First Reformed Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock. When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence. From writer-director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver; American Gigolo; Affliction) comes a gripping thriller about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary.

Drama Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in First Reformed.

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  Ethan Hawke

  The Black Phone 2, Leave The World Behind

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  Amanda Seyfried

  The Housemaid, Les Misérables

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  Michael Gaston

  A Mouthful of Air, Togo

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  Cedric the Entertainer

  A Haunted House, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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  Victoria Hill

  Oh, Canada, The Chaperone

Crew Behind the Film

The First Reformed behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Schrader last directed The Master Gardener and The Card Counter. The film's writer Paul Schrader last wrote The Master Gardener and There Are No Saints.

Director

Paul Schrader

Screenwriter

Paul Schrader

Producers

Gary Hamilton
David Hinojosa
Christine Vachon

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