"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."
Joaquin Phoenix
as Freddie Quell
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Lancaster Dodd
Amy Adams
as Peggy Dodd
Rami Malek
as Clark
Laura Dern
as Helen Sullivan
Jesse Plemons
as Val Dodd
Ambyr Childers
as Elizabeth Dodd
Madisen Beaty
as Doris Solstad
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Bill White
Patty McCormack
as Mildred Drummond
Lena Endre
as Mrs. Solstad
Barbara Brownell
as Margaret O'Brien
Amy Ferguson
as Martha the Salesgirl
Jennifer Neala Page
as Winn Manchester
Christopher Evan Welch
as John More
Mike Howard
as Rorschach Doctor
Frank Bettag
as Frank
Mimi Cozzens
as Chi Chi Crawford
Jillian Bell
as Susan Gregory
Joshua Close
as Wayne Gregory
Martin Dew
as Norman Conrad
Kevin J. Walsh
as Cliff Boyd
Brady Rubin
as Michelle Mortimer
Jill Andre
as Beatrice Campbell
Barlow Jacobs
as James Sullivan
David Warshofsky
as Philadelphia Police
Tom Knickerbocker
as Judge
Zan Overall
as Bartender
Katie Boland
as Young Woman
Lorelai Hoey
as Baby
Price Carson
as V.A. Doctor
Sarah Shoshana David
as V.A. Nurse
Bruce Goodchild
as V.A. Doctor / Interview
Matt Hering
as V.A. Patient
Dan Anderson
Andrew Koponen
Jeffrey W. Jenkins
Patrick Wilder
Ryan Curtis
Jay Laurence
Abraxas Adams
Tina Bruna
as Portrait Customer
Kevin Hudnell
Hunter Craig
Ryder Craig
Rodion Salnikov
Emily Gilliam
Kody Klein
W. Earl Brown
as Fighting Businessman
Ariel Felix
as Filipino Worker
Vladimir Velasco
John Mark Reyes
Brian Fong
Diane Cortejo
as Young Filipino Woman
Leonida A. Bautista
as Nana
Myrna De Dios
as Angry Filipino Woman
William O'Brien
as Hiring Hall Voice (voice)
Brigitte Hagerman
as New York Party Girl
Charley Morgan
as New York Lawyer
Gigi Benson
as Dancer
Liz Clare
Fiona Dourif
Audrey Finer
Megan Rose Fox
Baily Hopkins
Mari Kearney
Sarah Klaren
Ally Johnson
Brittany Kilcoyne McGregor
LaRain Ring
Kimberly Ables Jindra
as Processing Patient
Theo Crisell
as Jail Bird
Eban Schletter
as Band (Piano)
Scott Rodgers
as Band (Drum)
Melora Walters
as Band (Voice)
Emily Jordan
as British Receptionist
Amanda Caryn Jobbins
Olivia Rosemarie Barham
as Pub Customer
Napoleon Ryan
AnnaCorey
as Madam Grace Love Interest (uncredited)
Bill Blair
as Man at the Bar (uncredited)
Quint Gabriel
as U.K Student
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer
Jonny Greenwood
Original Music Composer
Leslie Jones
Editor
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Director of Photography
Amy Wells
Set Decoration
David Crank
Production Design
Jack Fisk
Cassandra Kulukundis
Casting
Director
Mark Bridges
Costume Design
Peter McNulty
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Joe Bucaro III
Stunt Double
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Phil Bray
Still Photographer
Miia Kovero
Hair Department Head
Chuck Zlotnick
Chris Scarabosio
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Designer
Mark Ulano
Sound mixer
Robert T. Chestnut
Transportation Captain
Jillian Giacomini
Script Supervisor
Paula Suhy
First Assistant Editor
Garrett Warren
Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Wood
Kate Biscoe
Makeup Department Head
Wendy M. Craig
Costume Supervisor
Graeme Stewart
Music Editor
David Acord
Sound Effects Editor
Brendan Walsh
Linda Cohen
Music Supervisor
Conner McKinley
Art Department Coordinator
Rudy Reachi
Assistant Property Master
Kevin Sellers
Foley Editor
Robert Wilson
Hairstylist
Michael Bauman
Chief Lighting Technician
Daniel Lupi
Producer
Aurora Bergere
Key Makeup Artist
Donna Marcione Pollack
Key Costumer
Megan Ellison
Germicka Barclay
John P. Goldsmith
Set Designer
Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Coordinator
Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Bill Holmquist
Construction Coordinator
Andrea Pino
Makeup Artist
Cookie Lopez
Key Set Costumer
Jim Krase
Construction Foreman
Demelza Cronin
Production Coordinator
JoAnne Sellar
C.J. Maguire
Property Master
Colin Anderson
Camera Operator
Melody Levy
Malcolm Fife
Steve Slanec
Dialogue Editor
Cheryl Nardi
Kim Foscato
Executive Producer
Ted Schipper
Tom Massimini
Grip
Lloyd Barachina
David Kiiskinen
Dan Brown
Tsuyoshi Abe
Jesse V. Johnson
Rex Reddick
Mark Chadwick
Zach Hudson
Tim Meredith
Brian Scannell
Myke Schwartz
Michael Kenner
Key Grip
John W. Micheletos
Leadman
Adam Blantz
Boom Operator
Lou Wiskes
Utility Sound
Kevin Larson
Gary Toy
Erik L. Brown
First Assistant Camera
Mark Ginther
Unit Production Manager
Eric Richard Lasko
Second Assistant Director
Ruth De Jong
Assistant Art Director
Will Weiske
Karen Ramirez
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jaime Lovell
Art Department Assistant
Jeff Kunkle
Dolly Grip
Karen Teneyck
Graphic Designer
Albert Chi
Co-Producer
Mike Helbig
Set Dresser
Patrick J. Statham
Jason Bean
On Set Dresser
Juan Cisneros
Mark Aaron Wagner
Robert 'Boomer' McCann
Bret Ross
Joseph Hicks
Extras Casting
Noel Leonard
Costumer
Sophie Shellenberger
Electrician
Orlando Orona
John Barba
Casting Associate
Jill Rolie-December
Set Decoration Buyer
Brock Helfer
Roger Shaide
David Kramer
Kirstin Gallo
Jose F. Barrios
Rigging Grip
Jonathan Leary
Trevor Tavares
Second Second Assistant Director
Lawrence Hornbeck
Gregg Szabo
Florencia Martin
Jay King
Special Effects Technician
Gary Gill
Key Rigging Grip
Marcy Grace Froehlich
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrea Cooper
Steve Ferry
Chris Proctor
Michael Leonard
Mike Bonnaud
Best Boy Electrician
Marek Bojsza
John Horning
Anthony Samora
Thomas M. Dangcil
Brook Johnson
Amy Fegely
Stephen McCumby
Joseph J. Allen
Marc Wall
Michael Ryan Burns
James Kumarelas
Rigging Gaffer
Scott M. Anderson
Louis Visco
Aaron Ali Tichenor
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Paul Black
Wainani Young-Tomich
Keith Sale
Nicholas Kirsten
Tracy Dixon
Branden Marks
Stephen Urata
Sound Recordist
Nordin Rahhali
CG Supervisor
Eric Cross
Kent Baker
Amy Arnold
Myron Baker
David Perrone
Amanda Williams
Kevin Bolen
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Lynn Tully
Barry Idoine
Gigi Williams
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Holly Dorff
ADR Voice Casting
Gregory D. Liegey
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chelsea Kammeyer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dan Glass
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Valerie White
Jana Vance
Frank Rinella
Foley Mixer
Andy Foster
Visual Effects Producer
Wesley Hodge
Michael Tolochko
Charlie McIntyre
John Morris
Best Boy Grip
Aaron Moskal
Mark W. Jones
Driver