Sam Raimi

American filmmaker (born 1959)

Sam Raimi is an American filmmaker best known for directing the Evil Dead and Spider-Man franchises. He has a highly dynamic visual style and has also produced successful TV series like Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess.

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Ted Raimi

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Lorne Raimi

Henry Raimi

Oliver Raimi

About the Sam Raimi

Samuel M. Raimiis an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchiseand 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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Sam Raimi is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise and the original Spider-Man trilogy.

Some of Sam Raimi’s most famous movies include the Evil Dead franchise, the Spider-Man trilogy, Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, A Simple Plan, The Gift, Drag Me to Hell, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Sam Raimi’s films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He is known for his distinctive camerawork and use of unconventional techniques.

In addition to his film work, Sam Raimi has also produced successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, and Ash vs Evil Dead starring his long-time collaborator Bruce Campbell.

Sam Raimi was born on October 23, 1959, in the United States.