A Master Builder

A Master Builder

NR 2014 · 130 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · Written by Wallace Shawn

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