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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 6,965 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
3,407 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul Thomas AndersonDirector
- Paul Thomas AndersonWriter
- Jonny GreenwoodOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixFreddie Quell
- Philip Seymour HoffmanLancaster Dodd
- Amy AdamsPeggy Dodd
- Rami MalekClark
- Laura DernHelen Sullivan
- Jesse PlemonsVal Dodd
- Ambyr ChildersElizabeth Dodd
- Madisen BeatyDoris Solstad
- Kevin J. O'ConnorBill White
- Patty McCormackMildred Drummond
- Lena EndreMrs. Solstad
- Barbara BrownellMargaret O'Brien
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Themes
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)sexual obsessionreligiondrifteralcoholichandjobpost warcult leaderscientologyreligious cultcharismatic leaderright hand man
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