Movies Like First Reformed

If you liked First Reformed (2018), a drama movie directed by Paul Schrader, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
2
The Ledge (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist who shares an apartment with a gay friend escalates into a lethal battle of wills.
3
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to…
4
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas' wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once…
5
The Road (2009)
★ 7/10Also drama
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their…
6
Holy Lands (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife…
7
Courageous (2011)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are…
8
Brimstone (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
9
Erin Brockovich (2000)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses…
10
Night Moves (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
11
The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
12
Melancholia (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
13
Foe (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling…
14
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
15
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
16
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in…
17
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
18
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with…
19
Uncle Frank (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
20
The Whale (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.