08 Sep 2000
The Way of the Gun
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
The Master
Every man needs a guide.
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.
Top Billed 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
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