The Believers
1987 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 5.9 · 38% critics
After a devastating family loss, a police psychologist relocates to New York with his young son and gets pulled into an investigation of brutal ritual killings. As the case points toward a shadowy cult, grief, fear, and growing paranoia turn the city into a deeply unsettling place.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-06-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (180 votes)
About
If you like dark urban occult thrillers with cult paranoia and a grim, unsettling mood, this may work for you, especially if Deliver Us from Evil or The Sacrament appealed; Not for you if slow-burn stories and child-endangerment themes are dealbreakers.
Pros: creepy occult atmosphere; strong lead performance; disturbing mystery | Cons: slow pacing; uneven tone; overlong runtime
Themes
- new york city
- ritual
- gun
- voodoo
- barn
- cult
- cigar smoking
- death
- ritual murder
- ritual sacrifice
- suicide by cop
- voodoo ritual
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Martin Sheen
as Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver
as Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross
as Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia
as Lt. Sean McTaggert
Elizabeth Wilson
as Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin
as Robert Calder
Lee Richardson
as Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur
as Marty Wertheimer
Carla Pinza
as Carmen Ruiz
Jimmy Smits
as Tom Lopez
Directed by John Schlesinger