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There Will Be Blood

  • 2007
  • 12
  • 2h 38m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
651K
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Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)
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EpicPeriod DramaPsychological DramaTragedyDrama

A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

  • Director
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Writers
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Upton Sinclair
  • Stars
    • Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Paul Dano
    • Ciarán Hinds
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    651K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    428
    180
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writers
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • Upton Sinclair
    • Stars
      • Daniel Day-Lewis
      • Paul Dano
      • Ciarán Hinds
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 338Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #140
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 114 wins & 138 nominations total

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    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Daniel Plainview
    Paul Dano
    Paul Dano
    • Paul Sunday…
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Fletcher
    Martin Stringer
    • Silver Assay Worker
    Matthew Braden Stringer
    • Silver Assay Worker
    Jacob Stringer
    • Silver Assay Worker
    Joseph Mussey
    • Silver Assay Worker
    Barry Del Sherman
    • H.B. Ailman
    Harrison Taylor
    • Baby HW
    Stockton Taylor
    • Baby HW
    Paul F. Tompkins
    Paul F. Tompkins
    • Prescott
    Dillon Freasier
    Dillon Freasier
    • HW
    Kevin Breznahan
    Kevin Breznahan
    • Signal Hill Man
    Jim Meskimen
    Jim Meskimen
    • Signal Hill Married Man
    Erica Sullivan
    Erica Sullivan
    • Signal Hill Woman
    Randall Carver
    Randall Carver
    • Mr. Bankside
    Coco Leigh
    Coco Leigh
    • Mrs. Bankside
    Sydney McCallister
    • Mary Sunday
    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writers
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
      • Upton Sinclair
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    • Trivia
      Dillon Freasier (who plays H.W. Plainview, the son of the character played by Sir Daniel Day-Lewis) was not an actor; he was an elementary student near the film's West Texas shooting location. On the radio program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," Paul Thomas Anderson told Gross that when the production was trying to convince Dillon's mother to allow Dillon to be in the movie, his mother wanted to figure out who Day-Lewis was, so she rented a copy of Gangs of New York (2002) (in which Day-Lewis plays a murderous gang leader nicknamed "The Butcher"). She panicked at the idea of her son spending time with the man she saw in that movie, so the 'There Will Be Blood' casting department rushed to her a copy of Zeit der Unschuld (1993), in which Day-Lewis plays a civilized and gentle man.
    • Goofs
      When Eli Sunday lists the towns he will be visiting on his mission, he includes Taft, which would have been named Moron until the 1920s.
    • Quotes

      Eli Sunday: Why are you talking about Paul?

      Daniel Plainview: I did what your brother couldn't.

      Eli Sunday: Don't say this to me.

      Daniel Plainview: I broke you and I beat you. It was Paul who told me about you. He's the prophet. He's the smart one. He knew what was there and he found me to take it out of the ground, and you know what the funny thing is? Listen... listen... listen... I paid him ten thousand dollars, cash in hand, just like that. He has his own company now. A prosperous little business. Three wells producing. Five thousand dollars a week.

      [Eli cries]

      Daniel Plainview: Stop crying, you sniveling ass! Stop your nonsense. You're just the afterbirth, Eli.

      Eli Sunday: No...

      Daniel Plainview: You slithered out of your mother's filth.

      Eli Sunday: No.

      Daniel Plainview: They should have put you in a glass jar on a mantlepiece. Where were you when Paul was suckling at his mother's teat? Where were you? Who was nursing you, poor Eli? One of Bandy's sows? That land has been had. Nothing you can do about it. It's gone. It's had.

      Eli Sunday: If you would just take...

      Daniel Plainview: You lose.

      Eli Sunday: ...this lease, Daniel...

      Daniel Plainview: Drainage! Drainage, Eli, you boy. Drained dry. I'm so sorry. Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? Watch it. Now, my straw reaches acroooooooss the room and starts to drink your milkshake. I... drink... your... milkshake!

      [sucking sound]

      Daniel Plainview: I drink it up!

      Eli Sunday: Don't bully me, Daniel!

      [Daniel roars and throws Eli across the room]

      Daniel Plainview: Did you think your song and dance and your superstition would help you, Eli? I am the Third Revelation! I am who the Lord has chosen!

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits, except for the title.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Popcorn Superhet Receiver
      Composed by Jonny Greenwood

      Performed by BBC Concert Orchestra (as The BBC Concert Orchestra)

      Conducted by Robert Ziegler

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    9/10
    Remember Those Hollywood Studio Epics? Me Either. But We're Covered.
    The year I was born was the same year Predator and Robocop came out. When I was finally old enough to appreciate films, Little Nicky was in theaters. I know, believe me, I know; rocky start. And often I would watch older films, or specials on older films, and be dazzled. You know the ones. Remember when they made Spartacus? Remember sitting in the movies and watching Gregory Peck play Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird? Remember the first time you heard "I could've been a contender" through theater speakers? Well I sure as hell don't. But I'll tell you what, now I feel somewhat caught up. Let's begin with the obvious. Daniel Day Lewis. No one's arguing about this. The man is a veritable God among ants on the screen. He takes his role by the reigns and I don't doubt him for a second. In fact, at times, I was downright afraid of the man. Lewis gives what is easily, EASILY the best performance of the past five years. But let's get serious about it. Lewis' Daniel Plainview is the most convincing, awe-inspiring, and downright mortifying character to take the big screen that I can remember. Here, perfectly in his element and at his best, Lewis could go toe to toe with Brando and Kinski, playing a part that oozes enough skill and pathos to earn him a place among Hollywood's, and perhaps the world's, greatest performances of all time. He gives those of us who missed out on the craft, depth of character, and technique of classic cinema a chance to admire a tour de force portrayal of a memorable, identifiable, and completely despicable character, and it's so damned refreshing that I can't stop singing the man's praises. Paul Dano has been taking a lot of fire for this whole thing. People continue to spout their disapproval of the film's casting, saying that Dano has no business rivaling the seasoned Lewis on the screen. Listen, lay down your swords a minute and consider the obvious. The guy was cast opposite the performance of the decade, he's not going to outshine Lewis and you'd be crazy to expect him to. In fact, I think that he and Lewis' back-and-forths are the films highlights, as we see the juxtaposition not only in the characters themselves, but also in their acting techniques. And the cinematography? Welcome to the old days of film. The glory days of Hollywood. Anderson gives us one of the most beautifully shot and directed films in recent memory, truly at the top of his craft on this one. Every moment feels more epic than the last, until the film becomes such a towering cinematic spectacle that the end leaves the viewer exhausted. It's truly an experience not to be missed. Yeah, we missed out on A Street Car Named Desire. And Casablanca isn't gonna be in theaters again any time soon. But in the meantime, There Will Be Blood is just about as good, and will likely haunt our generation as much as the Hollywood studio epics of the past...
    • DSampson612
    • Jan 13, 2008
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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2008 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Petróleo sangriento
    • Filming locations
      • Lompoc, California, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Vantage
      • Miramax
      • Ghoulardi Film Company
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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,222,514
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $190,739
      • Dec 30, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,186,873
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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