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.
The Master has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 18 Sep 2012
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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 19 Sep 2012
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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 13 Sep 2012
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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Sep 2012
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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 19 Sep 2012
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The Master was released in 2012 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 139 reviews, giving The Master (2012) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Master than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 75%, The Master is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like End of Watch, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Barbara.
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