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First Reformed

Movie
2018
1h 53m
R
English
Drama
User Score: 
7
Critic Score: 
90
First Reformed' Poster
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.
First Reformed Poster

First Reformed

R
Movie
2018
1h 53m
English
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.
Rating
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7
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First Reformed (2018) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
90

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Ethan Hawke
Pastor Ernst Toller
Amanda Seyfried
Mary Mensana
Cedric the Entertainer
Pastor Joel Jeffers
Philip Ettinger
Michael Mensana
Michael Gaston
Edward Balq
Bill Hoag
John Elder
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Mark Havlis
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Directed By: Paul Schrader
Written By: Paul Schrader

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2016moonlight says...
6 years ago
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This was.... interesting. It's one of those films that tries to do too much and ends up falling short. It was a bit all over the place for me in terms of not only style, but also storyline and characters. There are some really incredible dialogues, and the connection between [spoiler] the catholic religion and environmental activism was something that I had never thought about before and yet makes so much sense, so that was definitely my favourite part about this film: it touches a subject and a discussion through an original perspective, even if at times it felt a bit propagandistic. [/spoiler] The ending sure was something.. not particularly one I liked, though. 8/10
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nmahoney416 says...
7 years ago
"Will God forgive us?" A very interesting film. It's slow and raises a lot of questions. The third act had me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more. I went in hearing it had some Taxi Driver vibes and I can say that they do feel similar. It makes sense since the director, Paul Schrader, wrote Taxi Driver. Ethan Hawke was amazing. A very subtle performance but one of the best of the year so far. Amanda Seyfried was great too and even Cedric the Entertainer gave a fantastic performance in a serious role.
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Mr. Sackamano says...
6 years ago
Bye 2 hours...nice knowing ya ppphhhffrrrrttt
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Nancy L Draper says...
6 years ago
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Do not be deceived, this is an art film. Don't expect a clear cut plot with any attempt at a reasoned outcome. Paul Schafer is re-imaging two films (DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST and WINTER LIGHT*) and when asked to comment on the possible explainations of his ending "during an appearance on the A24 podcast, Schrader admitted to Sofia Coppola that he isn’t sure, either — but he has some ideas"^. RANT - I'm getting very tired of pretentious art film - END RANT. [spoiler] I could have forgiven a heavy-handed political agenda film or a choreographed decent into insanity but this film was a waste of time [/spoiler]. It was all promise and no payoff. I give this film a 4 (fail) out of 10. [Surreal Drama] Footnotes: * https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/lets-talk-about-the-ending-of-first-reformed.html ^ https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/first-reformed-ending-explained-paul-schrader-1201970200/
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Matthew Brady-deleted-1534855046
9/10  6 years ago
"There goes my head"

whoa....

It's strange, two years ago Paul Schrader made the most convoluted movie of his career with 'Dog Eat Dog', then make something so masterful like this. Anywhere...

'First Reformed' is easily one of my favorite movies of 2018. Absolutely captivating from start ti More
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Phoenix37
6/10  6 years ago
The cinematography felt so uninspired and boring. Nearly every shot in the first third were perfectly static cameras, placed orthogonally lined up on a single object (door frame, bush, pulpit) or a strong vertical smack dab in the middle of the frame. And the characters simply milled about within th More
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Stephen Campbell
6 years ago
**_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 s More
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Gimly
6 years ago
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 More
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