Release Date
December 25, 2025 (Limited)
January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
Director
Mona Fastvold
Writer
Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Cast
Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott
Studio
Running Time
137 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and bloody images
What is The Testament of Anne Lee about?
From award winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the religious sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award-nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shakers’ irrepressible leader — who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ. The Testament of Ann Lee thrillingly imagines the ecstasy and agony of Ann Lee and her followers’ conviction and commitment to her own... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In The Testament of Anne Lee, director Mona Fastvold gives us an invigorating drama-musical quite unlike anything I’ve seen before. It’s a shame the central character is a cultish nut job.
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