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The Believers

1987·Horror·1h 54m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by John Schlesinger
new york city
based on novel or book
ritual
gun
voodoo
barn
cult
cigar smoking
death
ritual murder
ritual sacrifice
suicide by cop
voodoo ritual
prosperity
dance ritual
african deities
santería
suicide by gun
child sacrifice
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Cast

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver
Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross
Harley Cross
Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
Lt. Sean McTaggert
Elizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson
Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin
Robert Calder
Lee Richardson
Lee Richardson
Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur
Richard Masur
Marty Wertheimer
Carla Pinza
Carla Pinza
Carmen Ruiz
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits
Tom Lopez
Raúl Dávila
Raúl Dávila
Oscar Sezine
Malick Bowens
Malick Bowens
Palo

Crew

John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
Director
Mark Frost
Mark Frost
Screenplay
J. Peter Robinson
J. Peter Robinson
Original Music Composer
Robby Müller
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
Producer
Michael Childers
Michael Childers
Producer
Beverly J. Camhe
Beverly J. Camhe
Producer
Patrick Crowley
Patrick Crowley
First Assistant Director
Ana Maria Quintana
Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Michael Childers
Michael Childers
Second Unit Director
Patrick Crowley
Patrick Crowley
Second Unit Director
Monty Diamond
Monty Diamond
Production Manager

Popular Reviews

19 reviews
Emilie Campbell
Emilie Campbell
6.0★ · 04/15/26
The Believers
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a film in London at an art house cinema starring Martin Sheen as the lead who gets borderline hypnotized and has to kill a sacrifice-obsessed sadist, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a film in London at an art house cinema starring Martin Sheen as the lead who gets borderline hypnotized and has to kill a sacrifice-obsessed sadist, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
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V
5.0★ · 10/13/25
The Believers
was not massively invested in this
was not massively invested in this
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Najee Joyner
Najee Joyner
5.0★ · 01/15/26
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Chum
Chum
4.0★ · 11/23/25
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Coop
Coop
4.0★ · 10/06/25
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