10 Must-Watch Films About Oil Rig Disasters

Description: Although primarily about an asteroid threat, the film features oil drillers sent to space, highlighting the skills and bravery of those in the oil industry when faced with global catastrophe.

Fact: The film's oil rig scenes were filmed on the real-life oil platform, the Ocean Monarch, off the coast of Hawaii.

Description: While not exclusively about oil rigs, the film includes scenes of oil platforms being destroyed by a tsunami caused by a comet impact, emphasizing the vulnerability of such structures.

Fact: The film was released in the same year as "Armageddon," leading to comparisons between the two disaster movies.

Description: This film, based on true events, involves a fishing boat crew caught in a storm, but its depiction of the sea's fury and the human struggle against nature resonates with the theme of oil rig disasters.

Fact: The film's special effects were so realistic that some viewers believed the storm was real.

Description: While not directly about oil rigs, the film's portrayal of catastrophic weather events impacting various structures, including oil platforms, adds to the disaster theme.

Fact: The film was criticized for its scientific inaccuracies but praised for its visual effects.

Description: This film tells the true story of the SS Pendleton, a tanker that split in two during a storm, with the crew's rescue involving an oil rig-like setting, showcasing the heroism and danger of such environments.

Fact: The film was based on the book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, detailing one of the most daring Coast Guard rescues in history.

Description: This film tells the true story of the SS Pendleton, a tanker that split in two during a storm, with the crew's rescue involving an oil rig-like setting, showcasing the heroism and danger of such environments.

Fact: The film was based on the book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, detailing one of the most daring Coast Guard rescues in history.

Description: This Norwegian film, while not about oil rigs, captures the essence of a natural disaster overwhelming human-made structures, akin to the potential for oil rig disasters.

Fact: The film was inspired by the real-life risk of a tsunami in the Geiranger fjord.

Description: While not directly about an oil rig, this James Cameron classic involves an underwater drilling platform and the crew's encounter with an alien species, making it a thematic fit for our list.

Fact: The film was shot in a specially constructed 7 million gallon tank, one of the largest underwater sets ever built.

Description: This film might not be strictly about an oil rig, but its underwater setting and the theme of a crew facing a mysterious threat make it a fitting inclusion. It's a precursor to the disaster films that would follow, setting the stage for the genre.

Fact: The film was originally intended to be part of a trilogy of underwater horror films, but only this one was produced.

Description: This film might not be strictly about an oil rig, but its underwater setting and the theme of a crew facing a mysterious threat make it a fitting inclusion. It's a precursor to the disaster films that would follow, setting the stage for the genre.

Fact: The film was originally intended to be part of a trilogy of underwater horror films, but only this one was produced.