First Reformed

May 18, 2018

1h 53m

★ 7.0

The kingdom come undone.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arclight Films

Omeira Studio Partners

Killer Films

Fibonacci Films

Big Indie Pictures

First Reformed Trailers

Cast

Pastor Ernst Toller

Ethan Hawke

Mary Mensana

Amanda Seyfried

Pastor Joel Jeffers

Cedric the Entertainer

Esther

Victoria Hill

Michael Mensana

Philip Ettinger

Edward Balq

Michael Gaston

John Elder

Bill Hoag

Nurse Cindy

Kristin Villanueva

Middle-Aged Tourist

Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz

Middle-Aged Tourist

Ken Forman

College Student

Christopher Dylan White

Sheriff

Frank Rodriguez

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