| A Reason to Believe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Douglas Tirola |
| Produced by | Ged Dickersin Douglas Tirola Christopher Trela |
| Written by | Douglas Tirola |
| Starring | Jay Underwood Allison Smith Danny Quinn Georgia Emelin Kim Walker Keith Coogan Christopher Birt Lisa Lawrence Obba Babatundé Holly Marie Combs |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge Yuri Gorbachow Jeffrey Kimball |
| Cinematography | Sarah Cawley |
| Editing by | Sabine Hoffmann |
| Distributed by | Pioneer Pictures Corporation Fox Network |
| Release date(s) | October 27, 1995, (USA) |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Reason to Believe is an American 1995 drama independent film directed by Douglas Tirola. The film is set in Cincinnati, Ohio and was released on October 27, 1995.
Charlotte, a popular girl on campus, goes to a wild party while her boyfriend Wesley is not in town. When she realizes she's become too drunk, she leaves the party. But Jim, who she danced with at the party soon joins her and she gets forced into a sexual encounter. Feeling ashamed and self-blame, it's hard for her to find the courage to speak her mind. When she does, many of her friends don't believe her. In the meantime, Jim honestly doesn't think what happened that night was rape. But as members of his own fraternity and campus feminist groups begin to unpiece the grey areas, the ensuing experience challenges the trust and friendship of college students who thought they would be friends forever.