First Reformed

2018 113 min ★ 7.0 Drama

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

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Cast

Ethan Hawke

Pastor Ernst Toller

Amanda Seyfried

Mary Mensana

Cedric the Entertainer

Pastor Joel Jeffers

Victoria Hill

Esther

Philip Ettinger

Michael Mensana

Michael Gaston

Edward Balq

Bill Hoag

John Elder

Kristin Villanueva

Nurse Cindy

Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

Middle-Aged Tourist

Ken Forman

Middle-Aged Tourist

Details

Director

Paul Schrader

Tagline

"The kingdom come undone."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$3,988,612

Production

Arclight Films, Omeira Studio Partners, Killer Films, Fibonacci Films, Big Indie Pictures

Reviews

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Gimly

February 3, 2019

★ 6/10

I don't believe I've ever seen a film shot so deliberately. Almost every single angle is framed with precision and intent. Like a Wes Anderson film sapped of any and all whimsy. Many shots linger in a style not often found outside of horror films, in the scenes they intend to deliver the audience a scare that its characters do not see. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend ...

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Stephen Campbell

April 26, 2019

★ 7/10

**_Brilliantly shot, excellently written_** > **_Alissa Wilkinson_**: _Do you think of_ First Reformed _as an apocalyptic film?_ > **_Paul Schrader_**: _It depends on what you call "the apocalypse". I think we are seeing the last century of homo sapiens. I don't see a scenario in which homo sapiens emerge from this century in our present form. Now, that's not the end of the world. That's ju...