Sam Raimi
Samuel M. "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for creating the cult supernatural horror franchise "The Evil Dead"—in which he directed the first three installments (1981–92)—and for directing the original "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–07) starring Tobey Maguire. He also directed the superhero film "Darkman" (1990), the action western "The Quick and the Dead" (1995), the neo-noir crime-thriller "A Simple Plan" (1998), the supernatural thriller "The Gift" (2000), the supernatural horror film "Drag Me to Hell" (2009), the Disney fantasy adventure "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022). Raimi is also a prolific producer of both film and television projects, including notable horror films such as "The Grudge" (2004), "30 Days of Night" (2007), "Don't Breathe" (2016), and "Crawl" (2019), and successful television series such as "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995-99) and its spin-off "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995-2001). He founded Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 29.238 |
Birthday | 1959-10-23 |
Place of Birth | Royal Oak, Michigan, USA |
Also Known As | Celia Abrams, The Master Cylinder, R.O.C. Sandstorm, Alan Smithee Jr., 샘 레이미, Samuel M. Raimi, Samuel Raimi, 山姆·雷米, |
1990
Miller's Crossing
7.46/1558
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
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Miller's Crossing
1989
Intruder
6.319/251
The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
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Intruder
1993
Body Bags
6.2/306
A woman working the late shift at a gas station while a killer is on the loose; a man who can't stand the thought of losing his hair; a baseball playe...
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Body Bags
1993
Indian Summer
6.3/59
A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good t...
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Indian Summer
1992
Innocent Blood
6.1/199
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...
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Innocent Blood
1985
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
4.9/22
Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker, however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker take...
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Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
7/10
A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers abo...
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Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1995
Galaxis
4.2/13
Legend says that the sacred crystal is the source for all life and was created at the beginning of time. Kyla has sought the crystal to use its powers...
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Galaxis
2007
Suck My Geek!
6.7/21
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Suck My Geek!
1977
It's Murder!
5.6/7
The film tells the story of a family whose uncle is murdered. The son gets everything because he's in the will. The detective is trying to find out wh...
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It's Murder!
2013
3 Geezers!
4.022/23
Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts convales...
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3 Geezers!
2000
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
6.2/12
This documentary provides film fans with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the horror comedy about a man who must lead a medieval a...
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The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
1980
The Blind Waiter
7/1
Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.
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The Blind Waiter
1980
Stryker's War
5.9/4
A wounded Vietnam Vet and his pal's save a small town from a crazed cult leader and his maniac killer gang
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Stryker's War
2016
The Jungle Book
6.861/7842
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...
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The Jungle Book
2009
Drag Me to Hell
6.415/3521
After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for th...
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Drag Me to Hell
1979
Attack of the Helping Hand!
5.9/9
General Mills' popular Hamburger Helper mascot also known as Helping Hand or Lefty, a four-fingered, left-hand white glove, which appears on the produ...
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Attack of the Helping Hand!
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
8/3
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...
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Stephen King's World of Horror
2007
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
7/4
An hour of deleted and alternative footage shot for the 1981 horror classic; The Evil Dead.
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The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
1978
Holding It
6/1
Goofy suspense thriller by Josh Becker.
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Holding It
2004
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
6.6/71
A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere.
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
1985
Spies Like Us
6.2/590
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
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Spies Like Us
1994
The Flintstones
5.327/2347
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney...
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The Flintstones
2019
Fanboy
0/0
A video store employee from South Carolina travels to Hollywood when he learns that his favorite director is holding auditions for his next big film.
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Fanboy
1987
Evil Dead II
7.546/2947
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting anci...
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Evil Dead II
1992
Army of Darkness
7.3/2990
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty...
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Army of Darkness
2020
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES
0/0
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES is a brand new compilation of the mo...
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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES
1982
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
6.3/6
Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.
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Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
2002
Hatred Of A Minute
2/1
A tragic love story/psychlogical thriller, Hatred of a Minute, is the story of a medical transcriptionist that becomes a serial killer because of his...
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Hatred Of A Minute
2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
4.5/6
Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'
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Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
Spider-Mania
5.5/3
E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.
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Spider-Mania
1978
Acting and Reacting
6.8/28
An early Josh Becker short starting Bruce Campbell with appearances by Ted Raimi, Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel.
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Acting and Reacting
1985
Sam Raimi Early Shorts
6.7/3
The Sam Raimi Super 8 shorts.
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Sam Raimi Early Shorts
1988
Maniac Cop
6.1/438
Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the c...
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Maniac Cop
1976
The Case of the Topanga Pearl
0/0
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The Case of the Topanga Pearl
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
6.8/65
Join our hosts JB Smoove and Martin Starr for a celebration of 20 years of Spider-Man™ movies! From the original Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb’s “am...
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
7.1/38
Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-buil...
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
1993
Freaked
6/145
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
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Freaked
1979
Night Crew
0/0
A pre-EVIL DEAD Super 8 short from Scott Spiegel and Sam Raimi that became the basis for INTRUDER.
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Night Crew
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
7.085/987
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
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The Hudsucker Proxy
2002
Spider-Man
7.3/18303
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to b...
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Spider-Man
1988
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Sam Raimi
0/0
An early profile of the filmmaker, fresh off Evil Dead II and ready to begin production of Darkman for Universal. Raimi and his collaborators Scott Sp...
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Sam Raimi
1981
The Evil Dead
7.309/3777
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
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