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The Believers (1987)

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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 5  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 4.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Synopsis: While investigating a series of brutal murders, a psychiatrist for the NYPD uncovers and becomes interested in a dark religious cult, the members of which (the "Believers") use children as human sacrifices. But the psychiatrist soon realizes he must extricate himself from the grip of the... While investigating a series of brutal murders, a psychiatrist for the NYPD uncovers and becomes interested in a dark religious cult, the members of which (the "Believers") use children as human sacrifices. But the psychiatrist soon realizes he must extricate himself from the grip of the Believers and its rituals -- before his own son becomes the next to be sacrificed. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Robert Loggia, Richard Masur, Jimmy Smits

Director: John Schlesinger

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 27, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. Teaser

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It was an especially smart move to cast Daniel Benzali as the cult's leader, The Teacher.

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10/16/07
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com
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3/4

An intense, gripping and serious horror film. Has aged quite well since its theatrical release.

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01/26/06
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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01/26/06
Time Out
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2/5

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06/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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04/27/05
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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3/5

No review available.

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02/28/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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68/100

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12/07/02
Kurt Dahlke
Apollo Guide
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3/5

Not as creepy as the book, but hey, it'll do in a pinch.

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11/25/02
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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1/5

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10/11/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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1/5

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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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2/5

John Schlesinger and the horror film should never have met

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

a few shocks amid a lot of voodoo hoodoo

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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2/5

Dry and obvious cult thriller that starts out ugly and then just gets more and more confused.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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2/5

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01/27/02
Jeremiah Kipp
ToxicUniverse.com
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Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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-1 out of -4..+4

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01/01/00
Mark R. Leeper
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1.5/4

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
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