There Will Be Blood (2007)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 158 min · Drama
92.4 TOPICAL score · #64 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
There Will Be Blood (2007, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) has a TOPICAL score of 92.4 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and awards. It won 3 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (7,786 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 60 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (7,786 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards3 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 60 languages
- Still read197,618 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis (actor #30), Paul Dano (actor #327), Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds (actor #706)
“It has often been considered as one of the greatest films of the 21st century and of all time.”
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