
About
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.
Rating and Reviews
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7.1/10

Filipe Manuel Neto
**It's a film for a fairly narrow audience and is very slow paced... too slow.** Honestly, I expected more from this movie. A certain strong dramatic spark that really justified the time spent watc... read more
about 2 years ago
Pugwash
Modern self-indulgent rubbish. Too long. I gained nothing from watching this. It's nicely photographed, but that is a given in the 21st century. The acting is fine, but this is a review of the movie a... read more
over 12 years ago
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Cast

Joaquin Phoenix
Freddie Quell

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Lancaster Dodd

Amy Adams
Peggy Dodd

Rami Malek
Clark

Laura Dern
Helen Sullivan

Jesse Plemons
Val Dodd

Ambyr Childers
Elizabeth Dodd

Madisen Beaty
Doris Solstad

Kevin J. O'Connor
Bill White

Patty McCormack
Mildred Drummond

Lena Endre
Mrs. Solstad

Barbara Brownell
Margaret O'Brien

Amy Ferguson
Martha the Salesgirl

Jennifer Neala Page
Winn Manchester

Christopher Evan Welch
John More

Mike Howard
Rorschach Doctor
Frank Bettag
Frank

Mimi Cozzens
Chi Chi Crawford

Jillian Bell
Susan Gregory

Joshua Close
Wayne Gregory

Martin Dew
Norman Conrad

Kevin J. Walsh
Cliff Boyd

Brady Rubin
Michelle Mortimer

Jill Andre
Beatrice Campbell

Barlow Jacobs
James Sullivan

David Warshofsky
Philadelphia Police
Tom Knickerbocker
Judge
Zan Overall
Bartender

Katie Boland
Young Woman
Lorelai Hoey
Baby

Price Carson
V.A. Doctor
Sarah Shoshana David
V.A. Nurse
Bruce Goodchild
V.A. Doctor / Interview
Matt Hering
V.A. Patient
Dan Anderson
V.A. Patient

Andrew Koponen
V.A. Patient

Jeffrey W. Jenkins
V.A. Patient
Patrick Wilder
V.A. Patient
Ryan Curtis
V.A. Patient
Jay Laurence
V.A. Patient
Abraxas Adams
V.A. Patient
Tina Bruna
Portrait Customer
Kevin Hudnell
Portrait Customer
Hunter Craig
Portrait Customer
Ryder Craig
Portrait Customer
Rodion Salnikov
Portrait Customer
Emily Gilliam
Portrait Customer
Kody Klein
Portrait Customer

W. Earl Brown
Fighting Businessman

Ariel Felix
Filipino Worker

Vladimir Velasco
Filipino Worker
John Mark Reyes
Filipino Worker

Brian Fong
Filipino Worker
Diane Cortejo
Young Filipino Woman
Leonida A. Bautista
Nana
Myrna De Dios
Angry Filipino Woman
William O'Brien
Hiring Hall Voice (voice)

Brigitte Hagerman
New York Party Girl

Charley Morgan
New York Lawyer
Gigi Benson
Dancer

Liz Clare
Dancer

Fiona Dourif
Dancer

Audrey Finer
Dancer

Megan Rose Fox
Dancer

Baily Hopkins
Dancer

Mari Kearney
Dancer
Sarah Klaren
Dancer

Ally Johnson
Dancer

Brittany Kilcoyne McGregor
Dancer
LaRain Ring
Dancer

Kimberly Ables Jindra
Processing Patient
Theo Crisell
Jail Bird
Eban Schletter
Band (Piano)
Scott Rodgers
Band (Drum)

Melora Walters
Band (Voice)
Emily Jordan
British Receptionist
Amanda Caryn Jobbins
British Receptionist
Olivia Rosemarie Barham
Pub Customer

Napoleon Ryan
Pub Customer

AnnaCorey
Madam Grace Love Interest (uncredited)

Bill Blair
Man at the Bar (uncredited)

Quint Gabriel
U.K Student
Director

Paul Thomas Anderson
Director
Jillian Giacomini
Script Supervisor

Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Eric Richard Lasko
Second Assistant Director
Trevor Tavares
Second Second Assistant Director
Wainani Young-Tomich
Second Second Assistant Director
Creator

Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer