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Critic Xan Brooks
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...Paul Schrader’s new drama blows into town like Jesus at the temple. It’s here to call out the hypocrites, railing at the way in which Christianity is deployed as a convenient fig leaf by the resurgent American right...

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Cast & Crew

Paul Schrader
Director
Ethan Hawke
As Pastor Ernst Toller
Cedric the Entertainer
As Pastor Joel Jeffers
Amanda Seyfried
As Mary Mensana
Michael Gaston
As Edward Balq
Victoria Hill
As Esther
Philip Ettinger
As Michael Mensana

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In this powerful and thought-provoking drama, Ethan Hawke stars as Ernst Toller, a former military chaplain struggling to find his place in a small historic church in upstate New York. As he grapples with personal crises and the weight of his past, Toller is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a radical environmental activist and his pregnant wife. The film builds towards a shocking climax as Toller's world begins to unravel, forcing him to confront his deepest fears and doubts. With its themes of spirituality, morality, and the fragility of human relationships, First Reformed is a gripping and unforgettable cinematic experience.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as First Reformed include The Good Lie, Lion, Mud, The Whale, Women Talking, Adopt a Highway.