Where there is oil, there is greed.
Cast |
Danil Day-Lewis, Martin Stringer, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jacob Stringer, Matthew Braden Stringer, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier |
Director |
Paul Thomas Anderson |
Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson |
Music | Jonny Greenwood |
Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
Editing | Dylan Tichenor |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | Ghoulardi Film Company, Paramount Vantage, MIramax FIlms |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
Genre | Drama |
Language | Some strong, but some intensely violent and threatening language. Strong blasphemy |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Occasionally moderate. One very strong and brutal scene. |
Prejudice | Strong blasphemy |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | None |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer | 5 | |
Die Burger Francois Bloemhof | 20 | |
Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 20 | |
iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden A big, bold, barking mad success. | 15 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
24.com Christina Carstens | 15 | |
BBC Neil Smith Anderson's film is also timeless — a sweeping epic in the classic Hollywood tradition that invites comparison with Citizen Kane and Giant. As lofty as its themes are, though, There Will Be Blood finally works best as a thrilling vehicle for its star's fiery majesty and remarkable ability to disappear inside every role he takes on. | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert There Will Be Blood is the kind of film that is easily called great. | 18 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli There Will Be Blood has the capacity to engage, if not enthrall. Unfortunately, the film's final third is poorly focused and, while there is a clear conclusion, it feels strangely hollow. | 15 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers The first time I saw this beautiful beast of a movie from director-writer Paul Thomas Anderson, I felt gut-punched. | 20 | |
ScreenIt Striking in a number of memorable ways and featuring a title that thematically works on various levels, There Will Be Blood exists in the sort of movie vein not often seen nowadays. | 16 | |
Metacritic.com 39 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 176 critics | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A sparse and sprawling epic that boasts incredible lead performances. | 18 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 39953 Netizens Brilliant and chilling, Blood will leave you speechless | 17 | |
Average .. 80% | 16 |