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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 93/100. Scores higher than 99% of the 3,226 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 38m. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic93/100
7,688 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul Thomas AndersonDirector
- Jonny GreenwoodOriginal Music Composer
- Paul Thomas AndersonWriter
Cast
- Daniel Day-LewisDaniel Plainview
- Paul DanoPaul Sunday / Eli Sunday
- Kevin J. O'ConnorHenry
- Ciarán HindsFletcher Hamilton
- Dillon FreasierH.W. Plainview
- Hope Elizabeth ReevesElizabeth
- Colleen FoyMary Sunday
- Barry Del ShermanH. B. Ailman
- David WillisAbel Sunday
- Hans HowesMr. Bandy
- Sydney McCallisterMary Sunday (young)
- Paul F. TompkinsPrescott
Stills
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Themes
californiapetrolsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookcapitalismpastordeaf-mutegreedamerican dreamnarcissismfanaticfather
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