The Believers

The Believers (1987) is a supernatural thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by John Schlesinger and based on Nicholas Conde's novel, the film stars Martin Sheen as Cal Jamison — a police psychologist who moves to New York with his young son after his wife's sudden death, only to find himself pulled into a string of ritual murders.

Children are dying in circumstances that point to a Santería-influenced cult. Cal grows certain his son Chris is being marked as the next victim. Their housekeeper leaves strange charms in the boy's room, the nightmares get worse every night, and every lead in the case traces back to powerful, well-connected men. Helen Shaver, Robert Loggia, and a young Jimmy Smits round out the cast.

Director Schlesinger keeps the dread low and steady — less gore, more creeping paranoia — until the investigation tears open something far larger than a few urban murders. Stream The Believers (1987) online on iFILM.