The Believer (2001)
"The Believer" explores a Jewish student's private journey to understand the meaning of Judaism in his life. Set in New York City, the Plot follows a morally confused young adult struggling with the conflict between his beliefs and his heritage. "The Believer" examines themes of religion, family, and self-loathing. It is a psychological examination into the forces of intolerance, both on the individual and society as a whole. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Henry Bean
Written By: Henry Bean, Mark Jacobson
Starring: Billy Zane, Garret Dillahunt, Ryan Gosling, Theresa Russell, Elizabeth Reaser, James McCaffrey, Glenn Fitzgerald, Summer Phoenix, Joel Marsh Garland, Joshua Harto, Kris Eivers, Tommy Nohilly
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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The Believer belongs to 18 collections
1. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 50 stars)
2. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
3. The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen - Richard Crouse (public: moderated by Blindfolk - 15 stars)
4. Doubling The Canon (public - 13 stars)
5. Based on true events (public: moderated by iconogassed - 12 stars)
6. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
7. Suicide (public: moderated by mpowell - 9 stars)
8. New York (public: moderated by djross - 9 stars)
9. Religion (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 8 stars)
10. Jewish (public: moderated by djross - 6 stars)
11. Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (public: moderated by CCLZA - 3 stars)
12. Nazi (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 3 stars)
13. Skinheads (public: moderated by Moribunny - 2 stars)
14. Best by different standards (private: sesito71 - 5 stars)
15. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (private: Coheed - 1 star)
16. Movies to See (private: gsb)
17. 2001: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
18. Netflix to watch (private: lexwhitfield)
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Pickpocket | 5 44% |
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Bad direction and some pretty bad pacing issues here. I was expecting more but it was a big letdown. Gosling is fantastic as usual but he wasn't enough to make this anything special. Ending was OK.
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Farzan | 76 69% |
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Poor direction. The acting is well done. And the story is great. I was also let down by the ending. Very interesting film. Worth a watch.
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saucyjack | 85 76% |
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Really well-made film that got a raw deal in the U.S. due to the subject matter. Shows Gosling's talent at a young age.
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frederic_g54 | 8 77% |
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(after repeat viewings) Boasts an interesting script and a story I found absorbing and controversial in equal measure. The direction could've been improved upon, but Gosling is great and the same goes for the ending.
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Mini-T | 78 14% |
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Expected a lot more of it. Has some potential if it was more clearer and had some focus. Wasn't convinving enough to me. But Ryan Gosling performance on the other hand was good.
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Shmendrek | 3 61% |
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I can't really point out anything that was necessarily wrong with it, but it didn't resonate with me nearly the way I thought it would. The most memorable thing about it is the ending, which is incredible, but everything up until then is basically a blur.
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| Average Percentile 56.72% from 786 Ratings |  |