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The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.

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.

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The Evil Dead Universe Now Includes a Mummy Film

No one would blame you for missing it. You watched Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, a professor named Bixler showed up, you didn’t think twice about it, and yo...

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Country Date Format Certification
DK Sep 10, 1981 Theatrical 15
United States Oct 15, 1981 Theatrical (Limited) (Redford Theatre, Detroit; originally rated X) NC-17
France May 16, 1982 Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) —
Brazil May 25, 1982 Theatrical —
United Kingdom Jan 14, 1983 Premiere (Glasgow) 18
IE Jan 17, 1983 Theatrical 18
United Kingdom Jan 17, 1983 Theatrical 18
Netherlands Feb 10, 1983 Theatrical 16
United States Apr 15, 1983 Theatrical NC-17
Canada Apr 22, 1983 Theatrical —
Australia Jun 23, 1983 Theatrical R 18+
France Aug 24, 1983 Theatrical 12
BE Aug 31, 1983 Theatrical 18
Spain Dec 21, 1983 Theatrical 18
Germany Feb 10, 1984 Theatrical 18
Italy Aug 17, 1984 Theatrical VM14
Japan Feb 23, 1985 Theatrical R15+
Mexico May 16, 1985 Theatrical C
PT Feb 6, 1987 Theatrical M/18
SE Dec 12, 1988 Physical (VHS) 15
SE Apr 22, 2004 Physical (DVD) 15
GR Dec 19, 2004 Physical (DVD) K18
Netherlands Nov 24, 2008 Physical (DVD) 16
United States Jan 8, 2009 Theatrical (Limited) (Grindhouse Re-release) —
Netherlands May 15, 2010 TV (RTL 7) 16
SE Oct 27, 2010 Physical (Blu-ray) 15
Poland Dec 1, 2012 Digital 18
Netherlands Jun 12, 2013 Physical (Blu ray) 16
Germany Mar 28, 2017 Physical (Uncut Version) 16
Mexico Oct 25, 2018 Theatrical (Re-estreno) B-15
SE Nov 16, 2020 Physical (4K Ultra HD) 15
AT Jan 29, 2034 Digital 16
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