Poster for There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film is one of the defining American works of the century. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Daniel Plainview, an oil prospector at the turn of the twentieth century, in a performance widely regarded as among the finest of his career. Anderson works in the tradition of Kubrick and Malick, but the vision is his own. Jonny Greenwood's score is central to the film's architecture rather than incidental to it. A study of ambition, faith, and the American landscape, and a landmark in Anderson's filmography.

Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Year
2007
Runtime
2h 38m
TMDB
8.1
Members average score
9.4

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Rating
9.4 avg (4 votes)
Editor’s Note

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film is one of the defining American works of the century. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Daniel Plainview, an oil prospector at the turn of the twentieth century, in a performance widely regarded as among the finest of his career. Anderson works in the tradition of Kubrick and Malick, but the vision is his own. Jonny Greenwood's score is central to the film's architecture rather than incidental to it. A study of ambition, faith, and the American landscape, and a landmark in Anderson's filmography.

Excellent, highly recommended.

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Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film is one of the defining American works of the century. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Daniel Plainview, an oil prospector at the turn of the twentieth century, in a performance widely regarded as among the finest of his career. Anderson works in the tradition of Kubrick and Malick, but the vision is his own. Jonny Greenwood's score is central to the film's architecture rather than incidental to it. A study of ambition, faith, and the American landscape, and a landmark in Anderson's filmography.

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