If you loved First Reformed, try Light Sleeper

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Light Sleeper has roughly 6.8× 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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Light Sleeper

1992 · dir. Paul Schrader

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.

dreadslow burn

What Light Sleeper is

You deal to a high-end New York clientele but struggle with insomnia and a desire to exit the business, and then a past flame reappears. The film is set against a backdrop of a city plagued by a string of murders.

If you loved First Reformed, try Light Sleeper

First Reformed

Light Sleeper

What they share

What Light Sleeper is

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