# There Will Be Blood (2007)

> An oil prospector and a charismatic preacher wage a ferocious battle for land, money, faith, and absolute control in early twentieth-century California.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3809

## Facts

- Runtime: 158 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Hope Elizabeth Reeves, Colleen Foy, Barry Del Sherman
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, austere, oppressive, serious film night, historical drama marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of ambition and moral decay in the pursuit of wealth and power.

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