Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Master end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Master easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Master violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Master

Name: The Master
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Rami Malek, Laura Dern

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Produced by Annapurna Pictures, Ghoulardi Film Company

2012137 min7.1 / 10

A psychologically intense, visually composed study of two damaged men locked in a relationship of mutual obsession and manipulation, exploring trauma, belief, and the hunger for belonging.

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.

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Is The Master sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Master scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does The Master end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Master easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.
Is The Master violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.