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Sam Raimi

Directing

Sam Raimi

EN, ID, ES, IT cinema · 144 credits

Born

23 October 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Also known as Celia Abrams · The Master Cylinder · R.O.C. Sandstorm · Alan Smithee Jr. · Samuel M. Raimi · Samuel Raimi

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.

Known for

Filmography

Every House Is Haunted

Every House Is Haunted

ENNot rated

Producer

Play Dead

Play Dead

ENNot rated

Producer

Magic

Magic

ENNot rated

Producer, Director

You're Dead Helen

You're Dead Helen

ENNot rated

Producer

Untitled Darkman Reboot

Untitled Darkman Reboot

ENNot rated

Producer, Characters

The Procession

The Procession

ENNot rated

Producer

Tortures of the Damned

Tortures of the Damned

ENNot rated

Producer

Desperation

Desperation

ENNot rated

Producer

99 Nights in the Forest

99 Nights in the Forest

ENNot rated

Producer

Don't Breathe 3

Don't Breathe 3

ENNot rated

Producer

Portrait of God poster

Portrait of God

ENNot rated

Producer

Evil Dead Wrath poster

Evil Dead Wrath

EN · 2028Not rated

Producer, Original Film Writer

Crawl 2 poster

Crawl 2

EN · 2027Not rated

Producer

First Feature poster

First Feature

EN · 2026Not rated

as Himself (Archival footage)

Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man poster

Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man

EN · 2026Not rated

as Self - Director (archive footage)

Send Help poster

Send Help

EN · 20267.0

Director, Producer

Evil Dead Burn poster

Evil Dead Burn

EN · 20267.6

Original Film Writer, Producer

The Draft! poster

The Draft!

ID · 20266.2

Thanks

Locked poster

Locked

EN · 20256.2

Producer

Stop Whining and Start Winning poster

Stop Whining and Start Winning

EN · 2024Not rated

as The Boss

Boy Kills World poster

Boy Kills World

EN · 20246.7

Producer

Don't Move poster

Don't Move

EN · 20246.3

Producer

Evil Dead Rise poster

Evil Dead Rise

EN · 20237.0

Characters, Executive Producer

65 poster

65

EN · 20235.9

Producer

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

EN · 20227.0

as Self - Director

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home poster

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

EN · 20226.8

as Self (archive footage)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

EN · 20227.2

Director

Umma poster

Umma

EN · 20225.3

Producer

Portrait of God poster

Portrait of God

EN · 2022Not rated

Producer

The Unholy poster

The Unholy

EN · 20216.5

Producer

Don't Breathe 2 poster

Don't Breathe 2

EN · 20217.0

Producer

Nightbooks poster

Nightbooks

EN · 20216.1

Producer

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives poster

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives

EN · 20209.0

as Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault poster

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

EN · 2020Not rated

as (archive footage)

Fanboy poster

Fanboy

EN · 2019Not rated

as Sam Raimi

The Dead Don't Die poster

The Dead Don't Die

EN · 20195.4

Thanks

The Grudge poster

The Grudge

EN · 20195.4

Producer

Crawl poster

Crawl

EN · 20196.3

Producer

Crawl

2019

Crawl

EN · 2019Not rated

Producer

The Black Ghiandola poster

The Black Ghiandola

EN · 20176.5

Director

Killer Piñata poster

Killer Piñata

EN · 20176.5

Thanks

The Jungle Book poster

The Jungle Book

EN · 20166.9

as Giant Squirrel (voice)

Don't Breathe poster

Don't Breathe

EN · 20167.0

Producer

Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" poster

Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"

EN · 20157.6

as Self (archive footage)

Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist

EN · 20155.2

Producer

Murder of a Cat poster

Murder of a Cat

EN · 20145.0

Producer

3 Geezers! poster

3 Geezers!

EN · 20133.9

as Director

My Journey in Oz poster

My Journey in Oz

EN · 2013Not rated

as Self, Thanks

Oz the Great and Powerful poster

Oz the Great and Powerful

EN · 20135.9

Director

Evil Dead poster

Evil Dead

EN · 20136.7

Producer, Original Film Writer

The Possession poster

The Possession

EN · 20126.0

Producer

Drag Me to Hell poster

Drag Me to Hell

EN · 20096.5

as Ghost at Seance (uncredited), Director, Writer

Suck My Geek! poster

Suck My Geek!

EN · 20076.7

as Self

The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor poster

The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor

EN · 20076.7

as Self

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead poster

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead

EN · 20078.3

as (archive footage)

Grains of Sand: Building Sandman poster

Grains of Sand: Building Sandman

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Re-Imagining the Goblin poster

Re-Imagining the Goblin

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Covered in Black: Creating Venom poster

Covered in Black: Creating Venom

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor poster

Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' poster

Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' poster

Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Wall of Water poster

Wall of Water

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Inside the Editing Room of 'Spider-Man 3' poster

Inside the Editing Room of 'Spider-Man 3'

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

The Science of Sound poster

The Science of Sound

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets poster

'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

'Spider-Man 3' on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue poster

'Spider-Man 3' on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

On the Set: Spider-Man 3 poster

On the Set: Spider-Man 3

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Spider-Man 3 poster

Spider-Man 3

EN · 20076.5

Director, Screenstory, Screenplay

30 Days of Night poster

30 Days of Night

EN · 20076.4

Producer

The Messengers poster

The Messengers

EN · 20075.8

Producer

The Grudge 2 poster

The Grudge 2

EN · 20065.6

Producer

Boogeyman poster

Boogeyman

EN · 20054.9

Producer

Man with the Screaming Brain poster

Man with the Screaming Brain

EN · 20055.1

Story

Spider-Man 2 poster

Spider-Man 2

EN · 20047.3

as University Student with Bag (uncredited), Director

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing poster

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

EN · 20046.7

as Self

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' poster

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self

Hero in Crisis poster

Hero in Crisis

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self

The Grudge poster

The Grudge

EN · 20045.9

Producer

Evil Dead: The Musical poster

Evil Dead: The Musical

EN · 20048.1

Original Story

Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man

EN · 20027.4

as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited), Director

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man poster

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man

EN · 20025.8

as Self - Director

Spider-Mania poster

Spider-Mania

EN · 20025.4

as Self

A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut poster

A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut

EN · 20026.5

Producer

The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier poster

The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier

EN · 20006.9

as Self

The Gift poster

The Gift

EN · 20006.5

Director

The Men Behind the Army poster

The Men Behind the Army

EN · 19999.0

as Self (archive footage)

For Love of the Game poster

For Love of the Game

EN · 19996.4

Director

A Simple Plan poster

A Simple Plan

EN · 19987.2

Director

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus poster

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus

EN · 19985.8

Executive Producer

Young Hercules poster

Young Hercules

EN · 19986.0

Executive Producer

Plaga zombie poster

Plaga zombie

ES · 19975.0

Thanks

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die poster

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

EN · 19965.2

Executive Producer, Characters

Galaxis poster

Galaxis

EN · 19954.4

as Nervous Official

The Quick and the Dead poster

The Quick and the Dead

EN · 19956.6

Director

Darkman II: The Return of Durant poster

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

EN · 19955.6

Executive Producer, Characters

The Hudsucker Proxy poster

The Hudsucker Proxy

EN · 19947.1

as Hudsucker Brainstormer, Writer, Second Unit Director

The Flintstones poster

The Flintstones

EN · 19945.4

as Cliff Look-A-Like

M.A.N.T.I.S. poster

M.A.N.T.I.S.

EN · 19945.2

as Ray (uncredited), Executive Producer, Story

Timecop poster

Timecop

EN · 19946.0

Producer

Hercules and the Amazon Women poster

Hercules and the Amazon Women

EN · 19945.8

Executive Producer

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom poster

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

EN · 19946.0

Executive Producer

Hercules and the Circle of Fire poster

Hercules and the Circle of Fire

EN · 19946.4

Executive Producer

Hercules in the Underworld poster

Hercules in the Underworld

EN · 19945.5

Executive Producer

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur poster

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur

EN · 19945.7

Executive Producer

DeGenerazione poster

DeGenerazione

IT · 19945.9

Thanks

Body Bags poster

Body Bags

EN · 19936.2

as Bill - Dead Attendant

Indian Summer poster

Indian Summer

EN · 19936.3

as Stick Coder

Freaked poster

Freaked

EN · 19936.2

as Crooked Cop (uncredited)

Journey to the Center of the Earth poster

Journey to the Center of the Earth

EN · 19934.4

as Collins

Hard Target poster

Hard Target

EN · 19936.5

Executive Producer

Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood

EN · 19926.2

as Roma Meats Man

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion poster

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

EN · 19927.2

as Himself

Army of Darkness poster

Army of Darkness

EN · 19927.3

as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited), Writer, Director, Editor

Darkman poster

Darkman

EN · 19922.7

Characters

The Nutt House poster

The Nutt House

EN · 19923.1

Story, Screenplay

Miller's Crossing poster

Miller's Crossing

EN · 19907.4

as Snickering Gunman

Maniac Cop 2 poster

Maniac Cop 2

EN · 19906.0

as Newscaster

Darkman poster

Darkman

EN · 19906.4

Screenplay, Story, Director

Intruder poster

Intruder

EN · 19896.2

as Randy

Stephen King's World of Horror poster

Stephen King's World of Horror

EN · 19898.0

as Self

The Dead Next Door poster

The Dead Next Door

EN · 19894.8

Executive Producer

Easy Wheels poster

Easy Wheels

EN · 19893.9

Writer, Executive Producer

Maniac Cop poster

Maniac Cop

EN · 19886.1

as Parade Reporter

Evil Dead II poster

Evil Dead II

EN · 19877.5

as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair, Director, Screenplay

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except poster

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

EN · 19854.8

as Cult Leader

Spies Like Us poster

Spies Like Us

EN · 19856.2

as Drive-In Security

Crimewave poster

Crimewave

EN · 19855.5

Director, Writer

The Sappy Sap poster

The Sappy Sap

EN · 19855.1

Director

Blood Simple poster

Blood Simple

EN · 19857.3

Production Consultant

The Evil Dead poster

The Evil Dead

EN · 19837.3

as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited), Writer, Director, Executive Producer

Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter poster

Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter

EN · 19826.1

as Nazi

The Blind Waiter poster

The Blind Waiter

EN · 19807.0

as Stan

Stryker's War poster

Stryker's War

EN · 19805.9

as Head Crazy

Night Crew poster

Night Crew

EN · 1979Not rated

Actor

Attack of the Helping Hand! poster

Attack of the Helping Hand!

EN · 19795.8

as Milkman, Cinematography

Within the Woods poster

Within the Woods

EN · 19796.0

Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Editor

Holding It poster

Holding It

EN · 19785.0

Actor

Acting and Reacting poster

Acting and Reacting

EN · 19786.9

as Mime at Party

The Final Round poster

The Final Round

EN · 1977Not rated

as Shapiro / Ex-Boxer / Thug

The Case of the Topanga Pearl poster

The Case of the Topanga Pearl

EN · 19762.0

Actor

James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow" poster

James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"

EN · 1976Not rated

Actor

I'll Never Heil Again poster

I'll Never Heil Again

EN · 1975Not rated

Actor, Set Designer

The James Hoffa Story poster

The James Hoffa Story

EN · 1975Not rated

Actor, Stunts

No Dough Boys poster

No Dough Boys

EN · 1974Not rated

Actor