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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: 182,848 | Gross: $61.43M
2. Syriana (2005)
R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller
A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.
Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Kayvan Novak
Votes: 134,340 | Gross: $50.82M
3. On Deadly Ground (1994)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A blowout firefighter takes on an environmentally destructive oil corporation by causing many deaths and explosions in Alaska.
Director: Steven Seagal | Stars: Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen, John C. McGinley
Votes: 25,504 | Gross: $38.59M
4. The Grand Seduction (2013)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy
To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent
Votes: 19,286 | Gross: $3.41M
5. 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: 5,887
6. The Formula (1980)
R | 117 min | Crime, Thriller
The synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud
Votes: 2,913
7. Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Director: Chris Paine | Stars: Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Reverend Gadget
Votes: 12,762 | Gross: $1.68M
8. The Mattei Affair (1972)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
An Italian industrialist died in a plane crash. An accident or an assassination?
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Luigi Squarzina, Peter Baldwin, Renato Romano
Votes: 2,466
9. Louisiana Story (1948)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Drama
The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy
Votes: 2,156
10. The Water Engine (1992 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: Charles Durning, Patti LuPone, William H. Macy, John Mahoney
Votes: 310
11. Crude (2009)
Unrated | 105 min | Documentary
The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Dan Ashley, Pablo Fajardo, Kent Robertson, German Yanez
Votes: 868 | Gross: $0.17M
12. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
PG-13 | Documentary
The globe-spanning story of the oil industry from the first strikes of the 19th century through the Gulf War. The industry's colorful characters and oil's key role in 20th century history are brought to life by participants and historians.
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Norman Cooley, Stephanie Cran
Votes: 165
13. 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
14. Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized.
Director: Paul Seed | Stars: John Heard, Bob Gunton, Mark Metcalf, Bruce Gray
Votes: 288
15. Fuel (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
America is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government, and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked.
Director: Joshua Tickell | Stars: Laurie Lennard, Joshua Tickell, Larry David, Larry Hagman
Votes: 784 | Gross: $0.17M
16. 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
17. The Undefeated (2011)
PG-13 | 118 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.
Director: Steve Bannon | Stars: Andrew Breitbart, Mark Levin, Kurt Gibson, Pamela Anderson
Votes: 1,959
18. The Oil Machine (2022)
82 min | Documentary
The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil.
Director: Emma Davie | Stars: Rachael Alexander, Kevin Anderson, Emeka Emembolu, Ewan Gibbs
Votes: 131
19. Rosa blanca (1961)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
An illiterate Indian (Ignacio Lopez Tarso) lives an idyllic existence as a landowner on Mexico's Gulf Coast until the greed of a US oil company gets in the way. He is murdered and the lives... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Ignacio López Tarso, Christiane Martel, Reinhold Olszewski, Rita Macedo
Votes: 159
20. Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez (2008)
99 min | Documentary
In the early hours of March 24th 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil supertanker runs aground in Alaska. It discharges millions of gallons of crude oil. The incident becomes the biggest environmental... See full summary »
Director: Robert Cornellier
Votes: 35
21. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A theatrical documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources.
Directors: Basil Gelpke, Raymond McCormack, Reto Caduff | Stars: Wade Adams, Abdul Samad Al-Awadi, Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi, Roscoe Bartlett
Votes: 1,999
22. Houston We Have a Problem (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
The Oil Barons, Wildcatters, and roughnecks and their long struggle to feed America's ferocious oil appetite. Step inside the oil culture to understand just how the USA became so addicted ... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Torre | Stars: Barry Matthews, John Hofmeister, Paul Taylor, John Schiller
Votes: 129
23. The Big Oil Alliance (2024)
30 min | Comedy
The CEOs from energy giants Suncorpse, Rancor, Smegoil, Imperius and Novopus have come together to save Canadians from the climate mess they created. They form The Big Oil Alliance and hire... See full summary »
Stars: Sarah McVie, Anand Rajaram, Gord Rand, Rick Roberts
24. Pump (2014)
PG | 88 min | Documentary
A documentary that tells the story of America's addiction to oil, from its corporate conspiracy beginnings to its current monopoly today, and explains clearly and simply how we can end it - and finally win choice at the pump.
Directors: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Stars: Adhemar Altieri, Greg Anderson, Edwin Black, David Blume
Votes: 658 | Gross: $0.07M
25. (Astro) Turf Wars (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
From the Tea Parties to the healthcare and climate wars, America's conservative citizens have revolted against the Obama agenda. But are these grassroots actions in fact examples of '... See full summary »
Director: Taki Oldham | Stars: Taki Oldham, Wendell Potter, Steve Lonnergan, James Hoggan
Votes: 32
26. Out of Balance: ExxonMobil's Impact on Climate Change (2006)
65 min | Documentary
The documentary highlights the influence that major corporations, including ExxonMobil, wield over individual countries' governments, media, and citizens, and examines their connections to ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Jackson | Stars: Ben Cohen, Kert Davies, Brenda Ekwurzel, Paul R. Epstein
Votes: 23
27. The Refugees of the Blue Planet (2006)
88 min | Documentary
For around ten years, natural disasters have been occurring more frequently, causing widespread destruction; yet industrialized countries still refuse to implement or persist in doubting ... See full summary »
Directors: Hélène Choquette, Jean-Philippe Duval | Star: Pascale Montpetit
Votes: 41
29. Oil Spill: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: John Akomfrah | Stars: Colin Salmon, Don Cornett, Steve Cowper, Mark Delozier
Votes: 14
30. Finding Ronald (2023)
Documentary, Crime
31. Birth of a Monster (1968)
27 min | Documentary, Short
The design and construction of oil well drilling rigs in Whyalla, South Australia.
Star: Terry Norris
33. Black Sea Files (2005 Video)
43 min | Documentary, Short
An investigation into the human impact of the construction of the BTC oil pipeline connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
Director: Ursula Biemann | Stars: Ursula Biemann, Bill Clinton
34. The True Story of Chevron's Ecuador Disaster (2012)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Over the past three decades of oil drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Chevron has dumped more than 68 billion liters of toxic wastewater into the forest, causing local residents to suffer ... See full summary »
35. Ken Saro-Wiwa, presente! (2017 Video)
82 min | Documentary
Director: Elisa Dassoler | Stars: Sokari Douglas Camp, Ken Saro-Wiwa
36.
Cities of the Underworld (2007– )
Episode:
Land of Manson
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
He was the ringleader behind some of the most notorious murders in history. He terrified the world and plunged the city of Los Angeles into a state of paranoia and fear. He's Charles Manson... See full summary »
Star: Don Wildman
Votes: 17
38.
Veep (2012–2019)
Episode:
Catherine
(2012)
TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy
Faced with a trumped-up story of a rift between the Veep and the First Lady, Selina quells accusations that everything is about her--even though it is. Gary selects candidates for the VP ... See full summary »
Director: Tristram Shapeero | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott
Votes: 1,452
39.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
Who Killed the Electric Carriage?
(2012)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Murdoch suspects the ambitious inventor of an electric vehicle murdered an associate who stood in the way of his plans to compete with Henry Ford.
Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Georgina Reilly, Jonny Harris
Votes: 332
40.
What Really Happened on September 11th (2002– )
Episode:
The Oiligarchy
(2002)
6 min | News
Star: Barrie Zwicker
41.
Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode:
The Whistleblower
(2004)
Documentary, Crime
The story of whistleblower Chuck Hamel who, after revealing the Alyeska Pipeline company's environmental crimes, suffered underhand attempts to ensnare him by private investigation firm Wackenhut.
Director: Nonny de la Peña | Stars: Neil Abercrombie, Wayne Black, Gus Castillo, Linda Chase
42.
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode:
The Black Giant
(1992)
PG-13 | 53 min | Documentary
Standard Oil's Walter 'The Boss' Teagle squares off against Calouste 'Mr. Five Percent' Gulbenkian, gatekeeper to Mideast oil. C.M. 'Dad' Joiner and Doc Lloyd strike oil in east Texas, ... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Donald Cameron, Nubar Gulbenkian
Votes: 11
43.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
The Tyranny of Big Oil
(2016)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Antonia Juhasz, Abby Martin, Greg Palast
Votes: 10
44.
Retro Report (2013– )
Episode:
Exxon Valdez: In the Wake of Disaster
(2013)
News
On a cold March night in 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground off the coast of Southern Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the waters of Prince William Sound, ... See full summary »
Star: Zachary Green
45.
BBC Scotland Investigates (2008– )
Episode:
Truth, Lies, Oil and Scotland
(2008)
News
Director: Dave Street | Stars: Tony Benn, Alex Salmond