# Sam Raimi's films, ranked

From a cabin in the woods to the multiverse: Raimi's films ordered from IndieWire, Metacritic and Consequence, with Spider-Man 2 and Evil Dead II fighting for the top.

- 286 votes · 14 items
- Feb 12, 2026 · erindenver
- https://even.best/en/l/3454/sam-raimi-s-films-ranked

## Top 14

1. **Evil Dead II (1987)** (31 · ▲32 ▼1) — Bruce Campbell and the peak of horror-comedy.
2. **Spider-Man 2 (2004)** (29 · ▲30 ▼1) — Tobey Maguire against Doctor Octopus; Oscar for visual effects.
3. **Drag Me to Hell (2009)** (26 · ▲27 ▼1) — A loan officer cursed by an old woman.
4. **A Simple Plan (1998)** (17 · ▲19 ▼2) — Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton find a bag of cash.
5. **The Evil Dead (1981)** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — His low-budget debut in a cabin in the woods.
6. **Army of Darkness (1992)** (15 · ▲19 ▼4) — Ash goes back to the Middle Ages.
7. **Spider-Man (2002)** (15 · ▲18 ▼3) — Peter Parker's origin story.
8. **Darkman (1990)** (13 · ▲17 ▼4) — Liam Neeson as a disfigured scientist seeking revenge.
9. **Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — James Franco as the young wizard.
10. **Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Benedict Cumberbatch and his horror touches.
11. **The Quick and the Dead (1995)** (8 · ▲14 ▼6) — Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in a gunfight tournament.
12. **Spider-Man 3 (2007)** (4 · ▲9 ▼5) — Venom, Sandman and dancing Peter.
13. **The Gift (2000)** (3 · ▲9 ▼6) — Cate Blanchett as a psychic in a Southern town.
14. **For Love of the Game (1999)** (3 · ▲7 ▼4) — Kevin Costner pitches his last game.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.