Movie: Sarah’s Oil

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh Run Time: 103 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2025

Starring: Bridget Regan, Garret Dillahunt, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Zachary Levi

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.