The Stranger Beside Me

The Stranger Beside Me

Directed by Paul Shapiro

Produced by Barbara Lieberman Productions, Beside Me Productions

200389 min6.0 / 10

A psychological true-crime drama centered on an unsettling friendship between a woman and an unmasked serial killer, exploring betrayal and the darkness hidden beneath ordinary surfaces.

While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted Bundy. Based on a book by Ann Rule.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Stranger Beside Me sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Stranger Beside Me end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Stranger Beside Me scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Stranger Beside Me easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Stranger Beside Me violent? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity34

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Stranger Beside Me

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Stranger Beside Me, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Stranger Beside Me, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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