There Will Be Blood

Released Jan 25, 2008

2h 38m

Drama

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91%

Tomatometer

247 Reviews

86%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

Silver miner Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) leads a hardscrabble life with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier). When he hears about oil oozing from the ground near the Western town of Little Boston, Daniel takes his son on a mission to find their fortune. Daniel makes his lucky strike and becomes a self-made tycoon but, as his fortune grows, he deviates into moral bankruptcy.

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Critics Consensus

Widely touted as a masterpiece, this sparse and sprawling epic about the underhanded "heroes" of capitalism boasts incredible performances by leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and is director Paul Thomas Anderson's best work to date.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

The sprawling, dark epic hinges on atmospherics and the moody air. It's heightened further by the ominous music, especially in the long, wordless opening sequence set in the mines with man pitted against nature.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 29, 2019

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Day-Lewis's performance will simply have you like a fever you can't shift. The landscapes are hard and big, but he scathes through them as if they were no more than your Uncle Stan's allotment.

Aug 23, 2018

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B+

Feb 18, 2012

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Ray Pride

Newcity

As a concrete object, of rugged, forceful filmmaking and relentless performance, i>There Will Be Blood</I> has no need of its subtext. Yet it bubbles, seethes, trickles, pours and, yes, geysers.

Rated: 10/10

Jul 4, 2024

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

There Will Be Blood remains one of the greatest American films to ever be crafted. And the idea of Daniel Plainview, as wicked as he may be, has only multiplied and thrived in the years since.

Oct 31, 2023

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Paul Thomas Anderson had already ventured into human miseries... here he manages to add cynicism and acidity to culminate the tragedy in an operatic way. So that we don't miss Stanley [Kubrick] so much. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

Jun 20, 2023

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trevor a

35mm eith Paul Dano Q&A!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/24

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J Christin F

By far, one of the most exceptional movies I'm history. Well written, well cast, & simply well done. 👏🏾

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Cristiana S

A masterpiece,with a enormous Daniel Day Lewis!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Audience Member

a slow burning atmospheric period piece soaked in greed and obsession is headlined by an all-time performance from Daniel-Day Lewis.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Tom F

The films of Paul Thomas Anderson are all fascinating for me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Руслан Г

15 років свого життя планував перегляд фільму. Тепер я маю проектор, німецькі аудіоколонки 125 Ват і екран на 10 метрів діагональ І я це зробив. Радий що ці 3 години я прожив не марно, бо бачив це кіно Нічого більше додати, окрім найвищої оцінки і захоплення.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Paul Thomas Anderson

Director

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Plainview

Paul Dano

Eli Sunday

Kevin J. O'Connor

Henry Brands

Ciarán Hinds

Fletcher Hamilton

Dillon Freasier

H.W.

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