Cast

Peter Fonda Amy Smart Joshua Tickell Rebecca Harrell Tickell Jean-Michel Cousteau Kevin Curole

Plot

On April 22, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig run by BP sunk into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst oil spill in history. Two documentarians set out to find the root cause of it all…

Sinekatalog’s take

After the Gulf oil disaster, two filmmakers go looking for the deeper causes of the spill and the system behind it. The documentary is angry, personal and sometimes scattershot, but its curiosity is real. A useful watch for those interested in energy and environmental politics.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (435 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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