There Will Be Blood (2007)

An epic tale of family, faith, power and oil set on the incendiary frontier of California's turn-of-the-century petroleum boom. The story chronicles the life and times of one Daniel Plainview, who transforms himself from a down-and-out silver miner raising a son on his own into a self-made oil tycoon. When Plainview gets a mysterious tip-off that there's a little town out West where an ocean of oil is oozing out of the ground, he heads with his son, H.W., to take their chances in dust-worn Little Boston. In this hardscrabble town, where the main excitement centers around the holy roller church of charismatic preacher Eli Sunday, Plainview and H.W. make their lucky strike. But even as the well raises all of their fortunes, nothing will remain the same as conflicts escalate and every human value--love, hope, community, belief, ambition and even the bond between father and son--is imperiled by corruption, deception and the flow of oil.

Also Known As: Oil

Production Status: Released
Logline: A turn-of-the-century prospector buys the oil rights to a family's ranch, and then hits a major pocket of crude.
Genres: Drama and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 38 min.
Release Date: December 26th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for some violence.
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Barrett, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Christine Olejniczak
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by: Scott Rudin, Eric Schlosser, JoAnne Sellar
Distributors: Paramount Vantage, Miramax International
Production Co.: Ghoulardi Film Company, Scott Rudin Productions
Studios: Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage
U.S. Box Office: $14,746,644
Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Marfa, Texas, USA
Produced in: United States

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