If you loved First Reformed, try Blue Collar

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Blue Collar has roughly 7.4× fewer votes than First Reformed — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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First Reformed

2018 · dir. Paul Schrader

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Blue Collar

1978 · dir. Paul Schrader

What they share

Both films are directed by Paul Schrader, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to First Reformed, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Blue Collar is

You work an auto assembly line and face financial hardships, but then corruption sparks a desperate plan, Paul Schrader directs their plight.

If you loved First Reformed, try Blue Collar

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