The Believers fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, the mind, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Believers is nerve-racking, scary, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Mystery, the mind, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, the mind, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Nothing can stop them, no one can help you. They know who you are.
You are here: The BelieversTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with The Believers
The Believers1987
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:Death Note: The Last Name (2006)Frailty (2002)Hellhole (2022)Frenzy (1972)The Last Man on Earth (1964)Diabolique (1955)The Wailing (2016)Baramulla (2025)We Are Still Here (2015)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)Angel Heart (1987)The Crow (1994)Byzantium (2013)Black Spot (2017)A Bay of Blood (1971)Grotesquerie (2024)The Black Cat (1934)The Eye (2002)Dead End (2003)Exhuma (2024)Dexter: New Blood (2021)The Canal (2014)Absentia (2011)Antibodies (2005)Resurrection (2022)Wolfen (1981)Marianne (2019)Salem's Lot (1979)The Element of Crime (1984)The Legend of Hell House (1973)Pagan Peak (2019)Don't Look Now (1973)Southbound (2015)Memoir of a Murderer (2017)Dead & Buried (1981)The Dead Zone (1983)Martin (1978)The Treatment (2014)Outcast (2016)Cuckoo (2024)Suicide Club (2001)Magic (1978)The Patient (2022)Storm of the Century (1999)The Ritual (2017)Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)Ghost Stories (2018)Apostle (2018)30 Coins (2020)Willard (2003)The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)Kill List (2011)Little Bone Lodge (2023)Black Sabbath (1963)Oldboy (2003)Prisoners (2013)The City of the Dead (1960)Good Boy (2026)The Girl Who Got Away (2021)The Cursed (2021)The Following (2013)Cronos (1993)Evil (2019)Deep Red (1975)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Believers is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 40). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 54 min
The Believers runs 1 h 54 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Believers higher (59) than critics (38). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $19 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States, United Kingdom, Canada.
+59GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Believers in 73 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 36 storytelling tropes for The Believers, including The End... Or Is It?, Break the Cutie, The Lancer.
6.1
