There Will Be Blood

2007 Paul Thomas Anderson 2h 38m ★ 8.1
Drama
There Will Be Blood

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. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's m

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano Paul Dano Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J. O'Connor Kevin J. O'Connor Henry
Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds Fletcher Hamilton
Dillon Freasier Dillon Freasier H.W. Plainview
Hope Elizabeth Reeves Hope Elizabeth Reeves Elizabeth
Colleen Foy Colleen Foy Mary Sunday
Barry Del Sherman Barry Del Sherman H. B. Ailman

Vibes

Curious Deeply Moving Visually Stunning Critic Favorite

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