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1. Ace in the Hole (1951)

Approved | 111 min | Drama, Film-Noir

8.1

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72 Metascore

A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall

Votes: 39,103 | Gross: $3.97M

2. Last of the Dogmen (1995)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Western

6.9

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A Montana bounty hunter and an anthropologist discover a tribe of Native Americans living in a settlement isolated from the rest of the world.

Director: Tab Murphy | Stars: Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis

Votes: 5,968 | Gross: $7.40M

3. Oil Shale: The Rock That Burns (1975)

29 min | Documentary, Short

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The geology of oil shale, a short history of shale oil production, recent advances in above-ground and in-situ retorting, and the current possibilities and problems of shale oil extraction ... See full summary »

Director: Richard E. Snoke | Stars: Pat Mahoney, Mark T. Atwood

4. Scotland's First Oil Rush (2016 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, History

7.9

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Geologist Professor Iain Stewart tells the fascinating story of the shale oil industry in Scotland and its impact on the people, landscape and culture of West Lothian.

Director: Brian Ross | Stars: Iain Stewart, Tina Doyle, David Darling, Sybil Cavanagh

Votes: 9

5. Voyage of the Continents (2012–2015)
Episode: The Origins of Africa (2013)

TV-G | 52 min | Documentary, History

8.2

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Geologist from around the world provide a guided tour of the geological formations that convinced them Africa was once the center of the super continent Gondwan and for a time located at ... See full summary »

Director: Alexis de Favitski | Stars: John Compton, Olivier Dauteuil, Anna Flori-Lamour, Rodger Hart

Votes: 10

6. How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode: Great Lakes (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History

8.4

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The Great Lakes region provided geologists with much of the evidence for the frequent ice ages that visited North America. But the lakes may be a rather transient feature of the continent ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Corey Johnson, Timothy McCue, John Zawiskie, Marcus Bursik

Votes: 34

7. Man vs. Wild (2006–2020)
Episode: Utah: Red Rock Country (2011)

TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Reality-TV

7.7

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Oops, Bear forgot his parachute and the pilot doesn't want to stop so Bear has to climb out of his DC-3 as it touches down on the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah. There he descends cliffs... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas White | Star: Bear Grylls

Votes: 44

8. GeologyHub (2017– )
Episode: The Ancient Volcano in Wyoming; Devils Tower (2021)

4 min | Documentary, News

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One theory of the formation of Devils Tower is it the eroded remnant of a lake of lava. the lava cooled from the top down forming hexagonal columns that resisted erosion better than the surrounds leaving the butte.

Star: Timothy C. Catron