Movies and TvShows featuring "fuel-shortage" theme.

In a dystopian and impoverished future Australia, a vengeful policeman named Max Rockatansky takes it upon himself to stop a violent motorcycle gang. With the help of his fellow officer, Jim Goose, Max goes on a relentless pursuit to seek justice and avenge the death of his wife and child. Fueled by rage and equipped with a supercharged Pursuit Special, Max hunts down and eliminates the members of the gang one by one, leaving a trail of destruction in his path.

In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. In this post-apocalyptic world, human population has been scattered across the ocean in isolated communities on artificial islands and decrepit sea vessels. The mariner, an antihero drifter with webbed feet and gills, sails the seas in his trimaran. When he enters an artificial atoll seeking to trade dirt, he becomes the target of pirates known as "Smokers." They are searching for a girl named Enola, who possesses a map to Dryland tattooed on her back. After the Smokers raid the atoll, the mariner reluctantly takes Enola and her guardian Helen with him on his boat. They are pursued by the Deacon, the captain of the Smokers, who wants the map. Along their journey, the mariner warms up to Enola and teaches her to swim. They encounter various challenges, including an underwater trip to gather dirt and the destruction of their boat by the Smokers. Eventually, they find refuge with a new group of survivors on a makeshift atoll. Determined to rescue Enola and stop the Deacon from finding Dryland, the mariner boards the oil tanker Exxon Valdez. He threatens to drop a flare into the oil reserve tank unless the Deacon releases Enola, resulting in the ship's explosion. The mariner saves Enola by bungee jumping and they join the others on the balloon-driven towards Dryland. They discover that Dryland is Mount Everest, where they begin a new civilization, while the mariner decides to sail off into the ocean, his home.

In a bleak future where resources are scarce, a group of survivors led by a skilled mechanic must go up against a powerful warlord who controls the remaining fuel depot. As they embark on a dangerous journey to secure their survival, they face numerous obstacles including ambushes, car chases, and violent encounters. With their lives at stake, the group must use their wits and skills to outsmart the warlord and ensure a better future.

Jitterbugs (1943) is a comedy musical film about a man named Joe and his mother who get involved in a double-feature film. Set during World War II, they face gas rationing, black market activities, deception, frustration, and desperation. When their jalopy breaks down, they disguise themselves as a carnival attraction. They encounter a gang leader and his gang members, a revolving door, a skeleton, and a fuel shortage. They even come across a donkey and participate in a scam. With the help of a singer and a con man, they manage to overcome their challenges and seek retribution and reprisal against those who have wronged them.

Viva Riva! is a gripping crime drama set in the city of Kinshasa, where a man named Riva becomes embroiled in a dangerous world of violence and greed. Riva is a fuel smuggler who finds himself caught between various criminal elements, including a local crime lord and a powerful foreign gangster. As tensions escalate and betrayals unfold, Riva must navigate this treacherous landscape to survive and protect those he cares about.

Educational film about solar energy, told with striking imagery and animation.

A few people decide to found their own little state n the middle of Germany, near Berlin...

A scientist wants to recover some mammoth DNA to clone a live mammoth. So he finds a buried mammoth in the vast, rock hard permafrost of Siberia, digs it out in the middle of a blizzard and flies it home. Of course he needed a little help. So he befriended an arctic nomad who knows ever rill, rock, pond and stream in the entire region. As background to the quest, National Geographic relates the migratory history of the mammoth family.

Two shipwrecked astronauts struggle over how to get rescued from an alien desert.