The Evil Dead (1981)
Directed by Sam Raimi · 85 min · Horror
50.3 TOPICAL score · #1,902 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Evil Dead (1981, directed by Sam Raimi) has a TOPICAL score of 50.3 - ranked 1,902 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (4,768 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
Critics65
Audience78
Awards0
Historical impact81
Lasting engagement91
Cast30
Legacy & cult status-
- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (4,768 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages
- Still read163,404 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Bruce Campbell (actor #962), Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker