Director Paul Thomas Anderson Producer Scott Rudin, Eric Schlosser, JoAnne Sellar Screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson
Studio Paramount Vantage Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor Genre Drama MPAA Rating R
A sprawling epic about family, greed, corruption, and the pursuit of the American dream. Set in the booming West coast oil fields at the turn of the 20th century, There Will Be Blood follows the rise of rugged prospector Daniel Plainview (Day-Lewis) who becomes an independent oilman after hitting it rich with the strike of a lifetime. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film is inspired by Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!"