“One Battle After Another” has caused quite a stir, scooping a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and garnering plenty of Oscar buzz. If you’ve seen it, loved it and are wondering which of director Paul Thomas Anderson’s films to watch next, there’s plenty of quality work to choose from. Here are some of his best movies to add to your watchlist.
There Will Be Blood
This epic period drama captures “the pursuit of the American dream in all its nightmarish horror”, said Esquire . Set in early 20th-century New Mexico, it follows the “ruthless quest for wealth by silver-prospector-turned-oil-baron Daniel Plainview (played by Daniel Day-Lewis in an Oscar-winning performance)”. It begins with a silent prologue as a lone Plainview hacks at a rock in a small mine in a desolate landscape (the first