{"id":2307801,"date":"2026-03-02T05:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2307801"},"modified":"2026-03-02T05:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:59:30","slug":"2007-hit-ranked-best-movie-of-the-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2007-hit-ranked-best-movie-of-the-century\/","title":{"rendered":"2007 Hit Ranked \u2018Best Movie of the Century\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2007, “There Will Be Blood” arrived in theaters like a thunderclap: stark, ambitious and utterly uncompromising.<\/p>\n

Now, nearly two decades later, Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em> has ranked it the “Best Movie of the Century,” placing Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling drama at the very top of its list of 21st-century films.<\/p>\n

From its wordless opening sequence in the deserts of New Mexico, the film signals its grand ambitions. Rolling Stone<\/em> described Anderson’s tale of American greed as towering “like a derrick over our new millennium,” casting a shadow as imposing as that of Daniel Plainview, the ruthless oilman played by Daniel Day-Lewis.<\/p>\n

Day-Lewis’ portrayal of Plainview is central to the film\u2019s enduring power. His explosive performance, at times contemptuous, at times darkly comic, ultimately earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor.<\/p>\n

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