
Sam Raimi
Director · b. 1959 · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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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Movie7.4ActionScience FictionAfter being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Spider-Man
2002 · 21K votes
Movie6.9AdventureFamilyAfter a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
The Jungle Book
2016 · 8.6K votes
Movie7.3ActionAdventurePeter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Spider-Man 2
2004 · 16K votes
Movie7.3HorrorIn 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
The Evil Dead
1983 · 4.7K votes
Movie7.3FantasyHorrorAsh, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
Army of Darkness
1992 · 3.7K votes
Movie6.5HorrorThrillerAfter denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.
Drag Me to Hell
2009 · 4.2K votes
Movie5.4FantasyComedyModern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
The Flintstones
1994 · 2.7K votes
Movie7.5HorrorComedyAsh Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Evil Dead II
1987 · 3.7K votes
Movie7.4DramaThrillerSet in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Miller's Crossing
1990 · 1.9K votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryJoin visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-building to universe-building, hear first hand accounts from the cast and crew on what it took to design, create and make each universe unique and believable.
Movie6.2ComedyHorrorMarie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
Innocent Blood
1992 · 259 votes
Movie7.1ComedyDramaA naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · 1.2K votes
Movie6.2ComedyScience FictionA vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
Freaked
1993 · 193 votes
Movie6.2ComedyAdventureTwo bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
Spies Like Us
1985 · 735 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryJB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts.
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022 · 98 votes
Movie6.2HorrorComedyA horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer.
Body Bags
1993 · 401 votes
Movie5.9ActionHorrorUndead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · 270 votes
Movie6.1ActionHorrorA killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
Maniac Cop
1988 · 548 votes
Movie6.3ComedyDramaA group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
Indian Summer
1993 · 75 votes
Movie6.2HorrorMysteryThe overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
Intruder
1989 · 320 votes
Movie4.4AdventureTV MovieThis made-for-TV film version uses the title and general premise of Jules Verne's novel, but had its heroes carry out the journey in an earth-penetrating machine. A television series was supposed to follow, but was never produced. Cast includes John Neville, F. Murray Abraham and Kim Miyori.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993 · 22 votes
Movie6.7ActionAdventureA comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere.
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004 · 84 votes
Movie5.4DocumentaryA special 40-minute E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.
Spider-Mania
2002 · 4 votes
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TV6.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAfter a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
The Stand
1994 · 531 votes
TV7.5DocumentaryWriter, director and food enthusiast Jon Favreau and chef Roy Choi explore food in and out of the kitchen with accomplished chefs and celebrity friends.
The Chef Show
2019 · 47 votes
TV6.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaA new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.
The Shining
1997 · 356 votes
TV8.3DocumentaryA series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988 · 3 votes
TV8.5NewsVH1 Goes Inside
2003 · 2 votes