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First Reformed

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7.0/10 • 1.4K

2018-05-181h 53m

Drama

The kingdom come undone.

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.

Directors
Paul Schrader
Writters
Paul Schrader
Editors
Paul Schrader, Ben Rodriguez Jr.

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  1. Ethan Hawke

    Ethan Hawke

    Pastor Ernst Toller

  2. Amanda Seyfried

    Amanda Seyfried

    Mary Mensana

  3. Cedric the Entertainer

    Cedric the Entertainer

    Pastor Joel Jeffers

  4. Victoria Hill

    Victoria Hill

    Esther

  5. Philip Ettinger

    Philip Ettinger

    Michael Mensana

  6. Michael Gaston

    Michael Gaston

    Edward Balq

  7. Bill Hoag

    Bill Hoag

    John Elder

  8. Kristin Villanueva

    Kristin Villanueva

    Nurse Cindy

  9. Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

    Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

    Middle-Aged Tourist

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Gimly

Feb 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 you give it a go.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,500,000.00
Revenue
$3,988,612.00
Keywords
suicidefuneralexplosivefaithchristianitywidowdespairpregnancypastorclimate changediaryministerglobal warminggodpriestcancerreligionmoralitychurchalcoholicenvironmentguilteco terrorismex-wifeenvironmentalismreverendcrisis of faithabortionfatalismupstate new yorkprovocativereligious themesreligious guilt