The Believers

– Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laco..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
The Believers (1987)

Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:

The Believers (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Jun 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writer:

Mark Frost (screenplay), Nicholas Conde (novel)

Main Actors:

Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia

Plot:

After the death of his wife, police psychiatrist Cal Jamison moves to New York. There he has to help in the investigation of the murder of two youths, who seem to have been immolated during a cult ritual. Jamison believes it's been Voodoo and, ignoring the warnings of his housekeeper, enters the scenery and soon gets under their influence. They try to get him to sacrifice his own son.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Concorde/New Horizons Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%