The Formula

The Formula (1980)

December 19th, 19801h 57min

Thriller, Mystery, Crime
55%

Overview

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Main Street Eagle

Main Street Eagle


Released on: 1976-04-30
Crime, Thriller, Action

A Washington D.C. intelligence agency cuts ethical corners in its pursuit of a globetrotting spy.

Matchless

Matchless


Released on: 1967-08-13
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction

A secret agent possesses a ring that makes him invisible for a short time, once every 10 hours. He i...

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent


Released on: 1945-11-02
Drama, Thriller

During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and countersp...

A Most Wanted Man

A Most Wanted Man


Released on: 2014-07-25
Thriller

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert gover...

Marie Galante

Marie Galante


Released on: 1934-10-25
Thriller, Drama, Romance

On the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo ship bo...

Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man


Released on: 1962-03-21
Crime

A famous FBI agent's vacation is interrupted by murder. His investigation leads him on the trail of ...

White Rabbit II

White Rabbit II


Released on: 2025-12-25
Comedy, Action, Crime

A deranged student is drawn into a circle of madness by an accelerationist CIA agent due to his cri...

Adult Fun

Adult Fun


Released on: 1972-11-29
Thriller

A young London City-worker inadvertently becomes involved in the world of crime.

Visa to Canton

Visa to Canton


Released on: 1960-12-26
Action, Adventure, Thriller

A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in espiona...

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

The Unknown Man of Shandigor


Released on: 1967-05-01
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Comedy

Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz has invented a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons -- and a ...

Take Two

Take Two


Released on: 1988-07-18
Romance, Thriller

A dying woman tells her son, Barry Griffith, she had been a surrogate mother for a millionaire, and ...

Navy Secrets

Navy Secrets


Released on: 1939-02-08
Adventure, Crime, Drama

After a stamp-collecting Navy chief petty officer is jailed following FBI and Naval Justice investig...

Traitor Spy

Traitor Spy


Released on: 1939-12-01
Mystery

A British man is hunted by British and German spies when he tries to sell blueprints.

An Officer and a Spy

An Officer and a Spy


Released on: 2019-09-30
History, Drama, Thriller

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life impr...

Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure


Released on: 1933-08-18
Mystery

Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, wi...

Provocateur

Provocateur


Released on: 1998-05-19
Thriller, Action, Drama

In 1994 South Korea, a female North Korean spy integrates herself as a housekeeper for U.S. military...

Lekce

Lekce


Released on: 1972-01-14
Drama, Thriller

During World War II, a German university professor creates a spy ring that supplies the Allies with ...

Dhurandhar Part 2: The Revenge

Dhurandhar Part 2: The Revenge


Released on: 2026-03-19
Action, Thriller

The Lite Trap

The Lite Trap


Released on: 1982-09-30
Thriller, Romance

Germany, 1981. State Security Service agent Harald Love is sent on a secret mission from the GDR to ...

The Argyle Secrets

The Argyle Secrets


Released on: 1948-05-07
Mystery, Thriller

A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of Amer...