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The Believers

The Believers

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 54mR
CrimeDramaHorrorMysteryThriller
6.1
IMDB Rating
9,237 votes

Cal Jamison, a police psychologist, is forced to deal with a series of ritualistic murders and a malevolent cult.

Director
John Schlesinger
Writers
Nicholas Conde, Mark Frost
Stars
Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross
Release Date
June 10, 1987
Language
English
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Canada
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 72
Reviews
📋 9.8K
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🎭 Top Cast

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
as Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver
as Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross
Harley Cross
as Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
as Lieutenant Sean McTaggert
Elizabeth Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson
as Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin
as Donald Calder
Lee Richardson
Lee Richardson
as Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur
Richard Masur
as Marty Wertheimer
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Carla Pinza
as Carmen Ruiz
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits
as Tom Lopez

💰 Box Office

$18,753,438
Worldwide Gross
$18,753,438
Domestic Gross
$4,342,732
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Toronto City Hall - 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Orion Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

child sacrificesatanic cultfemale rear nudityfemale nudityanimal sacrifice

🎯 Categories

Psychological ThrillerCrimeDramaHorrorMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

religions have a lot of bad sects
by lee_eisenberg2011-11-02

"John Schlesinger was best known for movies like "Darling", "Midnight Cowboy", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "The Day of the Locust" and "Marathon Man". But now he directs something totally different. To understand what happens in "The Believers", it helps to have foreknowledge of Santería, a syncretic religion practiced widely in the Caribbean. It is based in the Yoruba culture (in present-day Nigeria), but includes influences from Roman Catholicism and the indigenous American cultures. The movie depicts a satanic offshoot of Santería mixe..."

💡 Did You Know?

seen briefly at the start as a furniture removal man.

📖 Synopsis

Cal Jamison, a police psychologist, is forced to deal with a series of ritualistic murders and a malevolent cult.