There Will Be Blood

2007 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Rating

96/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

TSPDT 250, Criterion, Oscar Nominee

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.

There Will Be Blood (2007), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, rates 96/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Paul Dano
• Kevin J. O'Connor
• Ciarán Hinds
• Dillon Freasier
• Hope Elizabeth Reeves
• Colleen Foy
• Barry Del Sherman
• David Willis
• Hans Howes

Crew

• Robert Elswit — Director of Photography
• Dylan Tichenor — Editor
• Jonny Greenwood — Original Music Composer
• Paul Thomas Anderson — Writer

More from Paul Thomas Anderson

1. Phantom Thread (2017) — 86/100 · hit
2. One Battle After Another (2025) — 83/100 · hit
3. Boogie Nights (1997) — 82/100 · hit
4. The Master (2012) — 80/100 · hit
5. Magnolia (1999) — 79/100
6. Junun (2015) — 79/100

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