{"id":269026,"date":"2026-02-01T17:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/269026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:43:10","slug":"whats-the-best-sam-raimi-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/269026\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Best Sam Raimi Movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This weekend is a major event for genre movie fans, as legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi returns to theaters with\u00a0Send Help<\/a>. The film marks Raimi\u2019s first R-rated release<\/a> since\u00a0The Gift\u00a0twenty-six years ago. A towering figure in the horror community, Raimi made his debut with\u00a0The Evil Dead, a movie that has stood the test of time as a genre classic. While some horror directors make a big splash with their first film only to taper off in later years, that was never the see for Raimi.\u00a0Evil Dead II\u00a0is widely regarded as one of the rare sequels that improves on the original, while its follow-up,\u00a0Army of Darkness, remains a fan favorite (even if it\u2019s significantly tamer than the others).<\/p>\n

What\u2019s always set Raimi apart, though, is that he never allowed himself to be defined solely as a horror director. As early as 1990, he was already branching out into larger-scale action filmmaking with\u00a0Darkman, a movie that now feels like a clear precursor to his biggest successes: the\u00a0Spider-Man\u00a0trilogy, which arguably helped define the modern superhero movie. Even so, Raimi continued to experiment and take creative risks throughout his career. Several of his films remain underrated, including the kinetic Western\u00a0The Quick and the Dead<\/a>, starring Sharon Stone and featuring early, star-making performances from Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. His 1998 thriller\u00a0A Simple Plan<\/a>\u00a0may be one of the most criminally overlooked films of the decade\u2014it\u2019s essentially the best Coen Bros. movie the duo never made.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, we want to know:\u00a0what is the best Sam Raimi movie?\u00a0This poll feels like it could turn into a two-way battle between Raimi\u2019s horror fans, who may gravitate toward the first two\u00a0Evil Dead\u00a0films, and superhero fans, who will likely champion one of the first two\u00a0Spider-Man\u00a0movies. Take the poll below and let us know what you think.<\/p>\n

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