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1. Shooter (I) (2007)
R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after hearing of a plot to kill the President. After being-double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Rhona Mitra, Danny Glover
Votes: 355,942 | Gross: $47.00M
2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
R | 158 min | Drama
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer
Votes: 641,683 | Gross: $40.22M
3. 30 Days of Night (2007)
R | 113 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Director: David Slade | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster
Votes: 189,543 | Gross: $39.57M
4. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards
Votes: 210,051 | Gross: $126.94M
5. Sorcerer (1977)
PG | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
Votes: 27,740 | Gross: $12.00M
6. The Wall (II) (2017)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
Votes: 30,972 | Gross: $1.80M
7. The Wages of Fear (1953)
Not Rated | 131 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli
Votes: 66,646
8. How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline.
Director: Daniel Goldhaber | Stars: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck
Votes: 10,137
9. 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: 25,483 | Gross: $38.59M
10. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin
Votes: 28,672 | Gross: $0.11M
11. 5 Days of War (2011)
R | 113 min | Action, Drama, War
A drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Richard Coyle, Heather Graham
Votes: 14,305 | Gross: $0.02M
12. Lessons of Darkness (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, War
This film surveys the disaster of the Kuwaiti oil fields in flames, with little narration and scarcely any interviews. Hell on Earth is presented in such transcendent visions and music that one can only be fascinated by it.
Director: Werner Herzog | Star: Werner Herzog
Votes: 6,758
13. World War III (1982)
200 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In 1987, Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by ... See full summary »
Stars: David Soul, Brian Keith, Cathy Lee Crosby, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 796
14. Private Pérez (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
A Mexican crime lord is forced by his mother to plan a suicidal rescue mission to find his lost brother in the most unexpected place on Earth...
Director: Beto Gómez | Stars: Miguel Rodarte, Jesús Ochoa, Joaquín Cosio, Gerardo Taracena
Votes: 1,993 | Gross: $1.39M
15. Pioneer (2013)
R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A thriller set at the beginning of the 1980's Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Stephanie Sigman
Votes: 5,301 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Joyride (1977)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Three teenagers leave Los Angeles and drive north to Alaska, wind up robbing a pipeline and taking one of the employees hostage.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Robert Carradine, Melanie Griffith, Anne Lockhart
Votes: 453
17. Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Terry and Dean head north to make sweet cash in the oil patch.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: David Lawrence, Jamil Jabril, Terra Hazelton, Paul Spence
Votes: 1,758
18. Dry Ground Burning (2022)
153 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
In 2013 the military police of the Brazilian Federal District initiated a large operation against drug traffic in the peripheral city of Ceilândia, dismantling a series of illegal networks and arresting sixteen men.
Directors: Joana Pimenta, Adirley Queirós | Stars: Débora Alencar, Léa Alves da Silva, Gleide Firmino, Joana Darc Furtado
Votes: 280
19. Born of War (2014)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After her family is killed, Mina finds out her real father is a terrorist, and behind the killings. To get revenge, Mina works with British Intelligence to take him down.
Director: Vicky Jewson | Stars: James Frain, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Lydia Leonard, Michael Maloney
Votes: 462
20. The Houston Story (1956)
Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In Houston, a man working as an oil driller comes up with a scheme for stealing millions of dollars worth of oil from the fields. He insinuates himself with a local mobster in order to get financing for his scheme.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Gene Barry, Barbara Hale, Edward Arnold, Paul Richards
Votes: 429
21. Eternity (II) (1990)
R | 110 min | Drama
Television producer James has an extremely vivid dream, in which he is a Prince struggling to keep the kingdom at peace against the wishes of his warfaring brother, while at the same time ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Paul | Stars: Jon Voight, Armand Assante, Wilford Brimley, Eileen Davidson
Votes: 196
22. 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
23. The Pipeline
75 min | Drama | Post-production
A woman, whose father dies, is left a trust fund tied to a mysterious name, unraveling a history of family, affairs, and life in Alaska. Based on true stories surrounding the building of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline.
Director: Caitlin Kazepis | Stars: Barry Corbin, Wes Studi, Claudia Christian, Brian Howe
24. Pipe Dreams (1976)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Pipe Dreams is a 1976 film starring soul singer Gladys Knight in her acting debut as a woman who attempts to regain the love of her husband played by real-life spouse Barry Hankerson. In ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Verona | Stars: Gladys Knight, Wayne Tippit, Sherry Bain, Kelly Britt
Votes: 145
25. Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock (2017)
89 min | Documentary
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota captures world attention through their peaceful resistance against the U.S. government's plan to construct an oil pipeline through their land.
Directors: Myron Dewey, Josh Fox, James Spione | Star: Autumn DePoe-Hughes
Votes: 225
26. 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
27. From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey (2019 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
A rookie NPR reporter on his first assignment, covering the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973, is treated as the enemy and ultimately arrested by the FBI for defying ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin McKiernan
28. Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2003 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A critical documentary about the war on terror since 9-11.
Directors: Steve Connelly, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, John Bolton, Reed Brody, Wesley Clark
Votes: 298
29. Sins of the Midnight Sons
Action, Romance, Thriller | Announced
Adapted from a novel, inspired by a true story. Following the mysterious death of his father, native Grey Antooguk inherits the most sought after land near the Arctic National Wildlife ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Madrigal
30. Alaska: Big America (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | Documentary, History
Notable events in Alaskan history.
Director: David Huntley | Star: Peter Thomas
Votes: 25
33. La via del petrolio (1967– )
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Nino Castelnuovo, Riccardo Cucciolla, Mario Feliciani, Giulio Bosetti
Votes: 60
35. On the Line (II) (2011)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
Two friends journey 2,400 km by foot, bike, kayak and raft from the Tar sands of Alberta to the B.C. coast in order to investigate the ramifications of a proposed 5.5 billion dollar oil pipeline.
Director: Frank Wolf | Stars: Todd McGowan, Frank Wolf
Votes: 28
37. 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
38. Daleko ot Moskvy (1970 TV Movie)
106 min | Drama, War
Major oil pipeline construction is going on in the USSR under the heavy bombings by the Luftwaffe.
Director: Yury Malyatsky | Star: Petr Shelokhonov
Votes: 11
39. Man on the Land (1951)
15 min | Animation, Short
The American Petroleum Institute presents an inspiring tale of man's history taming nature through ingenuity and invention, culminating in the modern American farmer, who relies on the oil industry to fuel his machinery.
Director: William T. Hurtz | Stars: Vic Perrin, Bill Scott
Votes: 12
40. Zdravstvuy, Gnat (1963)
84 min | Drama, War
Director: Viktor Ivchenko | Stars: Anatoliy Solovyov, Ninel Myshkova, Vsevolod Safonov, Valeriy Bessarab
Votes: 13
42. Sea Area Forties (1975)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Poetic documentary about the development of British Petroleum's Forties oil platform in the North Sea.
Director: John Armstrong | Star: George Baker
43. Live Sparks (1920)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Wealthy wastrel Neil Sparks devotes more attention to the pursuit of pleasure than to his inherited oil business. Neil's neglect allows two schemers, Craig and Abbott, to siphon the Sparks'... See full summary »
Director: Ernest C. Warde | Stars: J. Warren Kerrigan, Mae Talbot, Roy Laidlaw, Fritzi Brunette
44. Damkvreli (1931)
60 min | Drama
Director: Mikheil Gelovani | Stars: Siko Palavandishvili, E. Martinian, Arkadi Khintibidze, G. Berdzenishvili
45. Toxic Behavior: The Fight for Environmental and Racial Justice (2021)
5 min | Short
This documents the recent fight over the proposed Byhalia Pipeline, which would transport crude oil through low-income, historically black neighborhoods in Memphis, endangering residents ... See full summary »
Director: Aisha Raison
46.
Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode:
Mr. Wilson's Paradise
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After helping Dennis research a school report about an island off the coast of Mexico --"the Isle of Happiness"-- Mr. Wilson decides he and his wife should spend a year there. But they ... See full summary »
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Joseph Kearns
Votes: 35
47.
The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
Episode:
You've Got Oil
(2003)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy
The Lodge makes a deal with an oil company to allow them to run a pipeline through oil property.
Director: William G. Elliott | Stars: Bob Bainborough, Rick Green, Joel Harris, Donald Harron
Votes: 15
48.
Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode:
Battle of the Gods/Doomsday
(1978)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Black Manta, Sinestro and Cheetah take revenge on the Legion of Doom.
Directors: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano | Stars: Jack Angel, Marlene Aragon, Lewis Bailey, Michael Bell
Votes: 71
49.
The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
Episode:
Land of Black Gold: Part 1
(1992)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When cars start exploding in their home country and it leads to a soon-to-be serious oil crisis. Tintin, along with Thompson and Thomson travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the situation.
Director: Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, David Fox, Christian Pelissier
Votes: 310
50.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Alaska Pipeline
(2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Mark Davis | Star: Joe Morton
Votes: 44