There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

There will be greed. There will be vengeance.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Produced by Paramount Vantage, Miramax

2007158 min8.1 / 10

A sprawling, visually austere character study of ruthless ambition and spiritual corruption set against the American oil boom, where two men locked in ideological combat destroy everything around them.

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.

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  • Is There Will Be Blood one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Does There Will Be Blood end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is There Will Be Blood easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is There Will Be Blood scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is There Will Be Blood violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is There Will Be Blood sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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