There Will Be Blood
2007 · 158 min
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Written by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Malcolm Kelner, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor.
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.
Critics 92% · audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+ · 8 Oscar nominations, 2 won