013 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
March 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Finland
February 8, 2013 · Theatrical
France
January 9, 2013 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 135712
April 1, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
October 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
December 6, 2012 · Theatrical
March 14, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 14, 2013 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 4, 2013 · Premiere · Titanic International Film Festival
April 11, 2013 · Theatrical
May 19, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
October 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
January 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
March 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 23, 2013 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
January 24, 2013 · Theatrical
June 4, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
July 25, 2015 · TV · NPO 2
New Zealand
January 17, 2013 · Theatrical
Norway
February 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Peru
February 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Poland
November 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 7, 2013 · Theatrical
Russia
February 13, 2013 · Theatrical
October 13, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release
Singapore
January 24, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
January 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 17, 2012 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
February 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 21, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 2, 2012 · Limited theatrical · London, England
November 16, 2012 · Theatrical
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