Directing
Sam Raimi
- Titles
- 149movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1976 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 30titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Ash vs Evil Dead86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence6.3average 4.3
- Scare4.5average 2.6
- Adrenaline6.8average 5.1
- Fantasy3.3average 1.8
- Uncanny3.9average 2.5
- Physical Comedy3.5average 2.5
- Tension6.9average 6.1
- Dark Humor3.5average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Social Commentary3.2, average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism1.9, average 3.3
- Melancholy3.5, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 4
- Fast-Paced 4
- Practical Effects 3
- Visual Spectacle 3
- Campy & Over-the-Top 3
- Supernatural Horror 2
- Action-Packed 2
- Jump Scares 2
- 90s Sci-Fi Action 2
- Good vs. Evil 2
- Pop Culture References 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bruce CampbellActorThe Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead II, The Hudsucker Proxy, Crimewave, +11 more
Scott SpiegelActorEvil Dead II, Intruder, Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except, Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter, Within the Woods, +8 more
Bob MurawskiEditorSpider-Man, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Spider-Man 3, Send Help, Drag Me to Hell, +4 more
J.K. SimmonsActorSpider-Man, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man 2, For Love of the Game, 3 Geezers!, +3 more
Ted RaimiActorEvil Dead II, Darkman, Man with the Screaming Brain, Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except, Stryker's War, +2 more
Josh BeckerActorThou Shalt Not Kill... Except, Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter, Stryker's War, The Blind Waiter, Acting and Reacting, +2 more
Ivan RaimiWriterSpider-Man 3, Drag Me to Hell, Army of Darkness, Darkman, The Nutt House, +2 more
Danny ElfmanComposerSpider-Man, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Send Help, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, +2 more
Joseph LoDucaComposerThe Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead II, M.A.N.T.I.S., Man with the Screaming Brain, +1 more
James FrancoActorSpider-Man, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, Spider-Man
Cheryl KlamActorThe Evil Dead, Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter, Stryker's War, It's Murder!, Clockwork
Bill PopeCinematographerSpider-Man 3, Send Help, Spider-Man 2, Army of Darkness, Darkman
Movies and TV shows
242020s
6 titles · average score 57
64
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
Original Film Writer, Producer
73
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Executive Producer, Characters
66
The Draft! (2023)
Thanks
41
Umma (2022)
Producer
41
The Unholy (2021)
Producer
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
2010s
4 titles · average score 46
35
The Grudge (2019)
Producer
39
Poltergeist (2015)
Producer
63
Evil Dead (2013)
Producer, Original Film Writer
49
The Possession (2012)
Producer
2000s
6 titles · average score 45
76
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)
37
The Messengers (2007)
Producer
37
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Producer
31
Boogeyman (2005)
Producer
50
The Grudge (2004)
Producer
1990s
6 titles · average score 62
59
The Shining (1997)
TV show · as Gas Station Howie
DeGenerazione (1994)
Thanks
60
Freaked (1993)
as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
70
Army of Darkness (1992)
as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
50
Innocent Blood (1992)
as Roma Meats Man
68
Darkman (1990)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
2 titles · average score 78
80
Evil Dead II (1987)
as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
77
The Evil Dead (1983)
as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)