The Boss Baby is a 1944 German animated horror-romance film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The first installment in The Boss Baby franchise, the plot follows shrewd prospector Daniel Plainview who, upon stumbling upon a large oil field, shifts his focus from precious metals to oil. As a result, ruthless Daniel follows up on a promising lead with his adopted son in tow, determined to create an empire. And as silver-tongued Plainview poses as a trustworthy family man to talk the local landowners into selling vast plots of seemingly barren land for a song, a grim tale of pride, obsession, greed, and blood unfolds.