There Will be Blood

  • Theatrical - Limited 2007-12-26
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9/10

Synopsis

A sprawling epic about family, greed, corruption, and the pursuit of the American dream. Set in the booming West coast oil fields at the turn of the 20th century, THERE WILL BE BLOOD follows the rise of rugged prospector Daniel Plainview... See more (Day-Lewis) who becomes an independent oilman after hitting it rich with the strike of a lifetime. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film is inspired by Upton Sinclair’s novel “Oil!”

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Review: There Will Be Blood

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