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The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)

Put your trust in Mother Ann. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, starring Amanda Seyfried and directed by Mona Fastvold.

Where to watch: December 2025 playing in select theaters, everywhere January 23rd.

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee® Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker's irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist).

Rated: R
Premiere Date: Jan 23, 2026
Running Time: 137 Minutes
Movie Genre: Drama, History, Musical, Biopic,

Cast

Thomasin Mckenzie - Mary Partington - Narrator
Lewis Pullman - William Lee
Tim Blake Nelson - Pastor Reuben Wright
Christopher Abbott - Abraham Standerin
Stacy Martin - Jane Wardley
Matthew Beard - James Whittaker
Scott Handy - James Wardley
Jamie Bogyo - Richard Hocknell
David Cale - John Hocknell
Esmee Hewett - Ann Lee (6 yrs)

Crew

Mona Fastvold - Writer, Director

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