Digger' Is the Year's Big Climate Movie. This Climate Reporter Hated It.

Tom Cruise’s new film Digger is described as a blunt parable aimed at an unrepentant oil executive, centered on Digger Rockwell, who takes a wildcat company global, including offshore rigs in Greenland and Alaska. The article notes that the story draws on the real-world “Carbon Majors” list, highlighting Continental Resources and founder Harold Hamm, a fracking magnate who funds Republican candidates and campaigns against green energy. It criticizes the movie for saying little beyond what viewers already know, arguing that it becomes trapped in the confines of a political fable. The plot begins with a methane leak threatening Greenland’s ice sheet, setting up themes about responsibility and climate harm.