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Sam Raimi’s Long-Awaited Return to Horror Is Officially a Global Streaming Hit
Sam Raimi is the visionary mind behind some of our favorite horror films, like Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell, and Army of Darkness. The director makes his films a chaotic carnival ride with large helpings of over-the-top gore, interesting camera angles, and wide use of practical effects that make fans jump in their seats. Perhaps a more contemporary audience knows him from the Spider-Man trilogy and Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
While the Doctor Strange sequel did not satiate the audience’s appetite for the multiverse, it did bring together Raimi and actor Rachel McAdams, who plays Christine Palmer in the MCU. The two recently collaborated on a new horror flick, Send Help, which is creating waves with the audience. The survival horror marks the director’s first R-rated film in over a decade.
The movie became a commercial and critical success, gathering praise for Raimi’s vision, gross-out scenes, and lead performances by McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The movie has grossed $94 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. It also impressed the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, scoring 93%. Now the movie is entertaining fans worldwide, as Send Help is the #1 movie globally on Apple TV, per FlixPatrol.
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Is ‘Send Help’ Worth Your Time?
Yes, whether you’re a Sam Raimi fan or a casual viewer who loves dark comedy and R-rated horror, Send Help is a quick and decent watch. The movie follows Linda (McAdams) and her arrogant boss, Bradley (O’Brien), who, after a plane crash, are stranded on a deserted island. Things take a turn when the two turn their workplace power dynamic into a fight for survival and a twisted battle of wits. Collider’s Aidan Kelley writes in his review, “The story and the tone of said story may be a bit all over the place, but it’s not at all an unpleasant time spending a trip on the beach with these two characters, as the “will they/won’t they kill each other” chemistry that McAdams and O’Brien have is electric.” Further noting,
“Throughout all its faults, like an inconsistent script and overall tone, Send Help is also a hell of a lot of fun with two dynamite performances. It’s also one that, more often than not, plays to Sam Raimi’s scripts, whose previous horror hits have always been firmly in the fun-and-campy category. It may not be the terrifying marvel some Raimi fans are hoping for, but it’s still an entertaining enough watch that makes an SOS unnecessary.”
Send Help can be purchased on Apple TV Store. Stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.
- Release Date
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January 30, 2026
- Runtime
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113 Minutes
- Director
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Sam Raimi
- Writers
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Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
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