Movies and TvShows featuring "oil-exploration" theme.

In this adventure fantasy film, a giant ape is discovered on an uncharted island and brought to New York City as part of an oil company's plan. However, the creature escapes and goes on a rampage, causing destruction and chaos throughout the city. The film explores themes of capitalism, empathy, and the mistreatment of indigenous creatures.

After a cargo plane crash in the Gobi Desert, a group of survivors must overcome physical and psychological challenges. With limited resources and in hostile conditions, they must build a new plane to escape and find civilization.

Security expert Lu Zi Ming is hired to work at an oil and gas plant project bidding event. He is framed by several of the parties involved. In order to prove his innocence he must now devise the ultimate counter-attack.

Virunga is a powerful documentary that follows a group of dedicated individuals as they risk their lives to protect Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park, home to the last mountain gorillas in the world, is under threat from poaching, militia groups, and corrupt corporations seeking to exploit its natural resources. Through its captivating storytelling and stunning cinematography, Virunga sheds light on the tragic realities faced by the park rangers and the urgent need for conservation efforts in the region.

Cimarron tells the tale of the Cravat family as they navigate the challenges of life in the Oklahoma Territory during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Yancey Cravat, a newspaper owner and adventurer, becomes involved in the land rush and tries to build a successful life for himself and his family. However, their journey is filled with obstacles, including racial segregation, xenophobia, and the ever-present threat of violence. As the Cravats face these challenges head-on, they are forced to confront their own personal ambitions and the impact they have on their loved ones.

Set in Colorado during the 1940s, Comes a Horseman tells the story of a female rancher and a World War Two veteran who team up to fight against the corrupt oil industry that threatens their land. As they face betrayal, sabotage, and greed, they must overcome obstacles to achieve justice and preserve their way of life.

Sector 7 is an action-horror movie that takes place in an underwater oil rig called Sector 7. The rig is known for drilling oil at the bottom of the ocean. However, a deadly sea creature is unleashed and begins killing the workers on the rig. A team of scientists and oil rig workers must work together to survive and find a way to kill the creature. As they fight for their lives, they discover that there might be more to the creature than meets the eye. It is a race against time as they try to stop the creature before it escapes and wreaks havoc on the world.

Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII.

A vibrant cafe owner struggles to attract the girl of his dreams. Who knows, with a bit of luck and sharp wits, life can sometimes be a bed of roses.

The Madwoman of Chaillot is a satirical film set in 1960s Paris, where an eccentric countess who lives in the basement of a cafe discovers a secret conspiracy by oil executives to drill beneath the streets of Paris. With the help of her quirky friends, she sets out to stop the destruction of her beloved city.

Prudence MacIntyre, the 'New York home tips' TV show presenter, is sent on holiday, by studio boss Jeffrey Symcox, to a secluded lodge in Tassajero, Wyoming. The lodge was built on the last remnant of Indian land preserved by the Andrews family. Her celebrity status and sassy charm help quickly getting acquainted with local notables, including French heir Jean Phillipe Andrews, his land trust lawyer Doug Craig and police detective Eddie Duncan. Pru is with lodge caretaker Ruth Vigil when she discovers her estranged son JR is missing from his home after leaving a message. Pru finds blood, and although it's not JR's insists he must have been murdered. After her research assent, a computer whiz with a minor criminal record, joins her, and they soon get in danger snooping ahead of the incredulous authorities to discover several linked crimes.

In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, "the national movie of Texas."

In Flowing Gold, a female hairdresser falls in love with a roughneck working in the Texas oil fields. Their romance is complicated by dangerous road accidents, fire fighting, and a false murder charge. The story revolves around their relationship and the challenges they face in the dangerous world of oil drilling.

Oil explorers suspect a South American jungle boy of murder.

In the face of the environmental threat presented by the polluting tar sands industry, Pipelines, Power and Democracy reminds us that power doesn't always lie where we think it does. From the hallways of Quebec's National Assembly, where parliamentary power resides, to the campaigns waged by environmental defence groups and the big media splashes made by some activists, director Olivier D. Asselin follows the journeys of four people who adopt a variety of tactics--showing that it still possible to effect change. In documenting recent battles against pipelines in Quebec, the film appeals to our conscience as citizens during a time of great global crises.

Documentary on oil exploration, the phase before drilling.

Documentary on the first stage in oil exploration: the first drill.