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Cast

Joaquin Phoenix
as Freddie Quell

Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Lancaster Dodd

Amy Adams
as Peggy Dodd

Laura Dern
as Helen Sullivan

Jesse Plemons
as Val Dodd

Rami Malek
as Clark

Ambyr Childers
as Elizabeth Dodd

Martin D. Dew
as Norman Conrad

Joshua Close
as Wayne Gregory

Jillian Bell
as Susan Gregory

Kevin J. Walsh
as Cliff Boyd

Lena Endre
as Mrs. Solstad

Madisen Beaty
as Doris Solstad

Patty McCormack
as Mildred Drummond

Mimi Cozzens
as Chi Chi Crawford

Price Carson
as V.A. Doctor

David Warshofsky
as Philadelphia Policeman

Mike Howard
as Rorschach Doctor

Sarah Shoshana David
as V.A. Nurse

Lorelai Hoey
as Baby

Bruce Goodchild
as V.A./Doctor Interview

Matt Hering
as V.A. Patient

Dan Anderson
as V.A. Patient

Andrew Koponen
as V.A. Patient

Jeffrey Jenkins
as V.A. Patient

Patrick Biggs
as V.A. Patient

Ryan Curtis
as V.A. Patient

Jay Laurence
as V.A. Patient

Abraxas Adams
as V.A. Patient

Tina Bruna
as Portrait Customer

Kevin Hudnell
as Portrait Customer

Hunter Craig
as Portrait Customer

Ryder Craig
as Portrait Customer

Rodion Salnikov
as Portrait Customer

Emily Gilliam
as Portrait Customer

Kody Klein
as Portrait Customer

Amy Ferguson
as Martha the Salesgirl

W. Earl Brown
as Fighting Businessman

Frank Bettag
as Frank

Ariel Felix
as Filipino Worker

Vladimir Velasco
as Filipino Worker

John Mark Reyes
as Filipino Worker

Brian Fong
as Filipino Worker

Diane Cortejo
as Young Filipino Woman

Leonida A. Bautista
as Nana

Myrna de Dios
as Angry Filipino Woman

Katie Boland
as Young Woman

William O'Brien
as Hiring Hall Voice

Kevin J. O'Connor
as Bill William

Zan Overall
as Bartender

Barbara Brownell
as Margaret O'Brien

Brady Rubin
as Michelle Mortimer

Jill Andre
as Beatrice Campbell

Brigitte Hagerman
as New York Party Girl

Charley Morgan
as New York Lawyer

Christopher Evan Welch
as John More

Barlow Jacobs
as James Sullivan

Gigi Benson
as Dancer

Liz Clare
as Dancer

Fiona Dourif
as Dancer

Audrey Finer
as Dancer

Rose Fox
as Dancer

Bailey Hopkins
as Dancer

Mari Kearney
as Dancer

Sarah Klaren
as Dancer

Ally Johnson
as Dancer

Brittany Kilcoyne McGregor
as Dancer

Larain Ring
as Dancer

Kimberly Ables Jindra
as Processing Patient

Theodore M. Crisell
as Jail Bird

Tom Knickerbocker
as Judge Phoenix

Emily Jordan
as British Receptionist

Amanda Caryn Jobbins
as British Receptionist

Olivia Rosemarie Barham
as Pub Customer

Napolean Ryan
as Pub Customer

Jennifer Neala Page
as Winn Manchester

Eban Schletter
as Band Member - Piano

Scott Rodgers
as Band Member - Drum

Melora Walters
as Band Member - Voice

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Audience Reviews for The Master

• Oct 08, 2015

  The look of the film and the acting are both stunning. The performance by Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal (not to mention Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams). It is hard to understand why others rate it very low. I doubt it is such a problem with the plot; it does exist. There is a beginning, a middle, and an end. At each stage there are tensions that play out. Something about the content triggers a negative reaction in people. I will go so far as to say that this is not one of those things that come down to taste; The Master is an excellent film.
  Robert B Super Reviewer
• Apr 28, 2015

  Very different in nature but original story. I did find it hard to follow and lost my interest several times. The acting is what stands out the most.
  Jarrin R Super Reviewer
• Jan 01, 2015

  Freddie specializes in creating cocktails from anything he can get his hands on, be it torpedo propellent, photography chemicals, fertilizers, or paint thinner. His dad killed himself with alcoholism, he long lost his mom to a mental institution, and now he's just come home from the experience of killing other men in WWII. He copes with these traumas by staying inebriated, and yet the pain still drives him to violence. Yet Master Dodd, who tells readers in his cult book that man is not an animal and must do away with emotional impulses (and farting), sees more inspiration in Freddie than weakness. While being told to repent of animal instincts, Freddie is busy writing a note to the pretty woman sitting across from him: "Do you want to ****? :-)." Dodd is envious of Freddie's free and honest nature, beholden to no one, and most importantly, wholly unashamed of his animalistic self. Freddie, who apparently has missed out on experiencing an affectionate, intimate friendship, becomes Dodd's personal bartender and loyal protector against the world who challenges Dodd's ideas. It becomes apparent that the Master, the wise seer of truth, is himself a slave to two other dueling masters - booze loosens his strings, and his latest wife pulls them taught. Mrs. Dodd sees their fearless family friend as a threat to her dreams of success, and the Master has to find a reason to keep his song bird around. This reason, perhaps genuine or perhaps selfish, does do Freddie a service. What happens next teaches Freddie self control and the ability to soberly deal with his life's pain head on, eye to eye, without so much as flinching. What does a sober, functioning, and centered Freddie look like? What does he do with himself? What does he want? That's for you and the Master to find out.
  

  Matthew S Super Reviewer
• Jul 22, 2014

  Phoenix and Hoffman are absolutely brilliant in this long yet rewarding film that handles its subject matter with the right balance of artfulness, intelligence, and intensity. Hoffman proves once again that he is the greatest actor of his generation.
  

  Matthew Samuel M Super Reviewer

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