The Evil Dead
1983 · 1h 25m · Horror · United States of America · Rated NC-17 (US)
The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
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.
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Sam Raimi7.2Smart score
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