There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson brings us this drama that is rivaled by few. It follows prospector Daniel Plainview while he builds an empire during the Southern California Oil Boom. Despite the various speed bumps he faces along the way, it is Daniel Day-Lewis’s portrayal of this character’s slow descent into madness and greed that costs him everything that makes There Will Be Blood such an engaging experience. Daniel Plainview and There Will Be Blood are uncompromising and ambitious, which helped Day-Lewis win his second Oscar for Best Actor.

Production

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Produced by JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi

Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson

Based on Oil! by Upton Sinclair

Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier

Music by Jonny Greenwood

Cinematography by Robert Elswit

Edited by Dylan Tichenor

Production company: Ghoulardi Film Company

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Paramount Vantage (United States,) Miramax Films (International)

Release date: September 27, 2007 (Fantastic Fest,) December 26, 2007 (United States)

Running time: 158 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $25 million

Box office: $76.2 million