Sam Raimi
Known for: Directing
Born: October 23, 1959
Place of birth: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell, reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
141 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
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Evil Dead Wrath
2028
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Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man
2026
7.7
Evil Dead Burn
2026
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First Feature
2026
7.0
Send Help
2026
6.2
Locked
2025
6.3
Don't Move
2024
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Stop Whining and Start Winning
2024
6.7
Boy Kills World
2024
5.3
The Draft!
2023
7.0
Evil Dead Rise
2023
6.0
65
2023
7.1
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
7.2
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
6.8
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
5.3
Umma
2022
6.1
Nightbooks
2021
7.0
Don't Breathe 2
2021
6.5
The Unholy
2021
9.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
2020
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
7.2
50 States of Fright
2020
5.4
The Grudge
2019NR
Crawl
2019
6.3
Crawl
2019
7.6
The Chef Show
2019
5.4
The Dead Don't Die
2019
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Fanboy
2019
6.5
The Black Ghiandola
2017
6.5
Killer Piñata
2017
7.0
Don't Breathe
2016
6.9
The Jungle Book
2016
7.8
Ash vs Evil Dead
2015
7.6
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
5.2
Poltergeist
2015
5.0
Murder of a Cat
2014
5.3
Rake
2014
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My Journey in Oz
2013
3.9
3 Geezers!
2013
6.7
Evil Dead
2013
5.9
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
6.0
The Possession
2012
7.5
Zombie Roadkill
2010
8.0
Spartacus
2010
6.5
Drag Me to Hell
2009
7.5
Legend of the Seeker
2008
6.7
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
2007
8.3
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
6.7
Suck My Geek!
2007
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Grains of Sand: Building Sandman
2007
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Re-Imagining the Goblin
2007
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Covered in Black: Creating Venom
2007
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Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor
2007
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Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
2007
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Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
2007NR
Wall of Water
2007NR
Inside the Editing Room of 'Spider-Man 3'
2007NR
The Science of Sound
2007NR
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
2007NR
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue
2007
6.4
30 Days of Night
2007
6.5
Spider-Man 3
2007
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On the Set: Spider-Man 3
2007
5.7
The Messengers
2007
5.6
The Grudge 2
2006
5.1
Man with the Screaming Brain
2005
4.9
Boogeyman
2005
6.7
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
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Hero in Crisis
2004
5.9
The Grudge
2004
7.3
Spider-Man 2
2004
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Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
8.2
Evil Dead 1 & 2: The Musical
2004
8.5
VH1 Goes Inside
2003
7.4
Spider-Man
2002
5.4
Spider-Mania
2002
5.8
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
6.5
The Gift
2000
6.7
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
7.5
Jack of All Trades
2000
6.0
Cleopatra 2525
2000
10.0
The Men Behind the Army
1999
6.4
For Love of the Game
1999
7.2
A Simple Plan
1998
5.8
Young Hercules
1998
6.0
Young Hercules
1998
5.8
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
1998
6.3
The Shining
1997
7.7
Spy Game
1997
5.0
Plaga zombie
1997
5.3
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1996
7.4
American Gothic
1995
7.6
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
5.6
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1995
4.4
Galaxis
1995
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
1995
6.9
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
5.7
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
1994
5.5
Hercules in the Underworld
1994
6.4
Hercules and the Circle of Fire
1994
6.0
Timecop
1994
5.0
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
5.9
DeGenerazione
1994
5.4
The Flintstones
1994
6.8
The Stand
1994
6.0
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994
5.8
Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994
7.1
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
5.2
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
6.2
Freaked
1993
6.2
Body Bags
1993
4.4
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993
6.5
Hard Target
1993
6.3
Indian Summer
1993
7.3
Army of Darkness
1992
6.2
Innocent Blood
1992
3.1
The Nutt House
1992
2.7
Darkman
1992
7.2
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
7.4
Miller's Crossing
1990
6.4
Darkman
1990
5.9
Maniac Cop 2
1990
4.9
The Dead Next Door
1989
3.9
Easy Wheels
1989
6.2
Intruder
1989
8.0
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
9.0
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
6.1
Maniac Cop
1988
7.5
Evil Dead II
1987
6.2
Spies Like Us
1985
4.8
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985
5.1
The Sappy Sap
1985
5.5
Crimewave
1985
7.2
Blood Simple
1985
7.3
The Evil Dead
1982
6.1
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982
5.9
Stryker's War
1980
7.0
The Blind Waiter
1980
6.0
Within the Woods
1979
NR
Night Crew
1979
5.8
Attack of the Helping Hand!
1979
5.0
Holding It
1978
6.9
Acting and Reacting
1978
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The Final Round
1977
2.0
The Case of the Topanga Pearl
1976
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James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"
1976
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The James Hoffa Story
1975
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I'll Never Heil Again
1975
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No Dough Boys
1974NR
Every House Is Haunted
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The Burden
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Crawl 2
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Play Dead
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Magic
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You're Dead Helen
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Portrait of God
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Untitled Darkman Reboot
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The Procession
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Tortures of the Damned
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Desperation
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