SummaryWhen 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 Sunday, P... Read More
Directed By:Paul Thomas Anderson
Written By:Paul Thomas Anderson, Upton Sinclair
There Will Be Blood
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Universal Acclaim
93
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
93
93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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100
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.
100
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
8.8
92% Positive
1130 Ratings
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5% Mixed
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3% Negative
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36 Ratings
Jun 8, 2025
10
my favourite film of all time, something so hypnotic about the movie and how much of a horrible character plainview is.
Apr 18, 2026
10
Of course a film about an anti-hero that takes a misanthropic view of the American West isn't going to resonate with some, but imo this should've won Best Picture that year instead of No Country For Old Men. The latter, while good, is just another entry in the detective-adjacent "catch the killer" genre, whereas this film is something else entirely - a commentary about the **** nature of greed, the callous nature of business, and the harsh realities of "making it." The cinematography, score, and performances are all exceptional.
100
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.
100
Boldly and magnificently strange, There Will Be Blood marks a significant departure in the work of Paul Thomas Anderson.
91
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.
88
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.
42
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.
Jul 7, 2024
10
15 років свого життя планував перегляд фільму. Тепер я маю проектор, німецькі аудіоколонки 125 Ват і екран на 10 метрів діагональІ я це зробив. Радий що ці 3 години я прожив не марно, бо бачив це кіноНічого більше додати, окрім найвищої оцінки і захоплення.
Feb 9, 2018
6
One of the most amazing acting by Daniel Day-Lewis, Oscar deserved. But i can't found something so special in plot. I get the point and message, but it's too long and too much presented for me.
Feb 26, 2020
3
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!
Production Company:
- Paramount Vantage
- Miramax
- Ghoulardi Film Company
Release Date:Dec 26, 2007
Duration:2 h 38 m
Rating:R
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
