The Believers (1987)

R06/09/1987Horror, Mystery, Thriller1h 54m
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Nothing can stop them, no one can help you. They know who you are.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Martin Sheen

    Cal Jamison

  2. Cast 1

    Helen Shaver

    Jessica Halliday

  3. Cast 1

    Harley Cross

    Chris Jamison

  4. Cast 1

    Robert Loggia

    Lt. Sean McTaggert

  5. Cast 1

    Elizabeth Wilson

    Kate Maslow

  6. Cast 1

    Harris Yulin

    Robert Calder

  7. Cast 1

    Lee Richardson

    Dennis Maslow

  8. Cast 1

    Richard Masur

    Marty Wertheimer

  9. Cast 1

    Carla Pinza

    Carmen Ruiz

***Unpleasant big city crime drama with Martin Sheen that morphs into sorcery-oriented horror*** A widowed therapist (Martin Sheen) moves back to New York City to find himself assisting the NYPD in a series of slayings linked to a Caribbean Voodoo-like cult. Things get worse when he discovers they want his son for a human sacrifice. Helen Shaver plays his landlord and possible romantic interest. “The Believers” (1987) is an adult-oriented crime drama that gets increasingly horrific. The plot and tone are akin to “Wolfen” (1981), albeit with the brujería cult replacing the super-wolves. ...