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Certificate 15

Cast Philip Seymour Hoffman Joaquin Phoenix Amy Adams

Directors Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenwriters Paul Thomas Anderson

Running Time 136 minutes

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Plot
After World War II, Freddie Quell (Phoenix) is discharged from the navy and finds it hard to adjust to civilian life, becoming a rootless, drunk drifter. A chance meeting with Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), leader of a new cult called The Cause, offers him an opportunity to change.

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