There Will Be Blood
2007 · Movie · R · 158 min · ★ 8.1
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 motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-12-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 158 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (7,465 votes)
- Box office
- $76,182,388
- Budget
- $25,000,000
Themes
- california
- petrol
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- capitalism
- pastor
- deaf-mute
- greed
- american dream
- narcissism
- fanatic
- father
- +27 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2008
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2008
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2008
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2008 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2008 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · nominated
Cast & crew
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano
as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Henry
Ciarán Hinds
as Fletcher Hamilton
Dillon Freasier
as H.W. Plainview
Hope Elizabeth Reeves
as Elizabeth
Colleen Foy
as Mary Sunday
Barry Del Sherman
as H. B. Ailman
David Willis
as Abel Sunday
- HH
Hans Howes
as Mr. Bandy
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson