there will be blood

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.

Drama ꞏ california ꞏ petrol ꞏ sibling relationship ꞏ based on novel or book ꞏ capitalism ꞏ pastor ꞏ deaf-mute ꞏ american dream ꞏ narcissism ꞏ fanatic ꞏ father ꞏ baptism ꞏ misanthrophy ꞏ money ꞏ oil ꞏ religion ꞏ church ꞏ killer ꞏ alcoholic ꞏ oil industry ꞏ child abandonment ꞏ character study ꞏ bowling alley ꞏ sign languages ꞏ adopted son ꞏ 1900s ꞏ personality change ꞏ pipeline ꞏ milkshake ꞏ intense ꞏ depressing ꞏ oilfields