The Evil Dead
The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
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.
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $29M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Evil Dead actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Evil Dead appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #39
Placed at #39 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #41
Placed at #41 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Evil Dead returned 84.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $350,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $29M
- Release date
- May 25, 1982
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- MPAA rating
- —
- 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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