There Will Be Blood

Right now you can watch There Will Be Blood in the US on fuboTV and Paramount Plus Premium, and in the UK on Paramount Plus — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Daniel Day-Lewis anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on fuboTV.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, There Will Be Blood is worth clearing space for. The writing in There Will Be Blood treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. 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. Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. It was released in 2007. What elevates There Will Be Blood is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

There Will Be Blood is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Daniel Day-Lewis anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.