The Believers

The Believers (2000)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (15 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (3,280 ratings)

The true story of how two former child actors and a pair of struggling musicians got hired to appear on a TV series -- and became one of the biggest rock groups of the 1960s in the process -- is recounted in this made-for-cable feature. When a TV producer got the idea of taking the premise of A Hard… More

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PG-13, 2 hr.
Directed By
John Schlesinger
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Horror, Musical & Performing Arts
In Theaters
Jun 10, 1987 Wide
On DVD
Jan 22, 2002
Concorde/New Horizons Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

    It was an especially smart move to cast Daniel Benzali as the cult's leader, The Teacher.

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    An intense, gripping and serious horror film. Has aged quite well since its theatrical release.

  • Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

    Not as creepy as the book, but hey, it'll do in a pinch.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    John Schlesinger and the horror film should never have met

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    a few shocks amid a lot of voodoo hoodoo

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lafe F


    Voodoo cult thrillerr. Somewhat interesting, but I'm not a big Martin Sheen fan, but he does make it creepier.

  • Dr Blood  


    John Schlesinger's career started not far from where I live so I've often found his films interesting. Unfortunately this isn't one of his better ones. To say it is slow would be an understatement and it's really just "Rosemary's Baby" all over… More

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