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First Reformed
2017
· Movie
· 113 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1756
- IMDb #2011
- Google retired #3418
- Rotten Tomatoes #1550
- Metacritic #527
- Letterboxd #542
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #478
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2773
- Metacritic Critics #316
- Metacritic Audience #1352
- Criticker #579
- Douban #1888
- Kinopoisk #3783
- AlloCiné #2487
- Trakt #2716
Every rating
63–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 90, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A former military chaplain grapples with a crisis of faith while ministering to a dwindling historical church. His life is upended when he counsels a radical environmentalist tormented by the looming threat of ecological disaster. The man's despair deeply affects the pastor, leading him on a troubling path where spiritual doubt, political extremism, and a desire for meaning become dangerously intertwined.
Details
- Director
- Paul Schrader
- Writer
- Paul Schrader
- Released
- 18 May 2018
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $4.0M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 63 →2 major awards won · 29 wins from 63 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2019 | Best Male Lead | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2019 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2019 | Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2019 | Best Film | Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka and Christine Vachon | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2019 | Best Director | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2019 | Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
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Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Lead | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka and Christine Vachon | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor, Male | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Best Picture | First Reformed | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Best Picture | First Reformed | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Audience Award | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Best Feature | First Reformed | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Best Film | First Reformed | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | First Reformed | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | First Reformed | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Winner |
Detroit Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Best Picture | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
| Best Picture of the Year | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Film of the Year | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Film | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Alexander Dynan | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | First Reformed | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Picture | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Independent Film | First Reformed | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Independent Film | First Reformed | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Schrader | Nominee |