The Believers
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The Believers is a 1987 American horror-thriller film about a psychologist who uncovers a deadly cult in New York City, known for its exploration of voodoo and ritualistic violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Believers canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Believers Context triple: [John Schlesinger, directed, The Believers]
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A.
The Believers
The Believers is the English rendering of "Al-Mu'minun," the title of the 23rd chapter of the Qur'an, which focuses on the qualities and ultimate success of true faithful followers.
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B.
The Disbelievers
"The Disbelievers" is the English title of Surah Al-Kafirun, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the practices of non-believers.
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C.
The Believer
The Believer is a 2001 drama film about a young Jewish man who becomes a neo-Nazi, known for its intense exploration of identity and extremism.
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D.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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E.
Bright Messengers
Bright Messengers is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores humanity’s encounter with mysterious alien artifacts and the profound religious and philosophical questions they raise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Believers Target entity description: The Believers is a 1987 American horror-thriller film about a psychologist who uncovers a deadly cult in New York City, known for its exploration of voodoo and ritualistic violence.
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A.
The Believers
The Believers is the English rendering of "Al-Mu'minun," the title of the 23rd chapter of the Qur'an, which focuses on the qualities and ultimate success of true faithful followers.
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B.
The Disbelievers
"The Disbelievers" is the English title of Surah Al-Kafirun, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the practices of non-believers.
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C.
The Believer
The Believer is a 2001 drama film about a young Jewish man who becomes a neo-Nazi, known for its intense exploration of identity and extremism.
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D.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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E.
Bright Messengers
Bright Messengers is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores humanity’s encounter with mysterious alien artifacts and the profound religious and philosophical questions they raise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Nicholas Conde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Religion ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robbie Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | mixed reviews ⓘ |
| director | John Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Honess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultDepiction | Santería-like religion ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Martin Sheen as Cal Jamison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cal Jamison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | psychologist ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | J. A. C. Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | supernatural thriller ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of ritualistic killings
ⓘ
urban voodoo horror elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
deadly cult
ⓘ
ritualistic violence ⓘ |
| producer | Edward S. Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1982 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-06-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 114 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationOf | The Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mark Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Harley Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harris Yulin NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Shaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Smits NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Masur NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Loggia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
child endangerment
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religious cults ⓘ voodoo ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Believers Description of subject: The Believers is a 1987 American horror-thriller film about a psychologist who uncovers a deadly cult in New York City, known for its exploration of voodoo and ritualistic violence.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.