India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the "Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a "Deceiver" and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage's adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult's blood lust firsthand.
The Deceivers has generally received positive reviews.
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The Deceivers was released in 1988 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 18 reviews, giving The Deceivers (1988) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Deceivers than critics were.
With a score of 62%, The Deceivers is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1988 with similar scores include films like Moonwalker, Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
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