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.
The Evil Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Evil Dead was released in 1981 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 821 reviews, giving The Evil Dead (1981) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 76%, The Evil Dead is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1981 with similar scores include films like Reds and Cabaret.
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