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Evil Dead

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Mia (Jane Levy), a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David (Shiloh Fernandez), his girlfriend, Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore) and their friends Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) 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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It may lack the absurd humor that underlined the original, but the new-look Evil Dead compensates with brutal terror, gory scares, and gleefully bloody violence.

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Monica Castillo Bitch Media 05/10/2016
The current reboot feels uncreative. Watching the new film just made me miss Bruce Campbell's chin and shots of Raimi running insane through the woods. Go to Full Review
Tara Brady Irish Times 04/19/2013
3/5
Using the very latest Cern-tested atom interferometry, we can reveal that Evil Dead is precisely, exactly - in the coldest atomic terms -the film that you were expecting. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 04/19/2013
2/5
Happy days for those who love this sort of thing. But Raimi's effort, perhaps because we hadn't seen the plot before, was infinitely more scary. Go to Full Review
Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Aug 11
8/10
While there were some moments that were very disturbing, I thought it was artfully done and didn’t ever cross the line into tasteless or exploitative. Go to Full Review
Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Ghouls Magazine 07/09/2024
5/5
Fede Álvarez’s Evil Dead, while not entirely following the Evil Dead traditions the cult classic is famous for, creates a further sprawl into the Raimi-verse, bringing the world of the Deadites firmly into modern day. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh 09/20/2023
4/5
Takes the bones of the core concept, then remixes and reimagines them in ways that honor the spirit of the source material without trying to replicate it. Without Bruce Campbell's charm, this might be the best we could get out of an Evil Dead revival. Go to Full Review
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Jonatan 02/26/2025 This movie is bananas! Gory , nasty, brutal, and unrelenting. Amazing practical effects and kills! People complain cause the tone is different but this is its own thing! Must watxh. See more Omar N @homit 1d My favorite of the franchise to be honest. I don't get the hate. There's a deeper story about battling internal demons and literal demons. There's personal struggle along with the struggle of the protagonist's family and friends etc. it's terrifying and gory as all hell. How is this unlocked? See more Brandon G @Savingindiefilm 2d Fede set the bar with Evil Dead (2013). The suspense, rising stakes, dark humor, and absolute fight for survival, most importantly it Feels like a Evil Dead film Evil Dead Rise captured that spirit too, more of Evil dead 2 spirit , more open for an wider audience but it Feels like Evil Dead film Burn it just feels more like a semi slasher with Evil Dead elements. it felt like a series of brutal situations instead of a story to make you care and root for the main character victory. It did not Feel like and Evil Dead film. If you took away the reference to the book you would think it's a modern Resident Evil film It's not a bad film, just not a evil dead film. If it was its own thing it would be three stars 🌟🌟🌟 I still love the franchise. I just hope the next one brings back that unmistakable Evil Dead feel. 🩸 See more Michael S @RT05817504 3d Ignore the poor reviews. This movie was made for fans of horror. It wasn't made for fans of Bruce Campbell. I'm glad it isn't a copy and paste. If you want Bruce Campbell, those movies still exist. Go watch those. If you want something better. Something truly disturbing. Then watch this one. It's not campy. It's not corny. It's a true horror movie. See more Brendan T @JackTheSipper712 5d Great entry, very violent See more Christopher J @CMURDR77 5d I love the gore and gory scares. I must say I am not a fan of the OG but just watched this one today and I am a huge fan. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mia (Jane Levy), a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David (Shiloh Fernandez), his girlfriend, Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore) and their friends Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) 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.
Director
Fede Alvarez
Producer
Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell
Screenwriter
Rodo Sayagues Mendez
Distributor
Sony Pictures
Production Co
Ghost House Pictures
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Strong Bloody Violence/Gore)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 5, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 16, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.2M
Runtime
1h 11m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS