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The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead

Horror · 1982

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.

Movie details

The Evil Dead

“The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.”

1982 Horror 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Evil Dead?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sam Raimi

Written by

Sam Raimi

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Ash

Ellen Sandweiss

Ellen Sandweiss

Cheryl

Richard DeManincor

Richard DeManincor

Scott

Betsy Baker

Betsy Baker

Linda

Theresa Tilly

Theresa Tilly

Shelly

Philip A. Gillis

Philip A. Gillis

Fake Shemp

D

Dorothy Tapert

Fake Shemp

Court is in session

Put The Evil Dead on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.