---
title: 'True Believer (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Ruben'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-believer-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098524/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# True Believer (1989)

1989 · 104 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

True Believer is a 1989 American neo noir courtroom drama directed by Joseph Ruben, written by Wesley Strick, and starring James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Yuji Okumoto, Margaret Colin, and Kurtwood Smith.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Ruben](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruben)
- **Screenplay:** [Wesley Strick](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-strick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brad Fiedel](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-fiedel)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Lasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-lasker), [Walter F. Parkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-f-parkes)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Lindley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lindley)
- **Editor:** [George Bowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bowers)

## Cast

- [Joel Polis](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-polis)
- [Graham Beckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-beckel)
- [Kurtwood Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurtwood-smith)
- [Yuji Okumoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuji-okumoto)
- [Charles Hallahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-hallahan)
- [Woody Harrelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-harrelson)
- [Kurt Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-fuller)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Luis Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-gomez)
- [James Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-woods)
- [Tom Bower](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bower)
- [Margaret Colin](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-colin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-believer-1989
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