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1. The Rig (2023– )
13+ | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig are due to return to the mainland when a mysterious fog enshrouds them and supernatural forces take hold.
Stars: Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola
Votes: 12,673
2. Breaking the Waves (1996)
R | 159 min | Drama
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr
Votes: 71,586 | Gross: $4.04M
3. Local Hero (1983)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson
Votes: 26,711 | Gross: $5.90M
4. State of Happiness (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, History
The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.
Stars: Anne Regine Ellingsæter, Malene Wadel, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Pia Tjelta
Votes: 3,255
5. 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: 5,819
6. 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
7. Roughnecks (1994– )
50 min | Drama
Drama about the lives and loves of the crew of an oil-rig.
Stars: Teresa Banham, Colum Convey, James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham
Votes: 68
8. Dark Souls (2010)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A revengeful father embarks on a dark thrill ride of lost memories, conspiracy and zombie-like symptoms. Finding the mysterious darkness within is the source of the bizarre world he has uncovered.
Directors: César Ducasse, Mathieu Peteul | Stars: Johanna Gustavsson, Kristian Holter, Ida Elise Broch, Morten Rudå
Votes: 2,204
9. Fire in the Night (2013)
90 min | Documentary, History
Fire in the Night relives the tragic events that occurred on the Piper Alpha rig on 6th July 1988. It was a catastrophe that killed 167 men and left only 61 survivors, each of whom had to ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Wonke | Stars: Bill Barron, Geoff Bollands, Roy Carey, Charles Haffey
Votes: 317
10. The Oil Machine (2022)
82 min | Documentary
The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil.
Director: Emma Davie | Stars: Rachael Alexander, Kevin Anderson, Emeka Emembolu, Ewan Gibbs
Votes: 130
11. Oil Strike North (1975– )
50 min | Adventure, Drama
Triumph Oil attempts to extract oil from the North Sea from the rig Nelson One, dealing with the trials and tribulations of the rig crew and their families.
Stars: Nigel Davenport, Michael Witney, Angela Douglas, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 15
12. Long Shot (1978)
85 min | Drama
Filmed around the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, Long Shot is a deadpan satire about the trials and tribulations of British independent filmmaking.
Director: Maurice Hatton | Stars: Charles Gormley, Neville Smith, Ann Zelda, David Stone
Votes: 104
13. The Men of Piper Alpha (2011)
60 min | Documentary, Drama
A tribute to the victims and survivors of one of the world's worst ever offshore oil and gas disasters.
Director: Lee Hutcheon | Stars: Lee Hutcheon, Richard Jack, Graeme Joss, Jimmy Lynch
16.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black Black Oil
(1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Drama documentary adaptation of John McGrath's play staged by the 7:84 theatre company dealing with the exploitation of the Scottish people throughout history, from the brutal evictions of ... See full summary »
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: John Bett, David MacLennan, Dolina MacLennan, Elizabeth MacLennan
Votes: 42
17.
The New Statesman (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Party's Over
(1991)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Major is securely belted in the driving seat of the Tory machine but despite the new leadership, Conservative fortunes are flagging - a severe economic crisis looms; the opinion polls predict the Party's imminent downfall.
Director: Graeme Harper | Stars: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Terence Alexander, Marsha Fitzalan
Votes: 55
18.
Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode:
Explosion in the North Sea
(2004)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
Detailed account of the Piper Alpha oil rig that was destroyed in 1988 after a gas leak caused by faulty maintenance led to a series of massive explosions. Includes testaments from eye witnesses and survivors.
Director: Dan Gold | Stars: Bob Ballantyne, Geoff Bollands, Andy Davidson-Lee, Dougal Drysdale
Votes: 38
19.
Engineering Connections (2008– )
Episode:
Super Rig
(2008)
Documentary
Richard Hammond investigates the incredible design of the Troll A gas platform. Elements include reinforcing, slip forming, resonance, buoyancy, pressure and vacuum.
Director: Nick Metcalfe | Stars: Richard Hammond, Toby Ferenczi, Jon Hargreaves, Jan Hauge
Votes: 19
20.
The Years That Changed Modern Scotland (2021)
Episode:
Scotland for Sale (1970-1981)
(2021)
History
Kirsty Wark explores the 1970s and early 1980s, an era of shops, pop, new towns and oil.
Stars: Kirsty Wark, Evelyn Stewart, Derek Stewart, Nicky Stewart
21.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Piper Alpha: The Human Price of Oil
(1988)
Documentary, News
In July, 167 men were killed in world's worst ever oil disaster. Jane Corbin talks to crucial eyewitnesses aboard Piper Alpha that nigbt.
Star: Jane Corbin
24.
BBC Scotland Investigates (2008– )
Episode:
Truth, Lies, Oil and Scotland
(2008)
News
Director: Dave Street | Stars: Tony Benn, Alex Salmond