Paul Thomas Anderson worked with Joaquin Phoenix.
Paul Thomas Anderson . His third feature , Magnolia ( 1999 ) , takes place over a single day in the San Fernando Valley , following the interconnected lives of several characters in search of happiness and resolution . Anderson 's sixth film , the drama The Master ( 2012 ) , was released to critical acclaim . The Master is a 2012 American psychological drama film written , directed , and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Joaquin Phoenix , Philip Seymour Hoffman , and Amy Adams .