The Testament of Ann Lee

2025 137 min ★ 6.4 History, Drama, Music

The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers as the female Christ.

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Cast

Amanda Seyfried

Ann Lee

Lewis Pullman

William Lee

Thomasin McKenzie

Mary Partington / Narrator

Matthew Beard

James Whittaker

Christopher Abbott

Abraham Standerin

Viola Prettejohn

Nancy Lee

David Cale

John Hocknell

Stacy Martin

Jane Wardly

Scott Handy

James Wardley

Jeremy Wheeler

John Townley

Details

Director

Mona Fastvold

Tagline

"The Earth will shake and tremble."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$4,197,171

Production

Mid March Media, Annapurna Pictures, FirstGen Content, Mizzel Media, Yintai Entertainment, Kaplan Morrison, Intake Films, Film i Väst, GötaFilm, Proton Cinema, ArtClass Films, Carte Blanche, The Launch Company

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

October 13, 2025

★ 6/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-testament-of-ann-lee-review/ "The Testament of Ann Lee is a distinct, ambitiously formal historical vision by Mona Fastvold. It has its ups and downs, but it reaches 'safe harbor' thanks to the magnetic force and total commitment of Amanda Seyfried to the role of a figure of absolute conviction. Although the songs and production design cr...

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CinemaSerf

March 6, 2026

★ 6/10

Mancunian born Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried) made quite a name for herself as part of the Quaker movement that splintered into the aptly named Shakers after their uniquely energetic style of animated worshipping. Her rise to prominence as a sort of feminine Mesiah saw her encourage her followers into a life of sexual abstinence - to the chagrin of her blacksmith husband “Abraham” (Christopher Abbott) ...