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There Will Be Blood is a 2007 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson that follows a ruthless oilman named Daniel Plainview during California's oil boom in the late 1800s and early 1900s, loosely adapted from Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel Oil!. The film matters as a critically acclaimed work of ambitious American cinema that explores themes of greed and ambition during a transformative period in the nation's industrial history.
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8.1Ruthless 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.
Released: 2007-12-26158 minDir: Paul Thomas AndersonDramaBudget: $25.0MBox office: $77.2M
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Cast
- 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
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2007 American films2007 drama films2007 English-language films2007 films2007 independent films2007 Western (genre) filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican Sign Language filmsAmerican Western (genre) epic filmsBAFTA winners (films)Criticism of capitalismEnglish-language drama films