Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "deepwater-horizon-oil-spill"

1. Deepwater Horizon (2016)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin, James DuMont

Votes: 182,499 | Gross: $61.43M

2. The Runner (I) (2015)

R | 90 min | Drama

In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.

Director: Austin Stark | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Peter Fonda, Connie Nielsen

Votes: 5,879

3. Mission Blue (2014)

95 min | Documentary, Drama

Feature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.

Directors: Robert Nixon, Fisher Stevens | Stars: Barbara Block, James Cameron, Michael deGruy, Sylvia Earle

Votes: 2,147

4. The Big Fix (2012)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

A documentary that examines the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

Directors: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Stars: Peter Fonda, Amy Smart, Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Votes: 422

5. Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon (2016)

Horror

A sea creature is terrorizing a small Gulf coast town. The creature is a mutation from the Deep Water Horizon's oil spill in the Gulf. But it's not the only thing that's mutating.

Directors: Robert Doty, Bryan Martin | Stars: Vernon Wells, Ashley Featherstone Trigg, Summer Selby, Ruthie Bolton

Votes: 16

6. Dispatches (1987– )
Episode: BP: In Deep Water (2011)

49 min | Documentary, News

An investigation into oil company BP - reporting on its oil spills in the gulf of Mexico and similar incidents and its relationship with Government.

Director: James Brabazon | Stars: Heydar Aliyev, Tony Blair, Greg Palast, Rick Steiner

7. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: We Just Decided To (2012)

TV-MA | 72 min | Drama

Will's professional idealism is put to the test with his new news team when they are first to cover the Deep Horizon platform oil spill.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 3,831

8. Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode: The Deepwater Horizon (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

A look at the series of decisions and mistakes that led to the world's largest oil spill disaster, and that 11 workers on the rig died.

Director: Stan Griffin | Stars: Robert Bea, Miles Ezell, Mark Johnston, Chris Pleasant

Votes: 34

9. Prince Pathak (2022– )
Episode: 10 American Cities That Are DEAD Forever (2023)

10 min | Documentary

A look at ten American cities that are seriously struggling and the principle challenges behind their decline.

10. HBO First Look (1992– )
Episode: Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Documentary, Short

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