Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness (1993)

  • 70% of critics liked it
    (40 reviews)

  • 85% of users liked it
    (193,675 ratings)

The third in director Sam Raimi's stylish, comic book-like horror trilogy that began with The Evil Dead (1982), this tongue-in-cheek sequel offers equal parts sword-and-sorcery-style action, gore, and comedy. Bruce Campbell returns as the one-armed Ash, now a supermarket employee ("Shop Smart...Shop… More

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R, 1 hr. 21 min.
Directed By
Sam Raimi
Written By
Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
Genres
Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 19, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Aug 6, 2002
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    This is old-fashioned fun until the climactic battle, which almost comes across like routine bone piling after all the flights of fancy.

  • Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

    Army of Darkness' story is so perfunctory and lame that there's nothing to tether its bits and pieces of loopy madness.

  • Matthew Pejkovic, Matt's Movie Reviews

    Containing less of the blood soaked insanity of the previous two instalments, Army of Darkness comes off as more of an adventure film with a horror element attached to it.

  • Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

    I'll probably take heat for saying so, but this flick kind of sucks.

  • Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm

    Raimi and his camera never slow down, which is good because many of the gags don't stand up to scrutiny.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jonathan H


    It definitely smacks of a "third installment plot idea," and Evil Dead fans are generally quick to dismiss it (in large part because Raimi tones down the horror in favor of the slapstick), but as a send up to the Marx Brothers and The Three Stooges, Army of Darkness works… More

  • John H


    Even for a B-movie, it's bad. so whimsical and outrageous that its stupid and unfunny.<br/><br/>I did not like Army of Darkness at all. I loved the first two Evil Dead movies....loved the few characters it had and how much could happen in a small cabin...the 3rd was… More

  • Christopher H


    Although some may be disappointed that the film is the more leaned towards comedy than the previous two, Army of Darkness still delivers another dose of wildly non-sensical fun. Bruce Campbell delivers insanely quotable one-liner after another. Raimi walks the fine line between… More

  • KJ P


    "Army of Darkness" is technically a movie on it's own, but it has the feel of a threequel as the first 10 minutes of the film reflects the end of the second, which was already a bizarre conclusion. They have begun to milk the series by now, but they have done a damn… More

  • AJ V


    I couldn't understand all the people who said this was the best of the Evil Dead Trilogy. I think it's the worst, it's not even a horror movie, it's just a plain comedy with a bunch of gross stuff added to make it look like it should fit with the rest of the… More

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