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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Hope Elizabeth Reeves
Crew: Paul Thomas Anderson (Director), Upton Sinclair (Novel), JoAnne Sellar (Producer), Cassandra Kulukundis (Casting), Robert Elswit (Director of Photography), Dylan Tichenor (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Paramount Vantage, Miramax, Ghoulardi Film Company, JoAnne Sellar Productions
Runtime: 158 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 26, 2007
IMDb: 2.917
Keywords:california, petrol, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, capitalism, pastor, deaf-mute, american dream, narcissism, fanatic, father, baptism, misanthrophy, money, oil, religion, church, killer, alcoholic, oil industry, child abandonment, character study, bowling alley, sign languages, adopted son, 1900s, personality change, pipeline, milkshake, intense, oilfields
