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Ted Campbell

Ted Campbell

Director, writer and actor

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted Campbell has won numerous awards for his original screenplays. In 2018, Ted Campbell was named to ISA's 25 Screenwriters to Watch list. Ted Campbell began his career as a 1st Asst. Director and has AD'd over fifty independent feature films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, writer and actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Ted Campbell's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
55%
Bonds
13%
Power
13%
Self
8%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%
Betrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ted Campbell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ted Campbell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Spin the Bottle(2024)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • This Never Happened (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • Final Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • Incarcerated(2023)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Secrets on Campus(2022)

    Director · Writer · as Bag Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Student Seduction(2022)

    Director · Writer · as Police Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Defense(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Killer Profile(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Psycho Escort(2020)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Smuggling in Suburbia(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hometown Killer(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Runway(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Year of Spectacular Men(2017)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge(2018)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Man(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Home by Spring(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness(2018)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Stalked by a Reality Star(2018)

    Assistant Director · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Detention(2017)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Daughter(2016)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • How Sarah Got Her Wings(2015)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Expelled(2014)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Snuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer · Editor · Producer

  • The Future(2011)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rigamortis: A Zombie Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Guild(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Friendly Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Soldier of God(2005)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Shopgirl(2005)

    Set Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bug Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Second Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 2003 to 2024.

Most popular right now

A Dangerous Defense (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 30: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting7 of 30: 2 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 30: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 30: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 30: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 30: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew22 of 30: 22 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

30 titles, 6 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s9 · 2 acting · 9 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ted Campbell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 23; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

Secrets on Campus (2022)

84th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Secrets on Campus (2022)

Midcredits 47th · 45% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ted Campbell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ted Campbell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emir Isilay shares the most, 4.

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers