Evil Dead II
Kiss your nerves goodbye!
" As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $6M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Evil Dead II actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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 ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Evil Dead II appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Evil Dead II returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Mar 13, 1987
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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