Portrait of Sam Raimi

Directing

Sam Raimi

Career

Active from 1977 to 2026, busiest in 1985 and 1994 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ash vs Evil Dead
Ash vs Evil Dead
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Raimi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.9, average 3.3
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Cult Classic Status 3
  • 90s Sci-Fi Action 2
  • B-Movie Aesthetic 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2
  • Comic Book Adaptation 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Cult Film 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

113
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

11 titles
Don't Breathe 3
Don't Breathe 3

Producer

Magic
Magic

Producer, Director

Untitled Darkman Reboot
Untitled Darkman Reboot

Producer, Characters

Portrait of God
Portrait of God

Producer

Every House Is Haunted
Every House Is Haunted

Producer

99 Nights in the Forest
99 Nights in the Forest

Producer

You're Dead Helen
You're Dead Helen

Producer

Desperation
Desperation

Producer

The Procession
The Procession

Producer

Play Dead
Play Dead

Producer

Tortures of the Damned
Tortures of the Damned

Producer

2020s

18 titles · average score 58
Send Help
Send Help (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

Evil Dead Burn
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Original Film Writer

Locked
Locked (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

Don't Move
Don't Move (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Boy Kills World
Boy Kills World (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Evil Dead Rise
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Executive Producer, Characters

65
65 (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Umma
Umma (2022)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer

Don't Breathe 2
Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

The Unholy
The Unholy (2021)
GoodWatch score 40

Producer

Nightbooks
Nightbooks (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

2010s

16 titles · average score 52
Crawl
Crawl (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

Thanks

The Grudge
The Grudge (2019)
GoodWatch score 34

Producer

Fanboy
Fanboy (2019)

as Sam Raimi

The Black Ghiandola
The Black Ghiandola (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Don't Breathe
Don't Breathe (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

as Giant Squirrel (voice)

Poltergeist
Poltergeist (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer

Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Evil Dead
Evil Dead (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Original Film Writer

3 Geezers!
3 Geezers! (2013)
GoodWatch score 21

as Director

The Possession
The Possession (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

2000s

14 titles · average score 57
Drag Me to Hell
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

The Messengers
The Messengers (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer

The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer

Man with the Screaming Brain
Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

Story

Boogeyman
Boogeyman (2005)
GoodWatch score 31

Producer

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

as University Student with Bag (uncredited)

The Grudge
The Grudge (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)

A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut
A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

The Gift
The Gift (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1990s

33 titles · average score 56
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Plaga zombie
Plaga zombie (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

Thanks

The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Galaxis
Galaxis (1995)
GoodWatch score 35

as Nervous Official

The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hudsucker Brainstormer

M.A.N.T.I.S.
M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ray (uncredited)

Timecop
Timecop (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

Hard Target
Hard Target (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)

The Nutt House
The Nutt House (1992)
GoodWatch score 32

Story, Screenplay

Darkman
Darkman (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Story

1980s

14 titles · average score 58
Easy Wheels
Easy Wheels (1989)
GoodWatch score 34

Writer, Executive Producer

Intruder
Intruder (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Randy

The Dead Next Door
The Dead Next Door (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

Executive Producer

Evil Dead II
Evil Dead II (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair

Crimewave
Crimewave (1985)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

Blood Simple
Blood Simple (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

Production Consultant

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cult Leader

The Sappy Sap
The Sappy Sap (1985)

Director

Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Drive-In Security

The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)

Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter (1982)

as Nazi

Stryker's War
Stryker's War (1980)

as Head Crazy

1970s

7 titles · average score 57
Within the Woods
Within the Woods (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Executive Producer

Attack of the Helping Hand!
Attack of the Helping Hand! (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as Milkman

Acting and Reacting
Acting and Reacting (1978)

as Mime at Party

It's Murder!
It's Murder! (1978)

as Uncle Jasper

The Final Round
The Final Round (1977)

as Shapiro / Ex-Boxer / Thug

I'll Never Heil Again
I'll Never Heil Again (1975)

Set Designer

The James Hoffa Story
The James Hoffa Story (1975)

Stunts