Army of Darkness
Seen it?1992 | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, horror fans and fantasy fans. If you loved Evil Dead II, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
68% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$22 million worldwide on a $11 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Raimi
- Bruce CampbellAsh
- Embeth DavidtzSheila
- Marcus GilbertArthur
- Ian AbercrombieWiseman
- Richard GroveDuke Henry
- Michael Earl ReidGold Tooth
- Timothy Patrick QuillBlacksmith
- Bridget FondaLinda
- Patricia TallmanPossessed Witch
- Ted RaimiCowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk