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The Believers

Movie
1987
1h 54m
R
English
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
User Score: 
5.9
Critic Score: 
38
The Believers' Poster
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
The Believers Poster

The Believers

R
Movie
1987
1h 54m
English
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
Rating
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5.9
IMDB
The Believers (1987) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
38

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Martin Sheen
Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver
Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross
Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia
Lt. Sean McTaggert
Elizabeth Wilson
Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin
Robert Calder
Lee Richardson
Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur
Marty Wertheimer
Carla Pinza
Carmen Ruiz
Jimmy Smits
Tom Lopez
Ral Dvila
Oscar Sezine
JanetLaine Green
Lisa Jamison
Larry Ramos
Diner Counterman
Philip Corey
Calder's Assistant
Jennifer Lee Pryor
Calder's Assistant
Eddie Jones
Police Patient
Joe Pentangelo
Theater Cop
Robert Clohessy
Diner Detective
Tony De Santis
Precinct Detective
Ana Maria Quintana
A.C.H.E. Secretary
Ray Paisley
Customs Agent
Directed By: John Schlesinger
Written By: Mark Frost (Screenplay), Nicholas Conde (Novel)

Featured Comments/Tips

faithful soul says...
8 years ago
When I first saw this film years ago it truly disturbed me. Over time it has lost that effect on me but it is still a chilling tale. The kind of film where you know not to trust anyone and even when the film is at its happiest there is always something dreadful about to happen.
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gdhamell says...
3 years ago
I don't normally watch horror movies. For some reason, I decided to watch this one with my dad after seeing that Gary Farmer, one of his favorite actors, was in it. I didn't realize that he had less than a minute of onscreen time. This movie is pretty dumb. It's a poor man's version of The Last Wave (1977) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) where the straight-man-scientist-type becomes a believer of the film's version of Santería after a number of child murderers. It's an incredibly slow, horror film with cheesy jump scares. Nothing memorable about this movie. The only remarkable acting in this film is done by Malick Bowens, who I don't think says anything in the film, but his body language and his face says everything.
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CinemanicBonkers says...
7 years ago
I believeeee! A good performance from the daddy Sheen! Creepy, strange, and trust no one kinda film.. I like them kinda films.. Funny seeing Harris Yulin... the first thing that came to my mind was XFiles...ha
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moonkodi says...
8 years ago
I don't warm to spiritual type horror, especially stereotyped Caribbean religions. I liked the secret society aspect near the end but it was too late to develop it by then. No real horror after a while. The ending was supposed to be gripping but I thought it was stupid.
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Featured User Reviews

Wuchak
5 years ago
***Unpleasant big city crime drama with Martin Sheen that morphs into sorcery-oriented horror***

A widowed therapist (Martin Sheen) moves back to New York City to find himself assisting the NYPD in a series of slayings linked to a Caribbean Voodoo-like cult. Things get worse when he discovers the More
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