Biographical thriller

Ted Bundy (2002): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Ted Bundy
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2002-09-13
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Cast: Michael Reilly Burke

Ted Bundy is a 2002 biographical thriller directed by Matthew Bright, starring Michael Reilly Burke. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes and earned $68,716 worldwide. Critics gave it 37 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.

IMDb rating: 5.8/10
worldwide gross: $68.7K
Metascore: 37

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Released: September 13, 2002
Runtime: 1h 39m (99 min)
Director: Matthew Bright
Genres: Biography , Drama , Thriller , Crime
Original language: English
Studio: First Look International
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Ted Bundy About?

The premise of Ted Bundy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

During the 1970s, a relentless serial killer terrorized America, targeting unsuspecting victims along highways. As the investigation intensifies, determined Detective Kathleen McChesney and FBI profiler Robert Ressler collaborate to track down Ted Bundy, the infamous figure behind the widespread fear. The story details the intense manhunt and the efforts to bring Bundy's reign of terror to a definitive conclusion.

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Cast & crew

Ted Bundy Cast

Michael Reilly Burke stars in Ted Bundy. Directed by Matthew Bright.

Director Matthew Bright

Michael Reilly Burke

From the director

More from Matthew Bright

More films directed by Matthew Bright, best-rated first: Freeway, Tiptoes and Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby.

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Ratings

Ted Bundy Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Ted Bundy 37 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.

IMDb

5.8 /10
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Metacritic

37 Metascore

User score 4.9
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TMDB

57% User score
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Plot

Ted Bundy Plot Summary

What happens in Ted Bundy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In 1974, Ted Bundy is a bright, ambitious law student at the Seattle University School of Law who juggles a long-term girlfriend, Lee, with a part-time job at a local crisis center. On the surface, he seems charming and capable, but underneath lies a dangerous psychology. He cultivates a chilling ease with cruelty, engaging in stalking, voyeurism, and petty theft. Fueled by a hidden compulsion, he gathers the nerve to commit his first lust murder, killing one of his hotline callers and violating her corpse. What follows is a systematic pattern of predation: breaking into the homes of young women, or luring them to his car by faking disabilities or impersonating a police officer.

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