Skip to content
even.best

Sam Raimi's films, ranked

The top 3 according to 286 votes from people: Evil Dead II (1987) · Spider-Man 2 (2004) · Drag Me to Hell (2009). (Updated Feb 12, 2026.)

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.

erindenver · · 14 items · 286 votes · 0 comments

Top 14

  1. 1

    Evil Dead II (1987)

    Bruce Campbell and the peak of horror-comedy.

    ▲ 32 ▼ 1

    31
  2. 2

    Spider-Man 2 (2004)

    Tobey Maguire against Doctor Octopus; Oscar for visual effects.

    ▲ 30 ▼ 1

    29
  3. 3

    Drag Me to Hell (2009)

    A loan officer cursed by an old woman.

    ▲ 27 ▼ 1

    26
  4. 4

    A Simple Plan (1998)

    Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton find a bag of cash.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 2

    17
  5. 5

    The Evil Dead (1981)

    His low-budget debut in a cabin in the woods.

    ▲ 18 ▼ 1

    17
  6. 6

    Army of Darkness (1992)

    Ash goes back to the Middle Ages.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 4

    15
  7. 7

    Spider-Man (2002)

    Peter Parker's origin story.

    ▲ 18 ▼ 3

    15
  8. 8

    Darkman (1990)

    Liam Neeson as a disfigured scientist seeking revenge.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 4

    13
  9. 9

    Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

    James Franco as the young wizard.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 2

    12
  10. 10

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    Benedict Cumberbatch and his horror touches.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 2

    9
  11. 11

    The Quick and the Dead (1995)

    Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in a gunfight tournament.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 6

    8
  12. 12

    Spider-Man 3 (2007)

    Venom, Sandman and dancing Peter.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 5

    4
  13. 13

    The Gift (2000)

    Cate Blanchett as a psychic in a Southern town.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 6

    3
  14. 14

    For Love of the Game (1999)

    Kevin Costner pitches his last game.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 4

    3

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.

Is something missing?

Log in to add an item

Comments (0)

Log in to comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

More rankings like this