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Evil Dead

Evil Dead

Fear what you will become.

20136.61h 31m

Overview

Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.

Directed by Fede Álvarez
Written by Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues, Sam Raimi
Produced by Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $99.0M

Top Cast

Jane Levy

Jane Levy

Mia Allen

Shiloh Fernandez

Shiloh Fernandez

David Allen

Lou Taylor Pucci

Lou Taylor Pucci

Eric

Jessica Lucas

Jessica Lucas

Olivia

Elizabeth Blackmore

Elizabeth Blackmore

Natalie

Phoenix Connolly

Phoenix Connolly

Teenager

Jim McLarty

Jim McLarty

Harold

Sian Davis

Sian Davis

Old Woman

Stephen Butterworth

Stephen Butterworth

Toothless Redneck

Karl Willetts

Karl Willetts

Long-Haired Redneck

Themes & Keywords

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About Evil Dead

Evil Dead is a horror film released in 2013 exploring themes of evil spirit, remake, demon, survival horror, book of the dead, necronomicon. Directed by Fede Álvarez, it stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci. Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.

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