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title: "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning"
year: 2026
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning"
fi1m_id: "i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning"
imdb_id: "tt38991615"
tmdb_id: 1455247
wikidata_id: "Q133825173"
critics_reviews: 0
updated: "2026-10-24T04:15:15.689161+00:00"
region: "US"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning (2026)

Directed by Clio Barnard · 1h 49m · Drama

## Identity

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning
- **IMDb ID:** tt38991615
- **TMDB ID:** 1455247
- **Wikidata ID:** Q133825173
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38991615/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1455247, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133825173

> **Out now in the US, review to follow.** Released 3 October 2026. Our review follows once the critics have had their say, usually within two days of release. The facts below are the distributor's and TMDB's.

## Synopsis

Childhood friends Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of the lives they would have one day. Now they’re thirty, and the future they imagined is slipping quietly out of reach.

## Details

- **Director:** Clio Barnard
- **Director:** Clio Barnard
- **Writer:** Enda Walsh
- **Novel:** Keiran Goddard
- **Editor:** Maya Maffioli
- **Music:** Harry Escott
- **Production design:** Jane Levick
- **Costume design:** Matthew Price
- **Producer:** Tracy O'Riordan
- **Cast:** Anthony Boyle as Patrick; Lola Petticrew as Shiv; Joe Cole as Rian; Daryl McCormack as Conor; Jay Lycurgo as Oli; Millie Brady as Emma; Lucie Shorthouse as Sophie; James Eeles as Marcus
- **Runtime:** 1h 49m
- **Release (the US):** 3 October 2026
- **Genres:** Drama
- **Production:** Moonspun Films, BBC Film, BFI, TPC
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk7NF_LWhLs

## Where to watch in the US

Not streaming, renting or buying in the US at the last check.

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning