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: Dylan Tichenor (Editor), Daniel Lupi (Producer), Cassandra Kulukundis (Casting), Paul Thomas Anderson (Producer), Paul Thomas Anderson (Screenplay), JoAnne Sellar (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
Runtime: 158 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 26, 2007
IMDb: 2.925
Keywords:california, petrol, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, capitalism, pastor, deaf-mute, greed, american dream, narcissism, fanatic, father, baptism, misanthrophy, money, oil, religion, impostor, church, alcoholic, oil industry, child abandonment, character study, zealot, bowling alley, sign languages, turn of the century, 19th century, adopted son, 1900s, personality change, pipeline, 20th century, 1890s, intense, oilfields
