The Master

A 1950s-set drama centered on the relationship between a charismatic intellectual known as the Master (Hoffman) whose faith-based organization begins to catch on in America, and a young drifter who becomes his right-hand man...

Universal Pictures period drama to star Philip Seymour Hoffman as a founder of a new religious organization in the 1950s. Hoffman would play "the Master," as in "master of ceremonies," a charismatic intellectual who hatches a faith-based organization that begins to catch on in America in 1952. The core is the relationship between the Master and Freddie, a twentysomething drifter who becomes the leader's lieutenant. As the faith begins to gain a fervent following, Freddie finds himself questioning the belief system he has embraced, and his mentor. 

Kind : Drama

Acters : Wiquin Phonix , Amy Adams 

144 min