Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

America's most notorious serial killer.

Directed by Daniel Farrands

Produced by Green Light Pictures, Voltage Pictures

2021110 min6.6 / 10

A gritty true-crime thriller that chronicles the hunt for Ted Bundy through the eyes of the lawmen who pursued him, balancing procedural tension with the dark charisma of a notorious killer.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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