Det er omkring århundredeskiftet og da Daniel Plainview får et tip om, at der er olie lige under ørkensandet i den californiske flække Little Boston, rejser han derud med sin lille søn for at søge lykken. Men en ung præst prøver at spænde ben for dem, og udfordrer far og søn i deres ambitioner. Små konflikter vokser sig større og mens magten tager over forsvinder alle menneskelige værdier som kærlighed, håb, sammenhold og drømme.
Genre: Drama
Stjerner: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds, Dillon Freasier, Hope Elizabeth Reeves
Mandskab: Dylan Tichenor (Editor), Daniel Lupi (Producer), Cassandra Kulukundis (Casting), Paul Thomas Anderson (Producer), Paul Thomas Anderson (Screenplay), JoAnne Sellar (Producer)
Land: United States of America
Sprog: English
Studio: Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
Kørsel: 158 minutter
Kvalitet: HD
Udgivet: Dec 26, 2007
IMDb: 2.923
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