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81
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77
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4.0
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98
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81
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003)
Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to be a tough, quixotic opponent to the power structure that wanted to depose him. When he was forcibly removed from office on 11 April 2002, two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace.
poster
82
7.3
/29278/
72
/580/
68
/382/
3.9
/35123/
100
/42/
87
/674/
83
/17/
cc age 12+

Local Hero (1983)
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
poster
81
7.3
/54657/
72
/1719/
69
/1059/
4.0
/70489/
93
/239/
73
/183/
93
/36/

Toni Erdmann (2016)
Convinced that his daughter has forgotten how to laugh, a father shows up unannounced while she's living abroad and bombards her with outrageous jokes.
poster
80
7.3
/14642/
71
/290/
69
/263/
3.9
/27580/
88
/32/
76
/227/
86
/15/

Written on the Wind (1956)
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
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83
78
8.4
/15281/
81
/238/
78
/101/
4.0
/8373/
94
/3605/

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
100 miles north, a bit east and up, is Pinchcliffe, the home of bicycle repairman Reodor Felgen and his two assistants, Solan Gundersen and Ludvig. Sponsored by oil sheik Ben Redic Fy Fazan, they build the car "Il Tempo Gigante" to race against Reodor's former assistant Rudolf Blodstrupmoen, who has stolen one of Reodor's inventions to become a world racing champion.
poster
78
7.7
/34770/
77
/1382/
74
/629/
4.3
/137615/
84
/56/
83
/325/
68
/13/

Sorcerer (1977)
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
poster
Hulu
74
6.9
/12201/
67
/904/
63
/176/
3.8
/90349/
95
/169/
66
/97/
76
/29/
cc age 16+

How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
poster
73
6.9
/138020/
67
/2658/
64
/1450/
3.4
/37145/
73
/197/
67
/7341/
76
/40/
cc age 17+

Syriana (2005)
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
poster
71
7.3
/385151/
72
/13272/
68
/7380/
3.5
/183424/
66
/287/
66
/7359/
55
/45/
cc age 16+

Cloud Atlas (2012)
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
poster
69
6.8
/95872/
70
/5531/
64
/2366/
3.2
/63753/
79
/260/
66
/520/
72
/47/
cc age 16+

All the Money in the World (2017)
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
6.8
/1964/
56
/122/
64
/42/
3.3
/473/
82
/33/
72
/33/
63
/8/
cc age 13+

Noble (2014)
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
6.5
/14375/
63
/464/
66
/416/
3.4
/37386/
86
/14/
62
/234/

A Bay of Blood (1971)
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.
poster
Netflix
61
6.4
/218683/
67
/6508/
63
/3165/
2.9
/110151/
51
/148/
49
/5151/
57
/38/
cc age 14+

The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
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The Roku Channel
68
60
6.9
/6064/
70
/148/
68
/111/
3.6
/8673/
62
/95/

The Street Fighter (1974)
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
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Netflix
64
59
6.3
/4792/
68
/393/
63
/148/
3.1
/2606/
71
/7/
61
/18/
cc age 15+

Silverton Siege (2022)
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
poster
59
6.3
/1685/
57
/17/
61
/34/
3.3
/651/
35
/7/

Oklahoma Crude (1973)
In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle, aided by her father and a hobo, is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell her land.
poster
57
5.9
/1144/
75
/4/
59
/11/
3.2
/322/
36
/3/

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
W.W. Bright is a robber with a heart of gold who travels the South knocking off banks and gas stations owned by a corrupt businessman. When he hijacks a car, he meets an aspiring country band, the Dixie Dancekings, led by Dixie. The two sides eventually take a liking to one another, especially after the Dancekings realize the size of Bright's thefts. Trailed by religious zealot cop Deacon Gore, Bright helps the band make it big while on the run.
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57
6.5
/6889/
66
/141/
63
/131/
3.3
/4834/
53
/17/
48
/57/
48
/8/

The Drowning Pool (1975)
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
poster
57
6.1
/13125/
65
/297/
61
/192/
3.0
/9538/
64
/39/
43
/175/
57
/20/
cc age 12+

The Newton Boys (1998)
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
56
5.2
/14888/
62
/2040/
64
/398/
2.3
/22326/
51
/90/
66
/54/
51
/17/
cc age 15+

Cleaner (2025)
When a group of radical activists take over an energy company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages, an ex-soldier turned window cleaner suspended 50 storeys up on the outside of the building must save those trapped inside, including her older brother.
poster
Kanopy
56
6.0
/37998/
63
/998/
62
/900/
3.0
/27558/
55
/51/
32
/1245/
61
/11/
cc age 13+

King Kong (1976)
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
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56
5.5
/10631/
56
/362/
53
/230/
2.9
/5594/
76
/51/
34
/608/
69
/17/

The Last Winter (2006)
In the Arctic region of Northern Alaska, an oil company's advance team struggles to establish a drilling base that will forever alter the pristine land. After one team member is found dead, a disorientation slowly claims the sanity of the others as each of them succumbs to a mysterious fear.
poster
55
6.4
/896/
71
/13/
61
/17/
45
/11/
42
/6/

The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?
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Kanopy
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51
6.8
/3481/
63
/69/
60
/97/
3.3
/3632/
62
/341/

The Paleface (1922)
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.
poster
Netflix
51
5.4
/21659/
61
/2380/
68
/1045/
2.2
/17284/
25
/16/
54
/91/
cc age 14+

Hidden Strike (2023)
Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.
poster
Kanopy
70
50
6.3
/1851/
61
/97/
68
/70/
3.4
/10074/
88
/52/
72
/4/
71
/16/

Disco Boy (2023)
After a painful journey through Europe, Aleksei, a Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, a Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge to continue across borders, bodies, life and death...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
5.7
/20262/
70
/4915/
60
/895/
2.2
/18986/
32
/97/
51
/369/
41
/23/
cc age 7+

Monster Trucks (2016)
Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
49
6.4
/2354/
61
/57/
64
/46/
3.2
/2217/
75
/16/
53
/28/

Louisiana Story (1948)
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.
poster
76
48
7.6
/2782/
75
/52/
74
/111/
3.9
/4354/
79
/9/

The Mattei Affair (1972)
Enrico Mattei helped change Italy’s future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil resources. On October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed during a flight to Milan. Officially, it is declared an accident, but many journalists explore other plausible reasons for Mattei's untimely death.
poster
46
5.6
/3071/
60
/31/
55
/45/
2.9
/1070/
20
/10/
23
/28/

The Formula (1980)
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.
poster
52
43
5.7
/3561/
66
/106/
59
/42/
2.7
/2364/
20
/5/
61
/98/

Clambake (1967)
The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
41
6.3
/2246/
58
/62/
58
/48/
3.1
/1477/
62
/28/

Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
40
4.7
/6200/
53
/481/
48
/181/
2.2
/2861/
24
/37/
22
/53/
39
/14/
cc age 16+

The Runner (2015)
In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, an idealistic but imperfect New Orleans politician (Nicolas Cage) finds his plans of restoration unraveling as his own life becomes contaminated with corruption, scandal and deceit.
poster
40
4.6
/26825/
58
/785/
52
/500/
2.4
/11203/
14
/35/
34
/573/
33
/18/

On Deadly Ground (1994)
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making money for him.
poster
63
33
6.7
/2062/
59
/16/
65
/26/
3.3
/710/
71
/7/
48
/8/

Crisis (1950)
An American doctor gets caught in the middle of a revolution when he's forced to operate on a South American dictator.
poster
41
33
4.2
/3962/
46
/55/
51
/101/
2.4
/2007/
21
/58/

Komodo (1999)
During the 70's, some Komodo Dragon eggs were dumped on an North Carolina island. Somehow, the baby Komodos survived, and twenty years later they have grown up and taken over the island for themselves. Young Patrick has lost his parents and his dog to the lizards, but didn't see them himself, which has left him traumatized. Now, with his therapist Victoria, they return to confront his fears.
poster
Netflix
48
29
5.6
/1885/
60
/158/
57
/85/
2.8
/795/
21
/6/
cc age 16+

Black Beach (2020)
Carlos, a ruthless Spanish negotiation expert working in Brussels, is tasked with handling the kidnapping of a senior oil company executive in a troubled West African country —with which he has old and deep ties—, torn by ethnic tensions and government abuses.
poster
62
23
6.7
/678/
61
/10/
59
/15/
62
/31/

Ulzhan (2007)
Somewhere in the endless steppes of Central Asia lies a treasure. Frenchman Charles holds the key, a fragment of an ancient map. But in his restless quest, Charles seeks neither fame nor glory, but for a way to heal his wounded soul. He's looking for love. Ulzhan felt it the first time she laid eyes on him.
poster
The Roku Channel
52
22
5.3
/848/
60
/30/
52
/27/
2.9
/443/
38
/58/
cc age 7+

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)
A New York City oil company troubleshooter is brought to a remote B.C. lake to look for some lost machinery. Cancelling a trip to Disney World with his son, he decides to bring the boy along. They both end up experiencing more excitement than Mickey could ever conjure in Orlando, when they meet up with bad guys and a legendary creature
poster
Fandango at Home Free
47
22
3.3
/1120/
46
/58/
58
/86/
2.7
/305/

Miami Magma (2011)
Antoinette Vitrini, a volcanologist, confirms her theory of a long-dormant underground volcano after an offshore-drilling rig bursts into flames. Now, she must stop catastrophic amounts of magma from pumping out right under Miami, Florida.
poster
50
19
5.8
/925/
56
/12/
53
/25/
3.1
/923/
22
/11/

Gran Casino (1947)
After the mysterious disappearance of an oil well owner, one of his workers, Gerardo assumes the business management. Soon, the owner's sister arrives from Argentina, and, believing that Gerardo killed her brother to keep the wells for himself, she starts working as a singer under a false name in the same casino her brother disappeared, in order to find out what exactly happened.
poster
36
18
3.5
/1074/
44
/47/
40
/48/
2.4
/683/
17
/54/

The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!
poster
Amazon Prime Video
41
18
2.6
/815/
49
/74/
54
/80/
2.5
/391/
29
/8/

Fire Twister (2015)
Environmental activist Scott is accidentally involved in a bomb attack on a fuel storage facility. The gigantic explosion unleashes a roller of fire that rolls towards Los Angeles. Desperate, Scott and his colleagues want to save the city. But for the media they are considered to be the culprits - who will soon be hunted by killers ...
poster
59
16
6.0
/876/
57
/18/
62
/27/
3.3
/233/
54
/3/

Escape from Zahrain (1962)
Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
poster
MUBI
56
15
5.5
/587/
58
/11/
50
/15/
3.1
/909/
60
/6/

Stark Fear (1962)
A marriage falls apart when a dutiful wife becomes the breadwinner after her husband loses his job. This angers him and after reveling in her humiliation, he leaves her. Fortunately, the wife lands on her feet, but not before she obtains closure with her brutish husband.
poster
41
12
3.5
/1314/
43
/14/
31
/20/
2.8
/417/

Asa-Nisse - Welcome to Knohult (2011)
In Knohult things havn't changed much. Eulalia is tired of Nisse who's engaged in all sorts of inventions in his workshop or poaching in the forest rather than to repair the water pump. When Eulalia in protest begins swimming in soft drinks and water the plants with spirit Åsa-Nisse sees nothing else to do but to repair the pump. As with all his inventions he adds a few extra features ... When he starts the machine the ground rumbles and up comes oil instead of water! Now, not only Åsa-Nisse, but the whole Knohult sees their chance to become wealthy! But "Dunderpumpen", as he calles the invention, turns out to be stronger than anyone had imagined, and when shady Scanian oil magnates with support of the Swedish government wants their share of the pie Knohult declares themselves a republic...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
38
12
3.6
/1226/
43
/51/
36
/32/
2.7
/289/
24
/2/

Monsterwolf (2010)
A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all, they must unite and recapture the monster wolf’s spirit or face their ultimate doom.
poster
50
11
4.6
/650/
50
/11/
45
/17/
3.0
/319/

Double Indemnity (1973)
A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.


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