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 |
|---|---|
| The Believers canonical | 3 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.