On Falling (2025)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.

• Released: 2025-03-07
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 47 votes

Directed by Laura Carreira.

Top cast

• Joana Santos as Aurora
• Inês Vaz as Vera
• Olga Prokopenko as Agata
• Billy Reid as Ian
• Neil Leiper as Ben
• Damilare Akinrinmade as Dami
• Ononso Nwafor-Orizu as Nonso
• Susie Lochiel-Owen as Emma
• Caroline Lewis as Barbara
• Jake McGarry as Alec

Full cast & crew

Where to watch On Falling

• United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

Movies like On Falling

If you enjoyed On Falling, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Nest (2020)
• Sorry We Missed You (2019)
• Urchin (2025)
• The Safety of Objects (2002)
• Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
• The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
• Strange Weather (2016)
• Hardball (2001)
• Boiling Point (2021)
• The Road (2009)
• El Chicano (2019)
• The Kindness of Strangers (2019)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app