Can’t wait to check out 'Lightning Over Water' right from your couch? Here’s where you can watch it, including platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find the right fit. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'Lightning Over Water' via subscription on Criterion Channel.
Here are some useful notes to know before watching about the Basis-Film-Verleih GmbH documentary flick. Lightning Over Water starring Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray, Susan Ray, Tom Farrell has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min. The release date of the movie is October 1st, 1980. The movie received a user score of 66/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 30 active users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Director 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film Hammett (1983) in Hollywood, but flies to New York to help Ray realize his final wish. Ray's original intent is to make a fiction film about a dying painter who sails to China to find a cure for his disease. He and Wenders discuss this idea, but it is obviously unrealistic given Ray's state of health."
