No Man of God

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No Man of God

Released Aug 27, 2021

1h 40m

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Mystery & Thriller

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In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to disclose the details of his crimes, but only to one man. During the early days of the agency's criminal profiling unit, FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier met with the incarcerated Ted Bundy in the hopes of understanding the psychology of the serial killer and providing closure for the victim's families. As Hagmaier delves into Bundy's dark and twisted mind, a strange and complicated relationship develops that neither man expected. Based on actual transcripts of interviews between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and the incarcerated Ted Bundy, No Man of God is nothing short of riveting.

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Critics Consensus

No Man of God may not offer much in terms of an original take on this oft-told story, but excellent performances make it tough to turn away.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Both actors contribute knife-sharp timing and the kind of intensity needed to make this essentially two-man setup work.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2021

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

It's subtle, and may not be enough for the growing group of critics and viewers that worry that the cinematic obsession with serial killers ends up lionizing them, but it makes Bundy what he always was: pathetic.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 1, 2021

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Interesting. It's not bloody, it's not gory... It's about this process that this profile went through.

Aug 28, 2021

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Paul Klein

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

It never feels like he's taken to task, but in a way Sealey is exploring the darker aspects of mankind, and the film, much like most people in his orbit, is seduced by Bundy's mannered, and often witty conversations.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 4, 2024

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

Amber Sealey’s No Man of God examines the final years of Bundy’s (Luke Kirby) life in a psychological thriller that looks to answer the question of Why? rather than the glorification of his murders.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 31, 2023

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Jessica Scott

Daily Grindhouse

No Man of God argues that serial killers...are regular people who do terrible things, and we must reckon with both their humanity and the troubling knowledge that they aren’t as different from the people around us as we would like to believe.

Dec 19, 2022

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Kevin P

A gripping investigative crime drama about the FBI’s attempts to understand Ted Bundy and to convince him to confess so that they can find at least some answers and clarity for the families of his countless victims. It really challenges the protagonist to get down to the same level of Ted Bundy in order to really understand him. To genuinely befriend him in order to get to the truth, but at the cost of becoming intimate with such a heinous person who’s made so many others suffer a cruel fate. Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby both give amazing performances while sharing great chemistry together as they tie the whole movie together with their bizarre relationship. It’s a breath of fresh air that this movie tries to stick close to the facts of Ted Bundy’s investigative manuscripts while also condemning the infatuation and near-deifying that the media and general public have smothered Ted Bundy with back then and even to this day. It rips away the sugar coat and presses the notion that Ted Bundy committing these atrocities out of his own free will and not some melodramatic emotional crutch. Grated the film does toss around the “executing serial killers makes you also a murderer” bs, but luckily this is partially shut down with a very cathartic scolding from Elijah Wood’s character after he’s had enough of Ted Bundy’s self-pitying amidst the dawn of his execution. It’s a nice pace changer, right when I thought the movie was getting a little too soft on the sympathy side for Ted f**king Bundy. Overall, it’s a very engaging detective thriller and one of the most underrated gems of 2021.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Julian S

While the film feels lacking in some way, Kirby’s interpretation of Bundy is impeccable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Kal S

Exploring the darker elements of human nature is a well-worn genre. But there’s nothing gratuitous about this film, and that’s what sets it apart. Like FBI agent Bill Hagmaier, who claims that he just wants ‘to understand’, the makers of this film seem perfectly sincere in their exploration of the nature of evil. The acting is faultless, the rest of the production very close to it—it’s hard to imagine a better handling of this subject. (31/1/2022)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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Paul B

Slow paced, ponderous documentary-style movie. Two decent performances by Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby. A worthy watch but not gripping.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Bob

Definitely looking forward to a sequel.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Mickey S

Good. Good acting. Well made. Worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/23

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Synopsis

In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to disclose the details of his crimes, but only to one man. During the early days of the agency's criminal profiling unit, FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier met with the incarcerated Ted Bundy in the hopes of understanding the psychology of the serial killer and providing closure for the victim's families. As Hagmaier delves into Bundy's dark and twisted mind, a strange and complicated relationship develops that neither man expected. Based on actual transcripts of interviews between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and the incarcerated Ted Bundy, No Man of God is nothing short of riveting.

Director: Amber Sealey
Producer: Daniel Noah, Kim Sherman, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood
Screenwriter: C. Robert Cargill
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Company X
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 27, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2021
Runtime: 1h 40m

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