Cult 101: There Will Be Blood (2007)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 158 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2007
Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O'Connor, Paul Dano
Country: United States
Language: English, American Sign Language
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Winner of two Oscars, Best Actor and Achievement in Cinematography, at the 2008 Academy Awards.
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.
“Hypnotic, poetic and often downright strange, the remarkable result is every bit as combustible as the black stuff itself.”
—Neil Smith, BBC
About the filmmaker:
One of the most celebrated American filmmakers working today, eight-time Academy Award nominee Paul Thomas Anderson is known for his bold visual style, flawed characters, and frequent collaborations with actors and musicians. A regular at film festivals around the world, Anderson has won Best Director at Cannes for Punch-Drunk Love, Berlin for There Will Be Blood, and Venice for The Master. His other phenomenal projects include his debut feature Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Inherent Vice, and Phantom Thread, which was nominated for both Best Picture and Best Directing at the 2018 Academy Awards.
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