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Sam 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.

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Directing

1977

[ ] The Happy Valley Kid (Director)

1978

[ ] Within the Woods (Director)

1979

[ ] It's Murder! (Director)

1981

[ 5/10 ] The Evil Dead (Director)

1985

[ ] Crimewave (Director)
[ ] The Sappy Sap (Director)

1987

[ ] Evil Dead II (Director)

1990

[ ] Darkman (Director)

1992

[ ] Army of Darkness (Director)

1994

[ 4/10 ] The Hudsucker Proxy (Second Unit Director)

1995

[ ] The Quick and the Dead (Director)

1998

[ 5/10 ] A Simple Plan (Director)

1999

[ ] For Love of the Game (Director)

2000

[ ] The Gift (Director)

2002

[ ] Spider-Man (Director)

2004

[ ] Spider-Man 2 (Director)

2007

[ ] Spider-Man 3 (Director)

2009

[ 5/10 ] Drag Me to Hell (Director)

2013

[ ] Oz the Great and Powerful (Director)

2017

[ ] The Black Ghiandola (Director)

2022

[ ] Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Director)

2026

[ ] Send Help (Director)

Writing

1978

[ ] Within the Woods (Writer)

1979

[ ] It's Murder! (Writer)

1981

[ 5/10 ] The Evil Dead (Writer)

1985

[ ] Crimewave (Writer)

1987

[ ] Evil Dead II (Screenplay)

1989

[ ] Easy Wheels (Writer)

1990

[ ] Darkman (Story)
[ ] Darkman (Screenplay)

1992

[ ] Darkman (Characters)
[ ] The Nutt House (Story)
[ ] The Nutt House (Screenplay)
[ ] Army of Darkness (Writer)

1994

[ 4/10 ] The Hudsucker Proxy (Writer)
[ ] M.A.N.T.I.S. (Story)

1995

[ ] Darkman II: The Return of Durant (Characters)

1996

[ ] Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (Characters)

2004

[ ] Evil Dead 1 & 2: The Musical (Original Story)

2005

[ ] Man with the Screaming Brain (Story)

2007

[ ] Spider-Man 3 (Screenstory)
[ ] Spider-Man 3 (Screenplay)

2009

[ 5/10 ] Drag Me to Hell (Writer)

2013

[ 5/10 ] Evil Dead (Original Film Writer)

2023

[ ] Evil Dead Rise (Characters)

2026

[ ] Evil Dead Burn (Original Film Writer)

????

[ ] Untitled Darkman Reboot (Characters)

Production

1978

[ ] Within the Woods (Executive Producer)

1979

[ ] It's Murder! (Producer)

1981

[ 5/10 ] The Evil Dead (Executive Producer)

1985

[ 8/10 ] Blood Simple (Production Consultant)

1989

[ ] The Dead Next Door (Executive Producer)
[ ] Easy Wheels (Executive Producer)

1993

[ ] Hard Target (Executive Producer)

1994

[ ] Timecop (Producer)
[ ] Hercules and the Amazon Women (Executive Producer)
[ ] Hercules and the Circle of Fire (Executive Producer)
[ ] Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (Executive Producer)
[ ] Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (Executive Producer)
[ ] Hercules in the Underworld (Executive Producer)
[ ] M.A.N.T.I.S. (Executive Producer)

1995

[ ] Darkman II: The Return of Durant (Executive Producer)

1996

[ ] Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (Executive Producer)

1998

[ ] Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (Executive Producer)
[ ] Young Hercules (Executive Producer)

2004

[ ] The Grudge (Producer)

2005

[ ] Boogeyman (Producer)

2006

[ ] The Grudge 2 (Producer)

2007

[ ] 30 Days of Night (Producer)
[ ] The Messengers (Producer)

2009

[ 5/10 ] Drag Me to Hell (Producer)

2012

[ ] The Possession (Producer)

2013

[ 5/10 ] Evil Dead (Producer)

2014

[ ] Murder of a Cat (Producer)

2015

[ 4/10 ] Poltergeist (Producer)

2016

[ 7/10 ] Don't Breathe (Producer)

2019

[ 5/10 ] The Grudge (Producer)
[ ] Crawl (Producer)

2021

[ ] The Unholy (Producer)
[ ] Don't Breathe 2 (Producer)
[ ] Nightbooks (Producer)

2022

[ ] Umma (Producer)

2023

[ ] Evil Dead Rise (Executive Producer)
[ ] 65 (Producer)

2024

[ ] Boy Kills World (Producer)
[ ] Don't Move (Producer)

2025

[ ] Locked (Producer)

2026

[ ] Send Help (Producer)
[ ] Evil Dead Burn (Producer)

????

[ ] Every House Is Haunted (Producer)
[ ] The Burden (Producer)
[ ] Suburban Hell (Producer)
[ ] Crawl 2 (Producer)
[ ] Play Dead (Producer)
[ ] Untitled Magic Remake (Producer)
[ ] You're Dead Helen (Producer)
[ ] Portrait of God (Producer)
[ ] Untitled Evil Dead Film (Producer)
[ ] Untitled Darkman Reboot (Producer)

Crew

1979

[ ] Attack of the Helping Hand! (Cinematography)

1994

[ ] DeGenerazione (Thanks)

1997

[ ] Plaga zombie (Thanks)

2013

[ ] My Journey in Oz (Thanks)

2017

[ ] Killer Piñata (Thanks)

2019

[ 5/10 ] The Dead Don't Die (Thanks)

Editing

1978

[ ] Within the Woods (Editor)

1979

[ ] It's Murder! (Editor)

1992

[ ] Army of Darkness (Editor)

Sound

1979

[ ] It's Murder! (Sound Mixer)

Actor

1976

[ ] The Case of the Topanga Pearl (????)

1977

[ ] The Happy Valley Kid (????)

1978

[ ] Holding It (????)
[ ] Acting and Reacting (Mime at Party)

1979

[ ] Night Crew (????)
[ ] Attack of the Helping Hand! (Milkman)
[ ] It's Murder! (Uncle Jasper)

1980

[ ] The Blind Waiter (Stan)
[ ] Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (Head Crazy)

1981

[ 5/10 ] The Evil Dead (Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited))

1982

[ ] Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter (Nazi)

1985

[ ] Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (Cult Leader)
[ ] Spies Like Us (Drive-In Security)

1987

[ ] Evil Dead II (Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair)

1988

[ ] Maniac Cop (Parade Reporter)

1989

[ ] Intruder (Randy)
[ ] Stephen King's World of Horror (Self)

1990

[ 8/10 ] Miller's Crossing (Snickering Gunman)
[ 4/10 ] Maniac Cop 2 (Newscaster)

1992

[ ] Innocent Blood (Roma Meats Man)
[ ] Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (Himself)
[ ] Army of Darkness (Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited))

1993

[ ] Body Bags (Bill - Dead Attendant)
[ ] Indian Summer (Stick Coder)
[ ] Freaked (Crooked Cop (uncredited))
[ ] Journey to the Center of the Earth (Collins)

1994

[ 4/10 ] The Hudsucker Proxy (Hudsucker Brainstormer)
[ ] The Flintstones (Cliff Look-A-Like)
[ ] M.A.N.T.I.S. (Ray (uncredited))

1995

[ ] Galaxis (Nervous Official)

2000

[ ] The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (Self)

2002

[ ] Spider-Man (Popcorn Thrower (uncredited))
[ ] Hatred Of A Minute (Soap Actor on TV (uncredited))
[ ] Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (Self)
[ ] Spider-Mania (Self)

2004

[ ] Spider-Man 2 (University Student with Bag (uncredited))
[ ] Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (Self)
[ ] Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' (Self)

2007

[ ] Suck My Geek! (Self)
[ ] The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor (Self)
[ ] One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead ((archive footage))

2009

[ 5/10 ] Drag Me to Hell (Ghost at Seance (uncredited))

2013

[ ] 3 Geezers! (Director)
[ ] My Journey in Oz (Self)

2016

[ ] The Jungle Book (Giant Squirrel (voice))

2019

[ ] Fanboy (Sam Raimi)

2020

[ ] AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives (Self)
[ ] The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault ((archive footage))

2022

[ ] Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Self - Director)

2024

[ ] Stop Whining and Start Winning (The Boss)

2025

[ ] The Making Of A Mockumentary (Himself (archive footage))