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Sam Raimi

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Samuel M. Raimi ( RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie Darkman (1990), the revisionist western The Quick and the Dead (1995), the neo-noir crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998), the supernatural thriller The Gift (2000), the supernatural horror Drag Me to Hell (2009), the Disney fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Raimi is the 292nd most popular film director (down from 285th in 2019), the 2,267th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,829th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Raimi ranks 292 out of 2,041. Before him are George Stevens, Tsui Hark, John Frankenheimer, Youssef Chahine, Frank Darabont, and Leonid Gaidai. After him are Frank Borzage, Stanley Donen, Henri Verneuil, Mamoru Oshii, David Hamilton, and Marco Bellocchio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Sam Raimi ranks 73. Before him are Boyko Borisov, William Lai, Ajay Banga, Ving Rhames, Mauricio Funes, and Frank Darabont. After him are Byung-Chul Han, Nirmala Sitharaman, Miki Matsubara, Wim Hof, Rosanna Arquette, and Victoria Abril.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Raimi ranks 2,267 out of 20,380. Before him are DJ Khaled (1975), Ruth Gordon (1896), Richard Russell Jr. (1897), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), Chief Seattle (1786), and John Pope (1822). After him are Bob Orton Jr. (1950), Nancy Fraser (1947), Barbara Hershey (1948), George Speck (1824), Chevy Chase (1943), and John O'Keefe (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Raimi ranks 82. Before him are Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), Andrew Davis (1946), Wes Anderson (1969), George Stevens (1904), and John Frankenheimer (1930). After him are Frank Borzage (1894), Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), Raoul Walsh (1887), Michael Bay (1965), and Paul Schrader (1946).

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