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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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8.071/10
James
A hypnotic flight into the darkness of the soul and how people hide themselves away. A masterfully directed feat, There Will Be Blood shows the very limits of selfishness and greed which are further e... read more
over 1 year ago
James
What the hell was in the air in 2007?
over 1 year ago
CinemaSerf
I remember reading about just how much money Rockefeller was making at the height of his prowess and the sums were eye watering. His Standard Oil company is referenced in this powerful drama with Dani... read more
almost 2 years ago
Wuchak
***Weighty, morose period drama with complex characters and Daniel Day-Lewis*** In the early 20th century, an industrious prospector in Southern California, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), be... read more
almost 6 years ago
j4ni
Great movie, not a spaghetti western. Very good story and atmosphere 10 stars.
almost 6 years ago
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Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J. O'Connor
Henry
Ciarán Hinds
Fletcher Hamilton
Dillon Freasier
H.W. Plainview
Hope Elizabeth Reeves
Elizabeth
Colleen Foy
Mary Sunday
Barry Del Sherman
H. B. Ailman
David Willis
Abel Sunday
Hans Howes
Mr. Bandy
Sydney McCallister
Mary Sunday (young)
Paul F. Tompkins
Prescott
Kevin Breznahan
Signal Hill Man
Jim Meskimen
Signal Hill Married Man
Erica Sullivan
Signal Hill Woman
Randall Carver
Mr. Bankside
Coco Leigh
Mrs. Bankside
James Downey
Al Rose
David Warshofsky
H.M. Tilford
Charles Thomas Doyle
J.J. Carter
Russell Harvard
Adult H.W. Plainview
Martin Stringer
Silver Assay Worker
Matthew Braden Stringer
Silver Assay Worker
Jacob Stringer
Silver Assay Worker
Joseph Mussey
Silver Assay Worker
Harrison Taylor
Baby H.W.
Stockton Taylor
Baby H.W.
Christine Olejniczak
Mother Sunday
Kellie Hill
Ruth Sunday
Dan Swallow
Gene Blaize
Robert Arber
Charlie Wrightsman
Bob Bell
Geologist
David Williams
Ben Blaut
Joy Rawls
Eli Follower
Louise Gregg
Eli Follower
Amber Roberts
Eli Follower
John W. Watts
Oil Worker
Robert Caroline
Oil Worker
Barry Bruce
Oil Worker
Irene G. Hunter
Mrs. Hunter
John Chitwood
Little Boston Doctor
Colton Woodward
William Bandy
John Burton
L.P. Clair
Robert Barge
Bartender
Ronald Krut
Standard Oil Man
Huey Rhudy
Standard Oil Man
Steven Barr
Standard Oil Man
Robert Hills
H.W.'s Interpreter
Bob Bock
Priest
Vince Froio
Plainview Servant
Phil Shelly
Plainview Servant
Brad Carr
Signal Hill Man (uncredited)
Mary Elizabeth Barrett
Fanny Clark (uncredited)
Rhonda Reeves
Elizabeth's Mother (uncredited)
Beau Smith
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Director
Anna Rane
Script Supervisor
Eric Richard Lasko
Assistant Director
Adam Somner
Assistant Director
Ian Stone
Second Assistant Director
Richard Oswald
Second Assistant Director
Creator
Upton Sinclair
Novel
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer
