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There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood (2007)
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Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson steps outside his contemporary world of dysfunctional Angelenos to explore a very different dysfunctional man -- an oil pioneer whose trailblazing spirit is equaled only by his murderous ambition. There Will Be Blood is Anderson's loose adaptation of the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair, and it focuses its attentions on Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), a miner who happens upon black gold during a disastrous excavation that ends in a broken leg. Pulling himself up from the bowels of the earth, both literally and metaphorically, Plainview embarks on a systematic and steadfast approach to mastering the oil business. Using plain-spoken and straightforward language, Plainview launches a campaign to convince small-town property owners they should let him drill their land. Without him, they won't have the equipment to access the profit beneath their feet. He builds an empire this way -- and gradually becomes obsessed with the intrinsic value of power, growing increasingly irascible and paranoid in the process. Plainview meets his match in Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), a teenage preacher in the small California town of Little Boston, whose brother tipped Plainview off to the town's plentiful supply of untapped oil. To fully reap the benefits of the land, Plainview must suffer the opposing whims of this "prophet," whose legitimacy is questionable at best. And it's unclear if either man is prepared to pay the humiliating price the other wants to exact. There Will Be Blood features an anachronistic soundtrack by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, and it was shot in the same town where the James Dean epic Giant was filmed. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

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Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, (more)
Director(s):
Paul Thomas Anderson
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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Synopsis of There Will Be Blood

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson steps outside his contemporary world of dysfunctional Angelenos to explore a very different dysfunctional man -- an oil pioneer whose trailblazing spirit is equaled only by his murderous ambition. There Will Be Blood is Anderson's loose adaptation of the novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair, and it focuses its attentions on Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), a miner who happens upon black gold during a disastrous excavation that ends in a broken leg. Pulling himself up from the bowels of the earth, both literally and metaphorically, Plainview embarks on a systematic and steadfast approach to mastering the oil business. Using plain-spoken and straightforward language, Plainview launches a campaign to convince small-town property owners they should let him drill their land. Without him, they won't have the equipment to access the profit beneath their feet. He builds an empire this way -- and gradually becomes obsessed with the intrinsic value of power, growing increasingly irascible and paranoid in the process. Plainview meets his match in Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), a teenage preacher in the small California town of Little Boston, whose brother tipped Plainview off to the town's plentiful supply of untapped oil. To fully reap the benefits of the land, Plainview must suffer the opposing whims of this "prophet," whose legitimacy is questionable at best. And it's unclear if either man is prepared to pay the humiliating price the other wants to exact. There Will Be Blood features an anachronistic soundtrack by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, and it was shot in the same town where the James Dean epic Giant was filmed. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
158 mins

Complete Cast of There Will Be Blood


Director(s):
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer(s):
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer(s):
Daniel Lupi, Scott Rudin, Joanne Sellar
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Violence)
There Will Be Blood Awards:
  • 2007 - Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Alliance of Women Journalists - Best Actor
  • 2007 - American Film Institute - Best Picture
  • 2007 - American Society of Cinematographers - Best Cinematography
  • 2007 - Art Directors Guild - Best Art Direction in a Period Film
  • 2007 - Austin Film Critics - Best Picture
  • 2007 - Austin Film Critics - Best Director
  • 2007 - Austin Film Critics - Best Cinematography
  • 2007 - Austin Film Critics - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Austin Film Critics - Best Original Score
  • 2007 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Florida Film Critics - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • 2007 - Kansas City Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Kansas City Film Critics Association - Best Director
  • 2007 - Kansas City Film Critics Association - Best Picture
  • 2007 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Cinematography
  • 2007 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Score
  • 2007 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director
  • 2007 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
  • 2007 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Production Design
  • 2007 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
  • 2007 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Cinematography
  • 2007 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor
  • 2007 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Director
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Cinematographer
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Picture
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Director
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Cinematography
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Actor
  • 2007 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Music Score
  • 2007 - Ohio Film Critics - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - San Diego Film Critics Association - Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 2007 - San Diego Film Critics Association - Best Director
  • 2007 - San Diego Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - San Diego Film Critics Association - Best Score
  • 2007 - Screen Actors Guild - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Southeastern Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Southeastern Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
  • 2007 - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association - Best Actor
  • 2007 - Utah Film Critics - Best Actor
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Rosanna H.

    It's a slow moving movie... but it does make you think. The end is twisted, and I don't mean a plot twist. Just sick. I liked it, and yet I didn't.

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    Robert F.

    I thought this movie was awesome....especially the ending. It was definitely a little long but the plot was good and there are many intricate details that add to the overall storyline.

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    Melanie W.

    Daniel Day-Lewis was what attracted me to the film, but it turned out to be a big disappointment. I found the film blasphemous, twisted and too long. The same story could've been told in 2 hours or less. It actually grabbed my interest in the early part of the movie, and I was determined to see how it would all play out. The ending left me stunned... like, this is what I wasted nearly 3 hours of my time for? It made the movie seem meaningless. It did have some interesting parts and did get better along the way... it's really the ending that left you totally baffled that they would waste a fairly reasonable movie in this way. The only real thing I can say is this is what a life of greed may end up like - though you won't "win" in the end like this movie seems to imply...

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