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There Will Be Blood
2007 158 min United States of America R 16+
★8.8
Drama
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
🎭 Based on
«Oil!»
byUpton Sinclair
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Description
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.
Budget:
$25M
US Gross:
$40.22M
Worldwide:
$77.21M
Starring
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor
Paul Dano
Actor
Ciarán Hinds
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Cinematography
Golden Eagle 2009
— Best International Feature Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Sound Editing
Berlin International Film Festival 2008
— Golden Bear
Golden Eagle 2009
— Best International Feature Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008
— Best Actor
Saturn Awards 2008
— Best Actor
Saturn Awards 2008
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2008
— Best Action, Adventure or Thriller
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Production Design
BAFTA 2008
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2008
— Best Director
BAFTA 2008
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2008
— Best Sound
Berlin International Film Festival 2008
— Silver Bear – Outstanding Achievement
Georges Awards 2009
— Best Blockbuster
BAFTA 2008
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Berlin International Film Festival 2008
— Silver Bear – Best Director
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Picture
Golden Globe 2008
— Best Picture (Drama)
BAFTA 2008
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Actor
Golden Globe 2008
— Best Actor (Drama)
César Awards 2009
— Best International Feature Film
BAFTA 2008
— Best Adapted Screenplay
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2008
— FIPRESCI Prize – Best Film of the Year
Key opinion
There Will Be Blood is widely celebrated as a modern cinematic masterpiece, anchored by a career-defining performance from Daniel Day-Lewis. While audiences largely praise its immersive, slow-burn exploration of greed and isolation, some viewers find the deliberate pacing challenging and the final sequence polarizing.
| Acting | Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a transformative, career-defining performance that captures the protagonist's descent into madness and isolation. | |
| Production | The cinematography and production design masterfully recreate the early 20th-century landscape, enhancing the film's gritty, immersive atmosphere. | |
| Direction | Paul Thomas Anderson's direction is widely considered the apex of his career, effectively blending intense character studies with biting social commentary. | |
| Pacing | The film's meditative, slow-burn pacing rewards patient viewers with a deep thematic exploration, though others find the deliberate tempo exhausting. | |
| Ending | While the narrative is praised for its thematic depth, the final sequence divides opinion, with some viewing it as an intense climax and others finding it jarring or unnecessary. |