Sarah's Oil

Sarah's Oil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCyrus Nowrasteh
Written by
  • Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
  • Cyrus Nowrasteh
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohnny Derango
Edited by
  • Paul Seydor
  • Sean Albertson
Music byKathryn Bostic
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (through Amazon MGM Studios)
Release date
  • November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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 .