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73% Critic Match
The Evil Dead
“The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.”
7.3 / 10• 1983• 1h 25m•NC-17• English
Horror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bruce Campbell
Ash
Lead
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl
Richard DeManincor
Scott
Betsy Baker
Linda
Theresa Tilly
Shelly
Philip A. Gillis
Fake Shemp
DT
Dorothy Tapert
Fake Shemp
Cheryl Klam
Fake Shemp
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Raimi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Evil Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
