Sarah's Oil
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| Directed by | Cyrus Nowrasteh |
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| Cinematography | Johnny Derango |
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| Music by | Kathryn Bostic |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (through Amazon MGM Studios) |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $12 million |
Sarah's Oil is a 2025 American biographical drama film regarding Sarah Rector, being directed, co-produced, and co-written by Cyrus Nowrasteh. It is inspired by the 2014 book Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America by Tonya Bolden. It stars Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Garret Dillahunt.
Released theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer through Amazon MGM Studios on November 7, 2025, Sarah's Oil received generally positive reviews from critics and was fourth in the box office during its opening week; eleventh highest domestic grossing movie during November 2025 out of 128 movies released that year; and 106 highest domestic grossing movie of 2025 .