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2007 · 158 min · R

There Will Be Blood

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Drama

There Will Be Blood (2007) is a Drama film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson set in California during the 1900s–1920s. It runs 158 minutes and is rated R.

A con artist, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition, power & corruption, and isolation play out through episodic chapters.

Composer
Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Cast
Daniel Day-LewisPaul DanoKevin J. O'ConnorCiarán HindsDillon FreasierHope Elizabeth ReevesColleen FoyBarry Del Sherman

The world of this film

Setting

Setting

Premise & themes

Premise
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
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