True Believer

Name: True Believer
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1989-02-17
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin, Yuji Okumoto, Kurtwood Smith

1989·Movie·R·105 min·★ 6.2(120)

Crime Drama More English titles

“Someone got away with murder...until now.”

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

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About True Believer

True Believer is a 1989 English-language crime and drama film directed by Joseph Ruben. The cast is led by James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

True Believer was produced by Columbia Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on February 17, 1989, and carries a R certification.

Director: Joseph Ruben
Writers: Wesley Strick
Release date: February 17, 1989
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures

True Believer cast & crew

True Believer was directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Wesley Strick.

The cast features James Woods as Eddie Dodd, Robert Downey Jr. as Roger Baron, Margaret Colin as Kitty Greer, Yuji Okumoto as Shu Kai Kim, Kurtwood Smith as Robert Reynard, and Tom Bower as Cecil Skell.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Brad Fiedel, cinematography is by John Lindley, and it was produced by Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker.

Is True Believer worth watching?

True Believer holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 120 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime and drama, True Believer is worth a place on your watchlist.

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