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Sam Raimi

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1959-10-23 (65 years old)

Biography

Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. 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 company 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, starring long-time friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise.

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Filmography

all 136

Movies 116

Producer 58

self 23

Director 20

TV Shows 20

Voice 1

Creator 1

Screenplay 1

Original Film Writer / Producer

Sam Raimi

Biography

Filmography

all 136

Movies 116

Producer 58

self 23

Director 20

TV Shows 20

Voice 1

Creator 1

Screenplay 1

Evil Dead Burn (2026)

Send Help (2026)

The Making Of A Mockumentary (2025)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2025)

Locked (2025)

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2025)

Don't Move (2024)

Stop Whining and Start Winning (2024)

Boy Kills World (2024)

Evil Dead Rise (2023)

65 (2023)

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)

Umma (2022)

Nightbooks (2021)

Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

The Unholy (2021)

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES (2020)

50 States of Fright (2020)

The Grudge (2019)

Crawl (2019)

The Chef Show (2019)

The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Fanboy (2019)

The Black Ghiandola (2017)

Killer Piñata (2017)

Don't Breathe (2016)

The Jungle Book (2016)

Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)

Poltergeist (2015)

Murder of a Cat (2014)

Rake (2014)

3 Geezers! (2013)

Evil Dead (2013)

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

The Possession (2012)

Zombie Roadkill (2010)

Spartacus (2010)

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Legend of the Seeker (2008)

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead (2007)

The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor (2007)

Suck My Geek! (2007)

30 Days of Night (2007)

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

The Messengers (2007)

The Grudge 2 (2006)

Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)

Boogeyman (2005)

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)

The Grudge (2004)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' (2004)

VH1 Goes Inside (2003)

Spider-Man (2002)

Spider-Mania (2002)

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002)

Hatred Of A Minute (2002)

The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (2000)

The Gift (2000)

Jack of All Trades (2000)

Cleopatra 2525 (2000)

The Men Behind the Army (1999)

For Love of the Game (1999)

A Simple Plan (1998)

Young Hercules (1998)

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)