If you loved First Reformed, try Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist has roughly 3.5× 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.
What they share
Both films are directed by Paul Schrader, and they both carry the dread, slow burn mood tags, 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 Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist is
Somewhere in the scorched Iraqi desert, a single shard of pottery catches the last red light. A priest walks away from his collar, toward ruins where something older than sin waits. The comfort of prayer has failed him once already. A good man begins to doubt whether goodness matters.
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