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First Reformed

First Reformed

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First Reformed

"The kingdom come undone."

2018

1h 53m

7.0(1475 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Arclight Films

Killer Films

Big Indie Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Pastor Ernst Toller

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Mary Mensana

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Pastor Joel Jeffers

Victoria Hill

Victoria Hill

Esther

Philip Ettinger

Philip Ettinger

Michael Mensana

Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

Edward Balq

Bill Hoag

Bill Hoag

John Elder

Kristin Villanueva

Kristin Villanueva

Nurse Cindy

Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

Middle-Aged Tourist

Ken Forman

Ken Forman

Middle-Aged Tourist

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Schrader
Written by: Paul Schrader
Produced by: Frank Murray
Greg Clark

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