Great movie, not a spaghetti western. Very good story and atmosphere 10 stars.
There will be greed. There will be vengeance.
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.
Top 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
Reviews
***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), becomes a shrewd oil magnate, whose journey is paralleled with a dubious Pentecostal pastor of a remote church, Eli Sunday (Paul Dano). “There Will Be Blood” (2007) is a one-of-a-kind period drama with Western…
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 Daniel Day Lewis as “Plainview”. He’s a prospector looking for silver but who has a bit of a fall and discovers that there is something much more valuable and plentiful - if you know how to find it, He gradually buys up…
What the hell was in the air in 2007?
FAQ about There Will Be Blood
What is There Will Be Blood about?
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…
When was There Will Be Blood released?
There Will Be Blood was released in 2007.
What genres does There Will Be Blood belong to?
There Will Be Blood is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in There Will Be Blood?
The cast of There Will Be Blood includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier.