Here we've displayed a list of the best Oil Baron films : Written on the Wind(1956), Boom Town(1940), The Muppets(2011), The Formula(1980), Executive Action(1973), Dancer, Texas Pop. 81(1998), The Grass Is Greener(1960), Spoilers of the Plains(1951), Surviving the Game(1994), Fear Is the Key(1972), A Very Special Favor(1965), Tulsa(1949) ... ...
Drama
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Rock Hudson Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Grant Williams
scientist secretary alcoholic sexy woman oil baron wife dark melodramatic shocking texas mansion party new york city barbecue wealth impotence seduction miscarriage jealousy framed for murder
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
Adventure
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr Frank Morgan Lionel Atwill Chill Wills Marion Martin Minna Gombell Joe Yule Horace Murphy
partner sheriff oil baron love interest engaging emotional texas south america revolution oil business law romance wealth rivalry rise transformation love 1930s
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
98 Minutes
Jason Segel Amy Adams Chris Cooper Rashida Jones Alan Arkin Donald Glover Ken Jeong Zach Galifianakis Sarah Silverman Emily Blunt
kermit the frog miss piggy oil baron fan young man young woman amusing witty madcap charming los angeles mansion theater santa barbara, calif. fame greed friendship second chance the muppets adventure
A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Drama
USA
1973
91 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Robert Ryan Will Geer Gil Green John Anderson Paul Carr Colby Chester Ed Lauter Walter Brooke Sidney Clute Deanna Darrin
ex-cia agent secret service agent oil baron conservative mercenary gunman tense chilling dark brooding texas dallas desert mansion parking garage assassination plot john f. kennedy conspiracy new world order secret mission
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
Comedy
USA
1998
95 Minutes
Breckin Meyer Peter Facinelli Eddie Mills Ethan Embry Ashley Johnson Patricia Wettig Michael O'Neill Eddie Jones Wayne Tippit Alexandra Holden Lashawn McIvor
student oil baron rancher endearing touching texas small town friendship aspirations small-town life coming of age growing up escape 1990s
Four friends from the small Texas town of Dancer are graduating from high school and are planning to move to L.A. after graduation, taking the population of Dancer down to 77 from 81. All ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
105 Minutes
Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Moray Watson
tourist husband wife millionaire oil baron airy amusing witty tender moving emotional endearing castle england love triangle infidelity wealth loss of money love fall
Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.
Western
USA
1951
68 Minutes
Roy Rogers Penny Edwards Gordon Jones Grant Withers Don Haggerty Fred Kohler Jr. House Peters Jr. George Meeker Keith Richards
cowboy oil baron spy roy rogers partner thrilling frenetic rousing wild west oil rig plains showdown oil business missiles espionage theft heroism rivalry pursuit 1950s
This is an odd one for Roy. There are foreign spies, desert sites for rocket-launching and artificial satellites. The climax is a one-on-one fight on top of an oil derrick.
Action
USA
1994
96 Minutes
Ice-T Rutger Hauer Charles S. Dutton Gary Busey F. Murray Abraham John C. McGinley William McNamara Jeff Corey
homeless person psychiatrist oil baron investor cia agent brutal suspenseful dark thrilling pacific northwest forest cabin seattle murder hunting homelessness class conflict rivalry escape pursuit
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Action
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
Barry Newman Suzy Kendall John Vernon Dolph Sweet Ben Kingsley Ray McAnally Peter Marinker Elliot Sullivan
man young woman heiress oil baron employee confident creative gripping lighthearted intricate louisiana oil drilling platform car court bar house violence betrayal revenge kidnapping
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.
Comedy
USA
1965
105 Minutes
womanizer oil baron lawyer father fiancé psychiatrist amusing playful frenetic courtroom paris new york city seduction duplicity engagement court decision relationships love temptation pursuit
A rich man asks a womanizing playboy to marry his daughter and make a grandson for him.
Action
USA
1949
90 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Preston Pedro Armendáriz Harry Shannon Ed Begley Jimmy Conlin Paul E. Burns Lloyd Gough Roland Jack Chief Yowlachie Pierre Watkin
rancher oil baron daughter emotional powerful oklahoma oil field ranch revenge death oil betrayal wealth greed fall rise rivalry 1940s
In Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.
Romance
USA
2003
100 Minutes
George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric Kyles Richard Jenkins Billy Bob Thornton Paul Adelstein Julia Duffy Stacey Travis Jack Kyle Jonathan Hadary
divorce lawyer divorcée oil baron private investigator amusing sultry quirky court elevator casino office restaurant sex marriage law love revenge transformation love 2000s
A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.
Drama
UK
1967
111 Minutes
Michael Caine Karl Malden Ed Begley Oscar Homolka Françoise Dorléac Guy Doleman Vladek Sheybal Milo Sperber
private investigator secret service agent oil baron friend intricate gripping thrilling england helsinki espionage conspiracy cold war mystery discovery quest 1960s
A former British spy stumbles onto a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?
Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1976
134 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Jessica Lange Charles Grodin John Randolph Rene Auberjonois Julius Harris Jack O'Halloran Ed Lauter
paleontologist actress oil baron ship captain native king kong incredible thrilling tense indian ocean ship island new york city village oil business exploration exploitation romance abduction discovery
A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
Horror
USA|Germany|Australia
2005
100 Minutes
Jack Thompson Matthew Le Nevez Rachael Taylor Rawiri Paratene Patrick Thompson Steve Bastoni Alex O'Loughlin Imogen Bailey Robert Mammone William Zappa Conan Stevens
monster oil baron son sheriff native american rousing brutal creepy louisiana swamp police station office monsters man vs. nature drilling operation survival investigation superhuman abilities mystery metamorphosis
Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Drama
1995
110 Minutes
Robert Duvall Aidan Quinn Frances Fisher Brian Dennehy Lexi Randall Kaytlyn Knowles Francesca Eastwood
oil baron husband wife daughter friend prospector moving emotional uplifting texas farmhouse small town oil business great depression partnership family discovery transformation underdog 1930s
A down-and-out wildcatter (Robert Duvall) smells oil beneath a struggling farmer's (Aidan Quinn) land in Depression-era Texas.
Adventure
1952
115 Minutes
Ralph Richardson Ann Todd Nigel Patrick John Justin Joseph Tomelty Denholm Elliott Jack Allen Ralph Michael
pilot oil baron designer daughter wife son inspiring dark airplane household england airplane hangar aviation marriage father/daughter relationship death sound barrier quest sacrifice rise
A British manufacturer (Ralph Richardson) loses a son and a son-in-law (Nigel Patrick) trying to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Kids & Family, Comedy
2011
90 Minutes
Drake Bell Daniella Monet Jason Alexander Cheryl Hines Steven Weber
fairy oil baron airy amusing campy cheeky cheery dreamy hysterical offbeat playful united states growing up fairies growing up 2010s
Timmy Turner (Drake Bell), now age 23, must decide whether to grow up or stay in arrested development.