Overview

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.

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Plainview

Paul Dano

Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday

Kevin J. O'Connor

Henry

Ciarán Hinds

Fletcher Hamilton

Dillon Freasier

H.W. Plainview

Hope Elizabeth Reeves

Elizabeth

Colleen Foy

Mary Sunday