Rebuilding

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Rebuilding

2025

1h 35m

Drama

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A gently humanist story of the American West from Max Walker-Silverman (A Love Song), Rebuilding follows Dusty (Josh O'Connor), a reserved, divorced father whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire. Now living in a trailer community on a government-run campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbors who have also lost everything, quietly reassembles his life, and starts reconnecting with his ex-wife Ruby (Meghann Fahy) and young daughter Callie-Rose (Lily LaTorre). Filmed against the rapturous backdrop of southern Colorado, Rebuilding is a ruminative, moving portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of loss.

Critics Consensus

A taciturn drama that winds up having a lot to say about community and resilience, Rebuilding reaches great heights with Josh O'Connor's terrific performance serving as its rock-solid foundation.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Apr 21

3/5

A lovely rendering of what feels like half a story. It’s not the action its title promises, but the preceding moment of retreat to lick one’s wounds.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Apr 21

3/5

It is another highly sympathetic performance from O’Connor, who converts the British reticence of his earlier roles into Dusty’s strength and quiet vulnerability.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Apr 21

The film is rich with an American indie-movie sincerity that can be off-putting -- a bit like having a conversation with someone who insists on too much meaningful eye contact. But somehow it coalesces into something gently profound.

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Marta Medina Pérez

mundoCine

1d

3/5

Simply observing the whipped-dog look of a slouched and restrained Josh O’Connor is enough for the viewer to feel the loss of that blue-barn ranch as their own. (...) It stumbles in an excessively scripted and artificial ending. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Nando Salvá

Cinemanía (Spain)

1d

4/5

[It's] entirely convincing in suggesting that the opportunity to reimagine what a home can mean provides them with a palpable sense of hope. [Full review in Spanish]

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Blai Morell

Fotogramas

2d

4/5

It's impossible not to see echoes of a Western, although here the focus isn't on depicting a territory to be conquered, but rather a space of loss, waiting, and possible repair. [Full review in Spanish]

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Phillip N

Dec 12

Yes, it is that good. Watch it.

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DT

Dec 7

This was a great feel good movie. Compassion for a very hard time

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Stephen T

Nov 25

such a thoughtful, beautifully constructed story about a guy just trying to get by in the face of life. great casting. as much is said in the silences as in the dialogue.

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Thomas M

Nov 21

a powerful, quiet slice of life film. Josh O'Connor gives a magnificent, nuanced performance as a rancher fallen on hard times. the cinematography and music are stella.

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Nathan

Nov 16

Beautifully shot scripted acted

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Jim N

@RT88410809 Apr 27

Because the wide-open dusky panoramic wilderness is a character in itself in this film, it is best seen on a spacious screen. The mute, remote and unyielding vistas characterize the intimate story of a miniscule society whose homes and aspirations have been consumed by forest conflagrations. The film may not appeal to those who hunger for constant explosive action; it is more likely to find its home in the sad hearts of those who miss the childhood of their children.

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Synopsis

A gently humanist story of the American West from Max Walker-Silverman (A Love Song), Rebuilding follows Dusty (Josh O'Connor), a reserved, divorced father whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire. Now living in a trailer community on a government-run campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbors who have also lost everything, quietly reassembles his life, and starts reconnecting with his ex-wife Ruby (Meghann Fahy) and young daughter Callie-Rose (Lily LaTorre). Filmed against the rapturous backdrop of southern Colorado, Rebuilding is a ruminative, moving portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of loss.

Director: Max Walker-Silverman
Producer: Jesse Hope, Dan Janvey, Paul Mezey
Screenwriter: Max Walker-Silverman
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: Cow Hip Films, Dead End Pictures (II), Present Company
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 35m