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First Reformed

Movie2018·113 min

First Reformed

Directed by Paul Schrader

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Paul Schrader.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 39%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About First Reformed

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: faith existentialism, grief and loss, obsession, ecological nature, religion, new york, small town, mentor student, strangers forced together, everyman, anti hero, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc

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Details

Director: Paul Schrader
Language: English

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Screenplay (2018)

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How First Reformed Ranks

All movies

Top 39%

2010s movies

Top 33%

Drama movies

Top 40%

2010s Drama movies

Top 32%

★Paul Schrader films#3 of 19

Top 39% All movies.

the vibe

First Reformed Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredseriouspersonalhaunting

contemplative

unsettling

What it's about

slow-burn revealtragedy arcfaith existentialismgrief & lossobsessioneverymananti-heromentor studentstrangers forced togetherecological naturereligionNew Yorksmall town

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

contemplativequiet