Sam Raimi
Biography
Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie Darkman (1990), the revisionist 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 Drag Me to Hell (2009), the Disney fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Marvel Studios film 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, its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, and Ash vs. Evil Dead, which starred long-time friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise.
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Acting (47 movies)
Miller's Crossing
1990
Intruder
1989
Body Bags
1993
Indian Summer
1993
Innocent Blood
1992
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
Galaxis
1995
Maniac Cop
1988
Spider-Man
2002
The Case of the Topanga Pearl
1976
3 Geezers!
2013
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
The Blind Waiter
1980
Freaked
1993
Night Crew
1979
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1980
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
The Evil Dead
1981
Spider-Man 2
2004
The Jungle Book
2016
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993
Drag Me to Hell
2009
Attack of the Helping Hand!
1979
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
2007
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
Holding It
1978
Spies Like Us
1985
The Flintstones
1994
Fanboy
2019
Evil Dead II
1987
Army of Darkness
1992
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
2020
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982
Hatred Of A Minute
2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
Spider-Mania
2002
Acting and Reacting
1978
Stop Whining and Start Winning
2024
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
The Making Of A Mockumentary
2025
It's Murder!
1977
Directing (22 movies)
Spider-Man 2
2004
Spider-Man 3
2007
Evil Dead II
1987
The Gift
2000
Within the Woods
1978
A Simple Plan
1998
Crimewave
1985
The Quick and the Dead
1995
Drag Me to Hell
2009
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
Darkman
1990
The Sappy Sap
1985
Send Help
2026
The Black Ghiandola
2017
The Evil Dead
1981
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Spider-Man
2002
Army of Darkness
1992
For Love of the Game
1999
The Happy Valley Kid
1977
It's Murder!
1977
Clockwork
1978
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| It's Murder! | 1977 | Writer |
| It's Murder! | 1977 | Producer |
| Clockwork | 1978 | Writer |
| Within the Woods | 1978 | Executive Producer |
| Within the Woods | 1978 | Writer |
| The Evil Dead | 1981 | Writer |
| The Evil Dead | 1981 | Executive Producer |
| Crimewave | 1985 | Writer |
| Evil Dead II | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Easy Wheels | 1989 | Writer |
| Easy Wheels | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| The Dead Next Door | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| Darkman | 1990 | Screenplay |
| The Nutt House | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Army of Darkness | 1992 | Writer |
| Hard Target | 1993 | Executive Producer |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | 1994 | Writer |
| Hercules and the Amazon Women | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Timecop | 1994 | Producer |
| Hercules and the Circle of Fire | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Hercules in the Underworld | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Darkman II: The Return of Durant | 1995 | Executive Producer |
| Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | 1996 | Executive Producer |
| Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Young Hercules | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| The Grudge | 2004 | Producer |
| Boogeyman | 2005 | Producer |
| The Grudge 2 | 2006 | Producer |
| The Messengers | 2007 | Producer |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | Screenplay |
| 30 Days of Night | 2007 | Producer |
| Drag Me to Hell | 2009 | Producer |
| Drag Me to Hell | 2009 | Writer |
| The Possession | 2012 | Producer |
| Evil Dead | 2013 | Producer |
| Murder of a Cat | 2014 | Producer |
| Poltergeist | 2015 | Producer |
| Don't Breathe | 2016 | Producer |
| Crawl | 2019 | Producer |
| The Grudge | 2019 | Producer |
| The Unholy | 2021 | Producer |
| Don't Breathe 2 | 2021 | Producer |
| Nightbooks | 2021 | Producer |
| Umma | 2022 | Producer |
| 65 | 2023 | Producer |
| Evil Dead Rise | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Boy Kills World | 2024 | Producer |
| Don't Move | 2024 | Producer |
| Locked | 2025 | Producer |
| Send Help | 2026 | Producer |
| Evil Dead Burn | 2026 | Producer |