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Angel Heart
Why this pick
Its rain-soaked investigation, occult undercurrents, and steadily tightening sense of spiritual danger closely echo The Believers’ blend of noir procedure and ritual horror.
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MOVIE1987 1h 54m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lee Richardson
Dennis Maslow
Raúl Dávila
Oscar Sezine
Malick Bowens
Palo
Joe Pentangelo
Theater Cop
Dick Martinsen
Diner Cop
Ray Paisley
Customs Agent
Christopher Brown
Carpenter
Robert Clohessy
Diner Detective