Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "oil-platform"

1. Man of Steel (2013)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane

Votes: 813,255 | Gross: $291.05M

2. The Tomorrow War (2021)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin

Votes: 228,785

3. Armageddon (1998)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler

Votes: 451,754 | Gross: $201.57M

4. Cars 2 (2011)

G | 106 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Directors: John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis | Stars: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 219,013 | Gross: $191.45M

5. Deepwater Horizon (2016)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin, James DuMont

Votes: 183,121 | Gross: $61.43M

6. Airport '77 (1977)

PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.

Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland

Votes: 12,401 | Gross: $30.00M

7. The Best of Me (2014)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Romance

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato

Votes: 77,592 | Gross: $26.76M

8. Leviathan (1989)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.

Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern

Votes: 23,905 | Gross: $15.70M

9. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood

Votes: 114,343 | Gross: $43.82M

10. The Big Blue (1988)

PG | 168 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar

Votes: 55,194 | Gross: $3.50M

11. Louisiana Story (1948)

Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Drama

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.

Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy

Votes: 2,175

12. Fear Is the Key (1972)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man is in radio contact with his family when their airplane is shot down. He wants those responsible and becomes a criminal to get a job as deep sea diver with those salvaging the plane's cargo.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet

Votes: 2,280

13. 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: 25,533 | Gross: $38.59M

14. North Sea Hijack (1980)

PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks

Votes: 5,834

15. Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1997 Video)

Unrated | 70 min | Animation, Action, Crime

When Mr. Freeze, desperate to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.

Director: Boyd Kirkland | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Votes: 18,146

16. The Odyssey (2016)

PG | 122 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.

Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou, Laurent Lucas

Votes: 6,201

17. The Rig (2010)

R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a creature after invading its undersea habitat.

Director: Peter Atencio | Stars: William Forsythe, Stacey Hinnen, Serah D'Laine, Marcus T. Paulk

Votes: 2,198

18. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009 Video)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.

Director: Jack Perez | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Debbie Gibson, Vic Chao, Jonathan Nation

Votes: 11,312

19. Super Cyclone (2012 Video)

Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When a super cyclone threatens the entire American western seaboard, a lone meteorologist and a petroleum engineer must battle the elements to stop the threat.

Director: Liz Adams | Stars: Ming-Na Wen, Nicholas Turturro, Andy Clemence, Darin Cooper

Votes: 1,250

20. The Intruder Within (1981 TV Movie)

Unrated | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Drillers on an oil rig near Antarctica discover that they have accidentally brought up several prehistoric eggs. One egg hatches and becomes an unstoppable creature. Chad Everett and Jennifer Warren risk their lives to stop it.

Director: Peter Carter | Stars: Chad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Jennifer Warren, Rockne Tarkington

Votes: 532

21. Sector 7 (2011)

Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A crew, drilling offshore for oil south of Jeju island, finds a lethal alien life form instead.

Director: Ji-hoon Kim | Stars: Ha Ji-Won, Ahn Sung-ki, Oh Ji-ho, Cha Ye-ryun

Votes: 2,804

22. Cars 2: The Video Game (2011 Video Game)

E10+ | Family

Spies Wanted! Race as Lightning McQueen and all your favorite characters from Cars 2 with many races and minigames and race in 5 locations! The oil rig, Tokyo, Porto Corsa, London, and Radiator Springs!

Stars: Hira Ambrosino, David Boat, Bruce Campbell, Michael Donovan

Votes: 376

23. O Olho e a Faca (2019)

99 min | Drama, Thriller

After a controversial promotion, Roberto faces a gradual process of isolation from his colleagues at an oil rig.

Director: Paulo Sacramento | Stars: Rodrigo Lombardi, Roberto Birindelli, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Luís Melo

Votes: 83

24. Proteus (1995)

R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Keen | Stars: Craig Fairbrass, Toni Barry, William Marsh, Jennifer Calvert

Votes: 1,224

25. Path of Destruction (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The movie opens with a faulty nanotechnology experiment that results in a massive, deadly explosion. The company's CEO manages to sidestep blame by framing a meddling young reporter (... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Furst | Stars: Danica McKellar, David Keith, Chris Pratt, Stephen Furst

Votes: 668

26. 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

27. Miami Magma (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

Follows prodigy vulcanologist Antoinette Vitrini and her sister Emily as they attempt to blow the whistle on an illegal oil drilling scheme before it sets off the eruption of a super-volcano directly beneath Miami.

Director: Todor Chapkanov | Stars: Anna Adair, Stacey Asaro, Cleavant Derricks, Joseph Diaz

Votes: 1,021

28. Offshore (1996–2000)

30 min | Drama

The story is set on an oil platform in the North Sea. We follow the employees and their, at times, difficult relationships both at work and in the spare time. The main line of conflict is ... See full summary »

Stars: Finn Schau, Kjersti Døvigen, Vanessa Borgli, Kim Sørensen

Votes: 105

29. Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)

116 min | Action

Mika (Riisa Naka) is a flight attendant on board an airplane scheduled to land at Haneda Airport. On the way to the airport the airplane's engine starts to burn. In order to save the 346 ... See full summary »

Director: Eiichirô Hasumi | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Riisa Naka, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Yukijirô Hotaru

Votes: 318

30. A Fire (1961)

24 min | Documentary, Short

An oil well is on fire near Ahvaz in the south of Iran and firemen are trying hard day and night to put it out.

Director: Ebrahim Golestan | Star: Myron Kinley

Votes: 168

31. Operation Noah (1998 TV Movie)

R | 97 min | Action, Thriller

Eco-terrorist Noah has planted two bombs on a North Sea oil rig. The message is clear: the government must end its nuclear-energy program. Hundreds of men and children are on board. It's Christmas Eve. The government won't budge.

Director: Akiz | Stars: Stephanie Bothor, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Jörg Schüttauf, Lutz Herkenrath

Votes: 44

32. Oceansize (2009)

7 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

An oil platform in the middle of the sea meets a giant problem.

Directors: Adrien Chartie, Romain Jouandeau, Gilles Maziers, Fabien Thareau | Stars: Romain Jouandeau, Adrien Chartie

Votes: 15

33. NoMen (2013)

17 min | Short, Mystery

A man wakes up in a car teetering on the edge of a promontory, without remembering how he got inside. The only sign of human presence is a giant oil platform on the sea horizon, hiding an ominous secret linked to the man's past.

Director: Alessandro Fantini | Star: Alessandro Fantini

34. 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

35. Offshore (1973)

20 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: John Ralph

36. The Slender Chance (1976)

17 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Michael Crosfield | Star: Gary Watson

37. World's Scariest Explosions: Caught on Tape (1999 TV Movie)

Documentary

A presentation of clips of some big explosions, and interviews with various explosives experts and witnesses.

Director: Brad Lachman | Stars: Lawrence J. Martines, Bob Butorovich, Rob Stadler, Christine Stadler

Votes: 12

38. Rederiet (1992–2002)
Episode: Upp till bevis (1996)

40 min | Drama

Georg's daughter Minna is on board to reconcile. But Georg does not want to know about her. Junior does not think he is taken seriously - now he should at least show Lina and grandfather what he stands for.

Director: Anders Lenhoff | Stars: Therese Akraka, Sara Alström, Martin Asphaug, Bengt Bauler

Votes: 12

39. Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode: The Man on the Monkey Board (1960)

TV-Y7 | 52 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Tod and Buz take labor jobs on a Louisiana offshore oil rig. Tod immediately finds the behavior of a seemingly out-of-place older worker to be odd. As Tod continues to watch the man he ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Lew Ayres, Martin Milner, George Maharis, Alfred Ryder

Votes: 154

40. Surface (2005–2006)
Episode: There's Something Strange Going On In The World's Oceans (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Random underwater encounters raise questions and concerns among scientists, naval officials and civilians.

Directors: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate | Stars: Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins, Leighton Meester

Votes: 205

41. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Vienen (2001)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Doggett and Mulder unwillingly team up investigating an oil rig where some mysterious murders have happened and the possibility of the Black Oil being involved is a haunting reality.

Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi

Votes: 2,780

42. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: More Than Meets the Eye: Part 1 (1984)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

As the Energon supply runs low on the planet Cybertron, the Autobots leave to find a new energy source. Their enemies, the Decepticons, follow. After a vicious battle in space, both of their ships crash land on Earth.

Director: John Gibbs | Stars: Michael Bell, Corey Burton, Victor Caroli, Christopher Collins

Votes: 387

43. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 6: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2007)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack rushes toward his nephew and his oldest antagonist, as a Chinese sub and F-18s race for the same destination. Chloe faints. Can Jack find any peace?

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, James Morrison, Peter MacNicol

Votes: 1,370

44. Secrets of Royal Travel (2020– )
Episode: In the Air (2020)

Unrated | 45 min | Documentary

From the earliest days of flight, the British royal family has travelled in style; the inside story of five-star regal luxury at 30,000 feet.

Stars: Nigel Havers, Ian Pelham Turner, Emily Andrews, Dickie Arbiter

Votes: 12

45. Inga Lindström (2004– )
Episode: Das dunkle Haus (2011)

89 min | Drama, Romance

Fatherless pre-teen Justus happily moves with ma, vet Marita Engstroem, from Stockholm to Hallberg, where she gets a job in his late dad's best friend Marius Bengtson's stud-farm. ... See full summary »

Director: Gero Weinreuter | Stars: Suzan Anbeh, Thure Riefenstein, Ingeborg Westphal, Michael Greiling

Votes: 44

46. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000)
Episode: Seigi ni Mezameyo! Black Convoy (2000)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Decepticons claim they wish to defect to the Autobots, so they are given a test of loyalty. Will they succeed?

Director: Tony Oliver | Stars: Neil Kaplan, Daniel Riordan, Jason Spisak, Peter Spellos

Votes: 9

47. Curious and Unusual Deaths (2009– )
Episode: Death Under Pressure (2012)

TV-14 | History, Mystery

In New Jersey, a teenage girl drowns when she gets caught underwater in the intake valve of a hot tub. On an oil platform in the North Sea, a group of deep sea divers die of explosive ... See full summary »

Director: Aaron Woodley | Stars: Steve Herringer, Steven Jachec, Peter Lin, Peter Bennett

Votes: 14

48. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Internal Affairs (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Peter talks Joe into having an affair with his new attractive partner, until Bonnie finds out.

Directors: Julius Wu, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,516

49. Strip the City (2012– )
Episode: Desert City: Dubai (2012)

TV-PG | Documentary

Dubai is a gleaming metropolis, grown from the desert sands in just a few decades - yet it sits in one of the driest places on Earth, is pummelled by raging sandstorms, and its skyscrapers ... See full summary »

Director: Gwyn Williams | Stars: Thom Kikot, Thomas Bell-Wright, Bram Boot, Don Douglas

Votes: 24

50. Beware the Batman (2013–2014)
Episode: Hunted (2013)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Eco-terrorists Professor Pyg and Mister Toad are hunting Gotham City's resident billionaires. When Wayne's butler, Alfred, is kidnapped in Bruce's place, Batman must save him. Later, Alfred hires a new bodyguard for Bruce: Tatsu Yamashiro.

Directors: Butch Lukic, Sam Liu | Stars: Anthony Ruivivar, Jeff Bennett, JB Blanc, Brian George

Votes: 250