Movie

The Believers

1987 · 114 min

A slow-creeping urban nightmare that blends grief with occult dread, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Tagline: 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.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, faith, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
faith
betrayal
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild