Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Martin SheenCal Jamison
- Helen ShaverJessica Halliday
- Harley CrossChris Jamison
- Robert LoggiaLt. Sean McTaggert
- Elizabeth WilsonKate Maslow
- Harris YulinRobert Calder
- Lee RichardsonDennis Maslow
- Richard MasurMarty Wertheimer
- Carla PinzaCarmen Ruiz
- Jimmy SmitsTom Lopez
Recommandations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Good as much of John Schlesinger’s The Believers is--and it’s one of the better-produced, more exciting and intelligent thrillers of the year--it’s hard to keep from wondering, as you watch, why he wanted to do it in the first place. - 63
The Associated Press
It is a slick, well-acted mystery with enough stomach-turning horror to make The Exorcist seem G-rated. - 60
Washington Post
A bizarre, occult thriller about the implications of religious faith. And, though it doesn't expand upon its shock tactics as much as it would like to or make its theological points, the movie's dread atmosphere begins to seep into your head. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
While the film completely unravels shortly after the opening scene, there a few good performances (notably from Robert Loggia) and the gorgeous cinematography of Robby Muller to cling to as it sinks into a confused abyss. - 40
Washington Post
John Schlesinger, who directed Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man, knows how to weave edge-of-the-seat tension. But Mark Frost's screenplay, based on Nicholas Conde's occult mystery novel The Religion, is a haphazard affair of implausibility and pseudo-Voodoo. - 40
Tampa Bay Times
The Believers is the type of movie that generates shocks more successfully than it tells a story. [10 Jun 1987, p.1D] - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
An awesomely silly, tasteless and half-witted movie. - 30
The New York Times
An absurd, especially cheerless movie about child-sacrificing devil-worshippers who've slipped out of Africa and, via East Harlem, have come down into midtown Manhattan to infiltrate the ranks of the white establishment. In addition to everything else that's wrong, The Believers is more than a little bit racist.
