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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Evil Dead Burn
2026
Original Film Writer, Producer
The sixth installment in the Evil Dead franchise. Details TBA.

Send Help
2026
Producer, Director
After a plane crash strands a capable female employee and her annoying boss on a remote island, she must use her survival skills to keep them both ali...

The Making Of A Mockumentary
2025
as Himself (archive footage)
A young adult who wants to have a career in filmmaking has trouble figuring out ideas for his first short film.

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2025
as Self
THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

Locked
2025
Producer
When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justi...

Don't Move
2024
Producer
A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug. As her body shuts down, her fight for survival begins...

Stop Whining and Start Winning
2024
as The Boss
When a contract killer has a last-minute change of heart inspired by his favorite new self-help book, he triggers a disastrous chain of events amongst...

Boy Kills World
2024
Producer
When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and...

Evil Dead Rise
2023
Characters, Executive Producer
A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as the...

65
2023
Producer
65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel ...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Director
Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-buil...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Director
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to c...

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
JB 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 J...

Umma
2022
Producer
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted ...

Nightbooks
2021
Producer
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the...

Don't Breathe 2
2021
Producer
The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fi...

The Unholy
2021
Producer
Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. A...

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES
2020
as Self
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES is a brand new compilation of the mo...

The Grudge
2019
Producer
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is ...

Crawl
2019
Producer
When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are ...

The Dead Don't Die
2019
Thanks
In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert mus...

Fanboy
2019
as Sam Raimi
A video store employee from South Carolina travels to Hollywood when he learns that his favorite director is holding auditions for his next big film.

The Black Ghiandola
2017
Director
The Black Ghiandola is a story about a young man risking his life to save a young girl he has grown to love, after his family has been killed in the A...

Killer Piñata
2017
Thanks
A possessed piñata, seeking to avenge the savagery that humanity has inflicted on his kind, picks off a group of friends, one by one, in an unending n...

Don't Breathe
2016
Producer
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

The Jungle Book
2016
as Giant Squirrel (voice)
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...

Poltergeist
2015
Producer
A family's suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the famil...

Murder of a Cat
2014
Producer
When someone murders his beloved cat, Clinton, an adult child, demands justice. Taking it upon himself to solve the case, he teams up with an unlikely...

3 Geezers!
2013
as Director
Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts convales...

Evil Dead
2013
Producer, Original Film Writer
Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Er...

Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
Director
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wiza...

The Possession
2012
Producer
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with hi...

Drag Me to Hell
2009
as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)
After 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 th...

Drag Me to Hell
2009
Director, Producer, Writer
After 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 th...

The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
2007
as Self
An hour of deleted and alternative footage shot for the 1981 horror classic; The Evil Dead.

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
as (archive footage)
Cast and crew, as well as some famous fans, recall the insanity that was the making of the ultimate experience of grueling terror that is The Evil Dea...
Suck My Geek!
2007
as Self

30 Days of Night
2007
Producer
This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last ra...

Spider-Man 3
2007
Director, Screenstory, Screenplay
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers a...

The Messengers
2007
Producer
When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon...

The Grudge 2
2006
Producer
A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong...

Man with the Screaming Brain
2005
Story
The brains of a Russian taxi driver and a wealthy businessman are brought together in one body by a mad scientist.

Boogeyman
2005
Producer
Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature...

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere.

The Grudge
2004
Producer
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claimin...

Spider-Man 2
2004
as University Student with Bag (uncredited)
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

Spider-Man 2
2004
Director
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
as Self
Explores the making of 'Spider-Man' (2002).

Spider-Man
2002
as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to b...

Spider-Man
2002
Director
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to b...

Spider-Mania
2002
as Self
E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
as Self
Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'

Hatred Of A Minute
2002
as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
A tragic love story/psychlogical thriller, Hatred of a Minute, is the story of a medical transcriptionist that becomes a serial killer because of his ...

The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
as Self
This documentary provides film fans with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the horror comedy about a man who must lead a medieval a...

The Gift
2000
Director
Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see....

For Love of the Game
1999
Director
A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and...

A Simple Plan
1998
Director
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 milli...

Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
1998
Executive Producer
Mighty Zeus brings Hercules' mother, Alcmene, to Mount Olympus, and Hercules, believing she has been kidnapped, leads a rescue mission to save her. Ze...

Plaga zombie
1997
Thanks
A group of people must fight for their lives when a bizarre epidemic starts a zombie invasion.

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1996
Executive Producer, Characters
Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker...

Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1995
Executive Producer, Characters
Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech wea...

Galaxis
1995
as Nervous Official
Legend says that the sacred crystal is the source for all life and was created at the beginning of time. Kyla has sought the crystal to use its powers...

The Quick and the Dead
1995
Director
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
1994
Executive Producer
Hercules has settled down with his wife and children, but misses the good old days traveling around having exciting adventures. Then one day he is per...

Hercules in the Underworld
1994
Executive Producer
When villagers begin disappearing it is discovered that they had fallen through a crack in the earth which goes straight to Hades. Hercules once again...

Hercules and the Circle of Fire
1994
Executive Producer
When all the earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire to stop the world from cold. "Hercules and the Circle o...

Timecop
1994
Producer
In 2004, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

DeGenerazione
1994
Thanks
Horror/sci-fi anthology with a punk streak, co-directed by and starring — among other newcomers — Asia Argento.

The Flintstones
1994
as Cliff Look-A-Like
Modern 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...

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994
Executive Producer
Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, w...

Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994
Executive Producer
Hercules and Iolaus take time out from Iolaus' wedding preparations, to help a distant village under attack from "monsters". When they reach their des...

The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Hudsucker Brainstormer
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Writer, Second Unit Director
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Ray (uncredited)
A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augmented Neuro Transmitter Interception System (M.A.N....

M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
Executive Producer, Story
A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augmented Neuro Transmitter Interception System (M.A.N....

Freaked
1993
as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Body Bags
1993
as Bill - Dead Attendant
A woman working the late shift at a gas station while a killer is on the loose; a man who can't stand the thought of losing his hair; a baseball playe...

Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993
as Collins
This 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-penetrat...

Hard Target
1993
Executive Producer
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealt...

Indian Summer
1993
as Stick Coder
A 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 t...

Army of Darkness
1992
as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty ...

Army of Darkness
1992
Writer, Director, Editor
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty ...

Innocent Blood
1992
as Roma Meats Man
Marie 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 s...

The Nutt House
1992
Story, Screenplay
Two identical twins, separated since infancy, meet after 30 years causing a series of mistaken identity and crisis for all involved.
Darkman
1992
Characters
A 30-minute unaired television movie pilot based on the original Sam Raimi's 1990 Darkman movie.

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
as Himself
A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers abo...

Miller's Crossing
1990
as Snickering Gunman
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

Darkman
1990
Story, Screenplay, Director
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been bur...

The Dead Next Door
1989
Executive Producer
The government sets up a zombie squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses. The team head off to Ohio to try and find ...

Easy Wheels
1989
Executive Producer, Writer
A group of leather-clad bikers are on the trail of the female bikers who are stealing babies all over the state and selling them on the black market.

Intruder
1989
as Randy
The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...

Maniac Cop
1988
as Parade Reporter
Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the c...

Evil Dead II
1987
as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting anci...

Evil Dead II
1987
Screenplay, Director
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting anci...

Spies Like Us
1985
as Drive-In Security
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985
as Cult Leader
Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker, however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker take...

The Sappy Sap
1985
Director
Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.

Crimewave
1985
Director, Writer
Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go drastically wrong and they murder the wrong man, ...

Blood Simple
1984
Production Consultant
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings,...

Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982
as Nazi
Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.

The Evil Dead
1981
as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
In 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
1981
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
In 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.

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1980
as Head Crazy
A wounded Vietnam Vet and his pals save a small town from a crazed cult leader and his maniac killer gang

The Blind Waiter
1980
Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.

Night Crew
1979
A pre-EVIL DEAD Super 8 short from Scott Spiegel and Sam Raimi that became the basis for INTRUDER.

Attack of the Helping Hand!
1979
as Milkman
General Mills' popular Hamburger Helper mascot also known as Helping Hand or Lefty, a four-fingered, left-hand white glove, which appears on the produ...

Attack of the Helping Hand!
1979
Cinematography
General Mills' popular Hamburger Helper mascot also known as Helping Hand or Lefty, a four-fingered, left-hand white glove, which appears on the produ...

Within the Woods
1978
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
The low budget film starring the young Bruce Campbell that influenced the Evil Dead films.

Holding It
1978
Goofy suspense thriller by Josh Becker.

Acting and Reacting
1978
as Mime at Party
An early Josh Becker short starting Bruce Campbell with appearances by Ted Raimi, Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel.

Clockwork
1978
Director, Writer
A wealthy, lonely woman is stalked in her home by a serial killer.

It's Murder!
1977
as Uncle Jasper
The film tells the story of a family whose uncle is murdered. The son gets everything because he's in the will. A detective is trying to find out who ...

It's Murder!
1977
Director, Writer, Producer
The film tells the story of a family whose uncle is murdered. The son gets everything because he's in the will. A detective is trying to find out who ...
The Happy Valley Kid
1977
A young man goes to college, only to be met with rejection at every turn.
The Happy Valley Kid
1977
Director
A young man goes to college, only to be met with rejection at every turn.

The Case of the Topanga Pearl
1976
Every House Is Haunted
N/A
Producer
An insurance investigator tries to debunk claims that a couple’s death was caused by a haunted house, but his doubts are challenged by a psychic and t...
The Burden
N/A
Producer
Based on the short film of the same name. While visiting her boyfriend's family home, a young woman learns about a sinister history with his unsettlin...
Suburban Hell
N/A
Producer
The story of a tight-knit group of suburban moms whose friendship is put to the ultimate test when one of them becomes possessed by an evil spirit.
Untitled Evil Dead Film
N/A
Executive Producer
An original story set in "Evil Dead" universe. Premise TBA.

Crawl 2
N/A
Producer
Chaos is unleashed when animals from New York's Central Park Zoo escape during a violent storm, posing a new and unpredictable danger to survivors.
Play Dead
N/A
Producer
Described as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Plot TBA.