Paul Thomas Anderson brings the 1927 novel by Upton Sinclair Oil! to the big screen. Starring
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano and Ciaran Hinds, the movie will be playing in theaters December
26th.
Set in turn of the century Texas, Daniel Plainview is a silver miner who sets out to make his fortune in oil. Willing to do whatever it takes to make a profit, Plainview sets his sites on Eli Sunday’s property. While he tries to decieve Sunday to drill for oil, Plainview’s past begins to catch up with him. Struggling with his inner conciense Plainview finds it harder to ignore.