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Sarah's Oil

2025 · 103 min

A stirring, faith-driven underdog story that balances warmth and menace as a child fights to keep what's hers.

Directed by
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Inspired by a true story of faith and fortune.
Overview
Sarah Rector, a Black girl born in early 20th-century Oklahoma Indian Territory, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith proves right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation's first Black female millionaires—at eleven years old.

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Directed by
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • justice
  • greed
  • race
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Written by
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Starring
Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Zachary Levi, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes, Stelio Savante
Music
Kathryn Bostic
Cinematography
Johnny Derango
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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