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Overview
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Release Date:
11 January 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
When Ambition Meets Faith more
Plot:
A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. full summary | full synopsis
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Oil
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Prospector
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California
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Power
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 57 wins
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52 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(426 articles)
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A film that will leave film-goers pondering for a long time
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Daniel Plainview | |
| Martin Stringer | ... | Silver Assay Worker | |
| Matthew Braden Stringer | ... | Silver Assay Worker | |
| Jacob Stringer | ... | Silver Assay Worker | |
| Joseph Mussey | ... | Silver Assay Worker | |
| Barry Del Sherman | ... | H.B. Ailman | |
| Harrison Taylor | ... | Baby H.W. Plainview | |
| Stockton Taylor | ... | Baby H.W. Plainview | |
| Paul F. Tompkins | ... | Prescott | |
| Dillon Freasier | ... | Young H.W. Plainview | |
| Kevin Breznahan | ... | Signal Hill Man | |
| Jim Meskimen | ... | Signal Hill Married Man | |
| Erica Sullivan | ... | Signal Hill Woman | |
| Randall Carver | ... | Mr. Bankside | |
| Coco Leigh | ... | Mrs. Bankside |
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Oil! (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence.
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Runtime:
158 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A |
Finland:K-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Germany:12 (f) |
Netherlands:16 |
South Africa:16LV |
USA:R (certificate #43414) |
Brazil:14 |
Australia:M |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:15 (re-rating on appeal) |
Norway:15 |
Czech Republic:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
New Zealand:R13 |
Sweden:15 |
Denmark:15 |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Malaysia:U |
Argentina:13 |
Taiwan:R-12 |
Greece:K-13 |
France:U (with warning) |
Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) |
Austria:16
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Paul Thomas Anderson stated that he watched The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) every night before filming this movie.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: A bright modern warning light is visible under the dash of one of the cars when a door is opened early in the movie. Several vehicles also display number-plates incorrect for the period.
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Quotes:
H.M. Tilford:
Why are you acting insane and threatening to cut my throat?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.6)" (2009/I)
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Soundtrack:
There Is Power in the Blood
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Why are Paul and Eli Sunday played by the same actor?
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PT Anderson delivers perhaps his best work with "There Will Be Blood". Unlike "Magnolia", the film's daunting runtime is not very daunting whilst watching it. All acting in the film was solid, even the work of the child actors. Daniel Day-Lewis in particular delivered a truly phenomenal performance, capturing the power of greed, fear, insanity, and comedy simultaneously, at many points throughout the film. At no point does the time period distract from the power of the film. Sometimes period pieces cannot be appreciated because they delve too deep into historical details -- turning the experience into more of a documentary than a narrative set in the past. This is not the case for "There Will Be Blood", as human interactions are the focus of the film. Johnny Greenwood's chilling score is very strong, benefiting from the elegant minimalism that he show's in the band Radiohead. The cinematography is also spectacular. Robert Elswit beautifully captures the essence of the environment and the tension amongst the characters. All in all, this is truly a perfectly crafted film.