Crude (2009): Ratings & Box Office
Crude is a 2009 documentary directed by Joe Berlinger. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes and earned $185,881 worldwide. Critics gave it 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and 75 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.4/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Joe Berlinger
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- First Run Features
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Crude About?
The premise of Crude without spoilers.
This documentary explores the legal battle surrounding the devastating $27 billion environmental disaster in the Amazon rainforest, often referred to as "Amazon Chernobyl." Acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger investigates the three-year case, revealing a complex web of global politics, environmental activism, human rights concerns, corporate influence, and the struggles of indigenous communities impacted by the crisis.
Crude Themes & Keywords
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- amazon rainforest
- evil corporation
- texaco
- manmade environmental disaster
- native american culture
- native language
- amazon river
- corporate power
- human rights
- lawsuit
- contamination
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- reference to the exxon valdez
- skin rash
- oil field
- shady corporation
- corporate propaganda
- class action lawsuit
- oil spill
- vanity fair magazine
- villager
- contaminated water
- toxic
- environmental scandal
- cancer
- ecological disaster
- reference to david and goliath
- pollution
- fossil fuel industry
- evil company
- reference to exxon
- rainforest
- profit over people
- corporate greed
- reference to sting
- ecuador
- corporate attorney
- corporate lawyer
- environmental activism
- petroleum
- oil industry collusion
- crude oil
- oil industry
- oil company
- big oil
- environmental destruction
- oil
- environmental disaster
The Director of Crude
Directed by Joe Berlinger.
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Director Joe Berlinger
More from Joe Berlinger
More films directed by Joe Berlinger, best-rated first: Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Under African Skies and Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.
Crude Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Crude 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and 75 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.4/10.
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IMDb 7.4 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 95% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 85%
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Metacritic 75 Metascore
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TMDB 63% User score
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Crude Box Office
Crude grossed $185,881 worldwide. $170,295 came from the US and Canada and $15,586 (8%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$185.9K
- US & Canada
- $170.3K
- International
- $15.6K
Crude Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Crude.
Crude Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Cǎi yóu rì jì” and “採油日記”.
- Also known as
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- Cǎi yóu rì jì
- 採油日記
- A JOURNAL OF CRUDE OIL
- Caiyou riji
- Ropa naftowa
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Crude FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Crude, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Crude?
Crude runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Crude released?
Crude was released on September 9, 2009.
Who directed Crude?
Crude was directed by Joe Berlinger.
More films by Joe Berlinger How much did Crude make at the box office?
Crude grossed $185,881 worldwide ($170,295 domestic, $15,586 international).
How is Crude rated?
Crude has 7.4/10 on IMDb, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic and 63% on TMDB.
Does Crude have a post-credit scene?
No. Crude has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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