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The Believers

1987 ·1h 54m · ★ 5.9 (178)

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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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerTaboo ContentDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

african deitiesbarnchild sacrificecigar smokingdance ritualdeathgunnew york cityprosperityritual murderritual sacrificesanteríasuicide by copsuicide by gunvoodoovoodoo ritual

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