13 Movies Directed by Sam Raimi

The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-04-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

NC-17

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (127411 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

As a vacation, five friends travel to a small cabin in a deserted jungle. When their first target has been to reach peace, they should fight restlessly as they find themselves surrounded by an evil force that turns its victims into heartless monsters.

Evil Dead II

Evil Dead II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-03-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

X

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (101243 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

A young man, named Ash, takes his girlfriend Linda to a secluded cabin in the woods where he plays back a professor's tape recorded recitation of passages from the Book of the Dead. The spell calls up an evil force from the woods which turns Linda into a monstrous Deadite, and threatens to do the same to Ash. When the professor's daughter and her entourage show up at the cabin, the night turns into a non-stop, grotesquely comic battle with chainsaw and shotgun on one side, demon horde and flying eyeball on the other.

Darkman

Darkman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-08-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (44894 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Sam Raimi (story)

Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay)

Sam Raimi (screenplay)

Ivan Raimi (screenplay)

Daniel Goldin (screenplay)

Joshua Goldin (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Peyton Westlake is a scientist who has discovered a way to produce synthetic skin. This could revolutionise skin grafting, except for one minor glitch; the synthetic skin degrades after 100 minutes of exposure to light. When gangsters attack Peyton, he is horrifically burnt, and assumed dead. In his quest for revenge, Peyton, aka the Darkman, is able to take on the appearance of anyone (using the synthetic skin,) but he only has 100 minutes per disguise.

Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-02-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (116711 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Fullplot:

In this sequel to the Evil Dead films, a discount-store employee ("Name's Ash. Housewares.") is time-warped to a medieval castle beset by monstrous forces. Initially mistaken for an enemy, he is soon revealed as the prophecised savior who can quest for the Necronomicon, a book which can dispel the evil. Unfortunately, he screws up the magic words while collecting the tome, and releases an army of skeletons, led by his own Deadite counterpart. What follows is a thrilling, yet tongue-in-cheek battle between Ash's 20th Century tactics and the minions of darkness.

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-02-10

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

Japan, USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (64107 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Fullplot:

Ellen, an unknown female gunslinger rides into a small, dingy and depressing prairie town with a secret as to her reason for showing up. Shortly after her arrival, a local preacher, Cort, is thrown through the saloon doors while townfolk are signing up for a gun competition. The pot is a huge sum of money and the only rule: that you follow the rules of the man that set up the contest, Herod. Herod is also the owner, leader, and "ruler" of the town. Seems he's arranged this little gun-show-off so that the preacher (who use to be an outlaw and rode with Herod) will have to fight again. Cort refuses to ever use a gun to kill again and Herod, acknowledging Cort as one of the best, is determined to alter this line of thinking ... even if it gets someone killed ...

A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Germany, France, USA, Japan

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (47702 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Scott B. Smith (novel)

Scott B. Smith (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three diverse characters, for the most part intellectually challenged, find a deserted plane with a bag full of millions of dollars inside. They devise a simple plan to keep the money if no-one claims it. Ofcourse, nothing turns out simple...

For Love of the Game

For Love of the Game

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-09-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (24676 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Shaara (novel)

Dana Stevens (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Detroit Tigers Veteran Pitcher Billy Chapel (Costner) has always been better at baseball than at love. Just ask Jane (Preston), his on-and-off girlfriend. After a bad season, just before he is about to start in what could be his final game, Jane tells Billy that she's leaving him...for good. Now with his career and love-life in balance, Billy battles against his emotional and physical limits as he strives for a Perfect Game. The suspense is never drawn back in this heartwarming drama about life, love, and risking it all For Love of the Game.

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (494371 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Stan Lee (Marvel comic book)

Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book)

David Koepp (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end.

The Gift

The Gift

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (48775 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Bob Thornton

Tom Epperson

Fullplot:

When Jessica King goes missing, all eyes turn to Annabelle Wilson. Not as a murder suspect, but as a clairvoyant. Many of the towns folk go to Annabelle for help, and Jessica's fiancèe, Wayne Collins, turns to Annabelle for possible guidance. Annabelle feels that she can't help, but this doesn't stop her from constantly getting visions of Jessica's fate.

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-06-30

Languages:

English, Russian, Chinese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (364455 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Stan Lee (comic book)

Steve Ditko (comic book)

Alfred Gough (screen story)

Miles Millar (screen story)

Michael Chabon (screen story)

Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Peter Parker is an unhappy man: after two years of fighting crime as Spider-Man, his life has begun to fall apart. The girl he loves is engaged to someone else, his grades are slipping, he cannot keep any of his jobs, and on top of it, the newspaper Daily Bugle is attacking him viciously, claiming that Spider-Man is a criminal. He reaches the breaking point and gives up the crime fighter's life, once and for all. But after a failed fusion experiment, eccentric and obsessive scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is transformed into super villain Doctor Octopus, Doc Ock for short, having four long tentacles as extra hands. Peter guesses it might just be time for Spider-Man to return, but would he act upon it?

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-05-04

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (343455 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Sam Raimi (screenplay)

Ivan Raimi (screenplay)

Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Sam Raimi (screen story)

Ivan Raimi (screen story)

Stan Lee (Marvel comic book)

Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book)

Fullplot:

Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself.

Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-05-29

Languages:

English, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (147613 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Fullplot:

Christine Brown is a loans officer at a bank but is worried about her lot in life. She's in competition with a competent colleague for an assistant manager position and isn't too sure about her status with a boyfriend. Worried that her boss will think less of her if she shows weakness, she refuses a time extension on a loan to an old woman, Mrs. Ganush, who now faces foreclosure and the loss of her house. In retaliation, the old woman place a curse on her which, she subsequently learns, will result in her being taken to hell in a few days time. With the help of a psychic, she tries to rid herself of the demon, but faces several hurdles in the attempt.

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-03-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (166093 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Writer:

Mitchell Kapner (screenplay)

David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay)

Mitchell Kapner (screen story)

L. Frank Baum ("Oz" works)

Fullplot:

Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.

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