Claim: Paul Thomas Anderson worked with Joaquin Phoenix and was successful.
Evidence: Anderson 's sixth film , the drama The Master -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , 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.
Anderson received critical and commercial success for his film Boogie Nights -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , set during the Golden Age of Porn in the 1970s and 1980s.