There Will Be Blood

2007 Paul Thomas Anderson 2h 38m

Drama

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance.

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Plainview

Paul Dano Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

Kevin J. O'Connor Henry

Ciarán Hinds Fletcher Hamilton

Dillon Freasier H.W. Plainview

Hope Elizabeth Reeves Elizabeth

Colleen Foy Mary Sunday

Barry Del Sherman H. B. Ailman

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Double Feature Pairings

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