20072h 38mDir. Paul Thomas Anderson

There Will Be Blood

Name: There Will Be Blood
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-12-26
Duration: 2 h 38 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier

“There will be greed. There will be vengeance.”

Drama

5.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Daniel Day-Lewis,Paul Dano,Kevin J. O'Connor,Ciarán Hinds,Dillon Freasier

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Key Production Crew

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenplay & Writers

Upton Sinclair, Paul Thomas Anderson

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Original Score

Jonny Greenwood

Producers

JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi

Film Details

Budget$25,000,000

Box Office Revenue$77,208,711

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Paramount VantageMiramaxJoAnne Sellar ProductionsGhoulardi Film Company

Keywords & Themes

#california#petrol#sibling relationship#based on novel or book#capitalism#pastor#deaf-mute#greed#american dream#narcissism

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

Characters: There Will be Blood’s lead characters, Daniel Plainview, his son and Preacher Eli Sunday are all exceptional characters. Each act executed by any of these three makes sense and can be rooted back to their un...

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