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The Deceivers

1988Movie1 h 42 min

45
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9Rotten Tomatoes33%63%

A nerve-racking, violent adventure movie about history and crime.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you want something to laugh at · you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

Feels like

  • Historical Thriller
  • Cult Infiltration
  • Psychological Transformation
  • Colonial India Setting
  • Intense Dread
  • Ritualistic Crime
  • Moral Conflict
  • Suspenseful Drama
  • Period Adventure

Cast

11 of 11

Crew

Directed by
Nicholas Meyer
Written by
Michael Hirst, John Masters
Produced by
Ismail Merchant, Tim Van Rellim, Leon Falk
Music by
John Scott

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Facts

September 2, 1988 · 1 h 42 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released
September 2, 1988
Runtime
1 h 42 min
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Adventure
Original language
Hindi
Also spoken
Sanskrit, English
Made in
India, United Kingdom
Box office
$346,297
Available in
12 countries

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Deceivers?"

Questions about The Deceivers

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Where can I stream The Deceivers?

PrimeFawesomeCohen MediaTubi TV

In the United States, The Deceivers streams on Prime and Cohen Media, and it is free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is The Deceivers worth watching?

45
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45 (IMDb 5.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 33%). Audiences rate it higher (61 out of 100) than critics (33).

Will I feel good after watching The Deceivers?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Will The Deceivers scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Is The Deceivers in English?

HindiSanskritEnglish

No, it was made in Hindi, with some Sanskrit and English.