There Will Be Blood
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.
Critics Sentiment
Daniel bludgeons Eli to death with a bowling pin
Daniel sends deaf H.W. to school in San Francisco
The film rises from its lowest point during H.W.'s departure to the climactic bowling alley sequence, gaining nearly 2 points as it builds to its devastating finale.
There Will Be Blood maintains consistently high critical acclaim throughout, with particular praise for Day-Lewis's performance and the film's visual storytelling. The sentiment peaks during the iconic opening sequence and climactic bowling alley confrontation, with only minor dips during slower character development sections. Critics consistently praised the film's uncompromising vision and masterful execution across all elements.
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J. O'Connor
Henry
Ciarán Hinds
Fletcher Hamilton
Dillon Freasier
H.W. Plainview
Hope Elizabeth Reeves
Elizabeth
Colleen Foy
Mary Sunday
Barry Del Sherman
H. B. Ailman
David Willis
Abel Sunday
Hans Howes
Mr. Bandy
Sydney McCallister
Mary Sunday (young)
Paul F. Tompkins
Prescott
Kevin Breznahan
Signal Hill Man
Jim Meskimen
Signal Hill Married Man
Erica Sullivan
Signal Hill Woman
Randall Carver
Mr. Bankside
Coco Leigh
Mrs. Bankside
Jim Downey
Al Rose
David Warshofsky
H.M. Tilford
Charles Thomas Doyle
J.J. Carter
Crew
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