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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 6,781 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
1,488 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul SchraderWriter
- Brian WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Paul SchraderDirector
Cast
- Ethan HawkePastor Ernst Toller
- Amanda SeyfriedMary Mensana
- Cedric the EntertainerPastor Joel Jeffers
- Victoria HillEsther
- Philip EttingerMichael Mensana
- Michael GastonEdward Balq
- Bill HoagJohn Elder
- Kristin VillanuevaNurse Cindy
- Ingrid Kullberg-BendzMiddle-Aged Tourist
- Ken FormanMiddle-Aged Tourist
- Christopher Dylan WhiteCollege Student
- Frank RodriguezSheriff
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Themes
suicidefuneralexplosivefaithchristianitywidowdespairpregnancypastorclimate changediaryminister
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