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- 2007
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 2 h 38 m
- 2007
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 2 h 38 m
Summary When Daniel 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 there 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 ...
Written By: Upton Sinclair
- 2007
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 2 h 38 m
- 2007
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 2 h 38 m
There Will Be Blood
8.7
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Summary When Daniel 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 there 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 ...
Written By: Upton Sinclair
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
93
93% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
7% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 42 Critic Reviews
93
93% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
7% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
That Anderson, the film’s writer-director, whose Boogie Nights was a riot but Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love both noble failures, has come to make this intelligent and enthralling masterpiece is both a little surprising and intensely satisfying.
Anderson’s fearless, bighearted filmmaking is an antidote to the toxic cloud of Manifest Destiny. He has made a mad American classic.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 1,093 User Ratings
8.7
91% Positive
997 Ratings
997 Ratings
5% Mixed
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
4% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 1,093 User Ratings
8.7
91% Positive
997 Ratings
997 Ratings
5% Mixed
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
4% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
Masterpiece, One of the greatest movie that I have ever seen. Great, great and great.
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Watched this for the first time since its release. It's a full on masterpiece in every aspect. The 2 lead performances are completely engaging and realized, its remarkable how Dano is able to step up to the field of DDL and more than hold his own in their scenes.
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Daniel Day-Lewis's portrayal is not just the performance of the year -- there will be injustice if he doesn't win an Oscar -- but a creation of awesome proportions.
Boldly and magnificently strange, There Will Be Blood marks a significant departure in the work of Paul Thomas Anderson.
Sprawling yet cramped, There Will Be Blood may not be the best movie of the year, but it's certainly the strangest. It evokes passing comparisons to everything from "Giant" to "Citizen Kane" but it's impossible to pigeonhole.
With a grating symphonic score by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and the constant sense of danger following Plainview, "Blood" does not release its grip on the audience until its last, bizarrely crazy minutes.
Anderson and Day-Lewis strip themselves of their natural talents for invention and poetry, as if any hint of romance, nobility or fun would soften the film.
There Will be Blood! What a fine film! In fact I would go as far to say it is one of the best of the last decade. Visually, it is stunning, I loved the skillful cinematography and shots and the scenery was amazing. Jonny Greenwood's music is atmospheric and haunting as well, the script is lyrical, hysterical and sometimes even baffling, the story is excellent and thematically rich and the pace is fine, quite slow but deliberately so.
There Will be Blood is brilliantly directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and the characters are intriguing. In fact to me the character of Daniel Plainview makes the movie. Magnificently portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis, he is quite complex- while monstrous and cold-hearted, because of his love for his adopted son I wouldn't necessarily call him completely evil either. Paul Dano also does a fine job as Eli Sunday.
Overall, a truly fine film and one of the best of the last decade in my view. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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some scenes are boring. but I I need to talk about all of body, yes good film. Daniel Day Lewis carries this film on some scenes, but at the beginning of film you will see the perfect scenes.
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Horribly overacted and boring. More like "there won't be blood" (until like the last minute). The only saving grace is an appearance by my favorite podcaster, Paul F. Tompkins. I bet DDL was furious to be upstaged that day. Stay away from this movie!
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Production Company
Paramount Vantage,
Miramax,
Ghoulardi Film Company
Release Date Dec 26, 2007
Duration 2 h 38 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline There Will Be Greed. There Will Be Vengeance.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 9 Wins & 16 Nominations