First Reformed
2018 Drama/Suspense Rated R 108 Minutes
In Theaters | May 18, 2018 | |||
On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
On Blu-ray | August 21, 2018 | |||
On DVD | August 21, 2018 |
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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.
Rated R for some disturbing violent images.
Box office gross: $3.4 million. View box office history.
Released by A24 Films. See more credits.