# Movies like The Master

> Films most similar to The Master (2012) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-master-2012/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Phantom Thread](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/phantom-thread-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 7.3 · 3,774 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[Licorice Pizza](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/licorice-pizza-2021/)** (2021) — ★ 7.0 · 2,633 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Magnolia](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/magnolia-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.7 · 3,984 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, gut-punch
- **[Boogie Nights](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/boogie-nights-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.6 · 3,540 votes · bittersweet, playful, raw
- **[One Battle After Another](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/one-battle-after-another-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 7.4 · 3,616 votes · paranoid, raw
- **[Punch-Drunk Love](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/punch-drunk-love-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.1 · 2,731 votes · bittersweet, playful, surreal
- **[Anima](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/anima-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 7.3 · 481 votes
- **[The Big Short](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-big-short-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 7.4 · 9,805 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, playful
- **[Creed](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/creed-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 7.4 · 7,923 votes · tender, uplifting
- **[Gangs of New York](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gangs-of-new-york-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.3 · 7,179 votes · bittersweet, epic, raw

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