There Will Be Blood

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There Will Be Blood

R

2008

2h 38m

Drama

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Silver miner Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) leads a hardscrabble life with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier). When he hears about oil oozing from the ground near the Western town of Little Boston, Daniel takes his son on a mission to find their fortune. Daniel makes his lucky strike and becomes a self-made tycoon but, as his fortune grows, he deviates into moral bankruptcy.

Critics Consensus

Widely touted as a masterpiece, this sparse and sprawling epic about the underhanded "heroes" of capitalism boasts incredible performances by leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and is director Paul Thomas Anderson's best work to date.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/29/2019

3/4

The sprawling, dark epic hinges on atmospherics and the moody air. It's heightened further by the ominous music, especially in the long, wordless opening sequence set in the mines with man pitted against nature.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/23/2018

Day-Lewis's performance will simply have you like a fever you can't shift. The landscapes are hard and big, but he scathes through them as if they were no more than your Uncle Stan's allotment.

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

08/14/2009

A-

In a way, there's not a step you haven't seen in classics going as far back as Citizen Kane. Still, there are enough oddities in the details to keep you full of questions.

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Jack Walters

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/18/2025

4.5/5

"Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood is a horrifying look at the eternal conflict between power, religion, and ambition."

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Ray Pride

Newcity

07/04/2024

10/10

As a concrete object, of rugged, forceful filmmaking and relentless performance, i>There Will Be Blood</I> has no need of its subtext. Yet it bubbles, seethes, trickles, pours and, yes, geysers.

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

10/31/2023

There Will Be Blood remains one of the greatest American films to ever be crafted. And the idea of Daniel Plainview, as wicked as he may be, has only multiplied and thrived in the years since.

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Mars

Oct 1

I don’t think anyone could make the oil rush as interesting as Daniel Day Lewis being directed by PTA

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Alex S

Oct 1

Best movie this century

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gibran carrillo

Oct 1

I was too young to watch this movie in theaters at the time it was first released. I didn’t get to watch it until high school, since I bought it on dvd at the time. I enjoyed it and the last time I rewatched it was literally 5 years ago at home. Of course I had to take advantage in watching it on the big screen. I LOVE THIS MOVIE. It is pure ART!!!🖼️ 🎥📽️🔥🔥

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David W

Sep 29

Still a masterpiece!

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Marvin

Sep 6

Masterpiece. Arguably the greatest drama film that gets brutal over time

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trevor a

06/16/2024

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Synopsis

Silver miner Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) leads a hardscrabble life with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier). When he hears about oil oozing from the ground near the Western town of Little Boston, Daniel takes his son on a mission to find their fortune. Daniel makes his lucky strike and becomes a self-made tycoon but, as his fortune grows, he deviates into moral bankruptcy.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer: Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar
Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Vantage, Miramax Films, Scott Rudin Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
Rating: R (Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.2M
Runtime: 2h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)