Wuchak2019-08-15T18:00:46.064Z

5/10

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...

Geronimo19672023-09-12T08:23:12.719Z

7/10

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 ...

JN20122023-10-14T09:05:12.262Z

10/10

What the hell was in the air in 2007?

JN20122023-10-15T09:46:30.463Z

10/10

A hypnotic flight into the darkness of the soul and how people hide themselves away. A masterfully directed feat, There Will Be Blood shows the very limits of selfishness and greed which are further encapsulated by Day-Lewis’ mind-blowing and unique performance of which...

j4ni2019-07-29T09:17:35.723Z

Great movie, not a spaghetti western. Very good story and atmosphere 10 stars.

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There Will Be Blood

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.