5 Movies to Watch While Waiting for 'Landman' Season 3, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

While the creators plot new twists for Tommy Norris and his colleagues, we suggest you immerse yourself in cinematic worlds where passions like money, power, risk, and the search for black gold rage.

5. 'Syriana', 2005

Rotten Tomatoes: 73%

Syriana is a term coined by Washington think tanks – it describes a hypothetical reorganization of the oil-rich Middle East that would suit their needs.

CIA veteran Bob Barnes is assigned to assassinate Prince Nazir because he intends to award lucrative contracts to China instead of the US. After experiencing a family tragedy, economic analyst Bryan Woodman becomes an advisor to the prince.

Meanwhile, lawyer Bennett Holiday covers up a shady merger between two oil giants. Because of the merger, a Pakistani worker becomes unemployed and is drawn into an extremist movement.

4. 'Deepwater Horizon', 2016

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

Mike Williams arrives at the Deepwater Horizon oil platform to start his shift. According to the company's plan, the drilling is finished, but the crews are behind schedule.

Managers rush the work at the expense of safety, refusing to test the cement isolating the well from the high-pressure reservoir.

Subsequent tests yield conflicting results, yet the company proceeds to the next stage of drilling. A massive blowout occurs, leading to a major accident on the platform.

3. 'There Will Be Blood', 2007

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

Daniel Plainview is an oil producer who is obsessed with his work. He's smart, has a knack for dealing with people, and knows how to get what he wants. One day, Paul Sunday offers to sell him information about a new oil field.

Daniel and his adopted son, H.W., end up at Sunday's ranch, where the soil literally oozes oil. However, Daniel's business sense fails him, and he ruins his relationship with the local preacher, Eli Sunday.

2. 'Killers of the Flower Moon', 2023

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

After World War I, a man named Ernest arrives in Osage County to visit his uncle, William, who is an influential landowner and deputy sheriff. Uncle William warmly welcomes his nephew and finds him a job as a taxi driver.

Ernest was neither particularly bright nor healthy, so he was unfit for anything else. William advises him to take a closer look at the local Native American women and recommends that he court Mollie.

The Osage Indians had become wealthy after oil was discovered on their land. But here's what's unusual: recently, the women of the tribe have begun to fall ill and die suddenly.

1. 'Hell or High Water', 2016

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

Toby and his older brother, Tanner, rob banks – or rather, various branches of the Texas Midlands Bank. Tanner was recently released from prison, and Toby is a father of two living in another city.

After their mother died, Toby inherited a plot of land. The good news is that oil has been discovered on the land. The bad news is that Texas Midlands Bank could foreclose on the land if the mortgage is not repaid on time.

Thus, the Howard brothers turn to bank robbery. Two rangers, Marcus and Alberto, are hot on their trail.