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  • Raimi saving Jack Ryan? - 19 March 2008
    Paramount Pictures is reportedly in talks with Evil Dead and Spider Man director Sam Raimi to bring Tom Clancy's CIA spook Jack Ryan back to the big screen. -Tinseltown newspaper Variety says Paramount are keen to resurrect the character - who has been played by Al


  • Sam Raimi 'may return' for Spidey 4 - 1 August 2007
    Evil Dead and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi has hinted that he might return to the job for Spider-Man 4 following the success of the third in the series, which was released this year.-Talking to Empire Online, Raimi did not confirm that he would helm the fourth ins

Sam Raimi - what members say


  • The Quick And The Dead
  • The Quick And The Dead review by from London, England
    Rated - 3 stars The Quite Good, Bad and Ugly 11 May 2005
    ... word on the genre. Still, it seems some folks are determined to try, so here's Sam Raimi's attempts. So, if there's nothing new to say, if people have seen it all befor...  
  • Darkman
  • Darkman review by A customer from Chelmsford, England
    Rated - 3 stars Don't take it too seriously 19 July 2004
    ...ch it for some light entertainment you'll get on fine. There are some very nice Sam Raimi visual moments too....  
  • The Gift
  • The Gift review by from London
    Rated - 3 stars Wowsers... twisty, turny and freaky! 29 March 2004
    ...I really enjoyed this film. Sam Raimi hits home by creating sympathy for the heroine, a fortune teller, in a town not always appreciative of her gift. Keanu gives a gr...  

Sam Raimi - filmography


  • Drag Me To Hell - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Alison Lohman,  Lorna Raver,  David Paymer
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After a very successful detour into comic book adaptations with the Spider-Man series, director Sam Raimi goes back to his horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL. Raimi takes the helm for this 'spook-a-blast' shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by ..read more »
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  • Drag Me to Hell on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Alison Lohman,  Justin Long,  Lorna Raver
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A loan officer (Lohman), ordered to evict an old woman from her home, finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try to save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to breaking point.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,104 members
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  • Spider-Man 2 on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Kirsten Dunst,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sam Raimi's follow-up to SPIDER-MAN finds Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) struggling to balance his everyday life with his alter ego as the web-slinging superhero. Still carrying the burden of keeping his crime-fighting identity from those closest to him--including his longtime love Mary Jane Watson (..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 83,920 members
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  • Spider-Man on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Bruce Campbell,  Willem Dafoe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the classic Marvel Comics series, Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN deftly details the origin of the web-slinging superhero. When awkward New York City teenager Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attends a class field trip to a laboratory, he gets bitten by a genetically altered spider while taking photos ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 49,333 members
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  • The Gift on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Keanu Reeves,  Katie Holmes
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbors don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,589 members
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  • A Simple Plan on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Bill Paxton,  Billy Bob Thornton,  Bridget Fonda
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sam Raimi breaks out of genre films with this tight, effective thriller. When two brothers, Hank (Bill Paxton) and Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton), and their friend Lou (Brent Briscoe), find 4.4 million dollars inside a crashed plane, they believe they've found the financial answer to all their problems...read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,791 member
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  • The Quick And The Dead on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Sharon Stone,  Gene Hackman,  Russell Crowe
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Herod is the corrupt mayor of the Western town of Redemption. A haven for lawbreakers of every type. To enforce his position of absolute power he hosts a shootout contest every year with a cash prize for the winner. Herod always wins...until sexy Ellen rides into town with a six-gun on her shapely ..read more »
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  • Darkman on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Liam Neeson,  Frances McDormand,  Colin Friels
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A scientist on the verge of a major discovery in synthetic skin is burned beyond recognition when his laboratory is demolished by an evil gang. Altered by an experimental medical procedure, the man known as Darkman assumes 'identities' to reap revenge on his assailants.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,168 members
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  • Evil Dead 2 on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Bruce Campbell,  Sarah Berry,  Dan Hicks
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this sequel-remake of the original EVIL DEAD, a group of people are trapped in a cabin while ancient evil lurks outside and threatens a fate worse than death. Can brawny wiseguy Ash save the day, or will his dead girlfriend come back to cause more trouble
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 9,054 members
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  • Stryker's War (1985)
    Starring: Sam Raimi,  Brian Schulz,  Robert Rickman
    Director: Josh Becker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Injured in Vietnam and carried out by one of his men, Jack Stryker attempts to settle down to a peaceful life back in the States. But then he discovers a murderous cult has taken over the town where a friend lives, and Stryker vows to turn the place into a war zone to exact vengeance...
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  • The Evil Dead on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Bruce Campbell,  Ellen Sandweiss,  Betsy Baker
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel ..read more »
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Sam Raimi - watch online


  • The Gift to Watch Now (2001)
    Starring: Kate Blanchett,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Keanu Reeves
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 111 minutes
    Annie Wilson possesses the gift of psychic powers and supports herself and her family by reading the cards to neighbours who want to know what they future may hold. When the wealthy, beautiful and sexually promiscuous Jessica King is found missing, her bound and ravaged body beings to haunt Annie ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 28 members
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Sam Raimi facts

5 most recent films

Drag Me To Hell - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Drag Me to Hell - 3.5 stars
Spider-Man 3 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Spider-Man 3 - 3.0 stars
Spider-Man 2 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Evil Dead 2 - Dead By Dawn - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Army of Darkness - Evil Dead 3 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Evil Dead 2 - 3.5 stars
The Evil Dead - 3.5 stars
Spider-Man - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Stryker's War - 1.0 stars
Spider-Man 4 - 3.0 stars
The Flintstones - 2.5 stars
Crimewave - 3.0 stars
Body Bags - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bruce Campbell - 8 times - show films
Kirsten Dunst - 5 times - show films
Tobey Maguire - 5 times - show films
James Franco - 4 times - show films
David Paymer - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John Carpenter - 1 times - show films
Josh Becker - 1 times - show films
Brian Levant - 1 times - show films