There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of all time, their first collaboration resulted in one of the greatest films ever made. There Will Be Blood is an Oscar-winning drama set at the turn of the twentieth century that follows a ruthless oilman named Daniel Plainview, played by Day-Lewis. The film follows Daniel's insatiable desire for power at the expense of everything, including his young son H.W. and a neighborly preacher played by Paul Dano.

At the 2008 Academy Awards, it competed with No Country for Old Men for Best Picture and Director, but Day-Lewis took home a well-deserved Best Actor award. This is a thematically rich, character-driven drama, so you have to be in the right frame of mind for it.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor

Release dates: September 27, 2007

Running time: 158 minutes