Movies by Paul Thomas Anderson
As part of the cast:
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
This documentary explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that…
As a director:
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The Master (2012)
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
A heavy-drinking loaner named Freddie finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" -- some say cult -- he…
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
In this expansive drama, ambitious prospector Daniel Plainview strikes it rich when he buys the oil rights to a California family's ranch. As he turns the simple village into a boomtown,…
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Barry, a bathroom supply salesman prone to spasms of rage, tries to escape constant harassment from three thugs and his seven sisters. He finds his life refreshed when he meets Lena, who…
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Magnolia (1999)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Through chance, human action, past history and divine intervention, an eclectic cast of characters (including Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy and more) weaves and warps through…
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Boogie Nights (1997)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Director Paul Thomas Anderson's epic about the adult film industry stars Mark Wahlberg as a nightclub busboy who transforms himself into porn king Dirk Diggler and ultimately becomes…
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Hard Eight (1996)
Cast: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow …
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson's first film charts the relationship between reckless youth John (John C. Reilly) and world-weary card shark Sydney (Philip Baker Hall), who…