First Reformed
“The kingdom come undone.”
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.
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Cast
36 people
Ethan Hawke
Pastor Ernst Toller
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Amanda Seyfried
Mary Mensana
Known for
In Time
Mamma Mia!
Cedric the Entertainer
Pastor Joel Jeffers
Known for
Ice Age
Madagascar
Victoria Hill
Esther
Known for
The Secrets We Keep
Master Gardener
Philip Ettinger
Michael Mensana
Known for
I Know This Much Is True
Compliance
Michael Gaston
Edward Balq
Known for
The Leftovers
The Man in the High Castle
Bill Hoag
John Elder
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Kristin Villanueva
Nurse Cindy
Known for
The Pitt
Bonding
Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz
Middle-Aged Tourist
Also in
Uncle Gareth
Ken Forman
Middle-Aged Tourist
Known for
The Plot Against America
Chico & Rita
Christopher Dylan White
College Student
Known for
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Boarding School
Frank Rodriguez
Sheriff
Known for
According to Greta
Paul Schrader Director · Brian Williams Composer Alexander Dynan Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $3.5M · United States release May 18, 2018
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,988,612
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Arclight Films
Production
Omeira Studio Partners
Production
Killer Films
Production
Fibonacci Films
Production
Big Indie Pictures
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2017
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · May 18, 2018
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York & Los Angeles, California
United States · July 31, 2018
Digital
United States
September 2, 2017 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 6, 2017 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
March 13, 2018 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
June 1, 2018 · Limited theatrical
June 8, 2018 · Theatrical
August 21, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Argentina
April 11, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Australia
August 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 28, 2022 · TV
Canada
September 12, 2017 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
August 27, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
September 27, 2018 · Premiere · CPH: PIX
Finland
June 13, 2018 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
France
October 23, 2018 · Physical
Germany
August 31, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
June 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 18, 2018 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
Ireland
February 22, 2018 · Premiere · Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
July 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
May 20, 2019 · Digital
Japan
April 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 9, 2017 · Premiere · Los Cabos International Film Festival
January 25, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
January 28, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
July 19, 2018 · Theatrical
September 19, 2018 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
July 20, 2018 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
December 5, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
July 12, 2018 · Theatrical
May 8, 2021 · TV
Romania
May 18, 2018 · Premiere
Russia
April 19, 2018 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Serbia
February 26, 2018 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
July 13, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
April 28, 2018 · Premiere · D'A Film Festival
September 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 24, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
August 7, 2018 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
November 10, 2018 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 13, 2018 · Theatrical
November 5, 2018 · Physical
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