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True Believer

1989·1h 48m·R
DramaMysteryCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
6,023 votes
Metascore
64
Metacritic

A cynical former civil liberties attorney now reduced to "specializing" in defending drug dealers becomes transformed by an eight-year-old murder case.

True Believer is a 1989 drama mystery movie directed by Joseph Ruben, starring James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 6,023 votes and runs 1h 48m.

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Director
Joseph Ruben
Stars
James Woods
Robert Downey Jr.
Margaret Colin
Yuji Okumoto
Creators
Wesley Strick
Details
1989-02-17
108 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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