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Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

Horror · 1980

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

Movie details

Friday the 13th

“They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.”

1980 Horror 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Friday the 13th?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sean S. Cunningham

Written by

Victor Miller

Adrienne King

Adrienne King

Alice

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Mrs. Voorhees

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jack

Jeannine Taylor

Jeannine Taylor

Marcie

Harry Crosby

Harry Crosby

Bill

Laurie Bartram

Laurie Bartram

Brenda

Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson

Ned

Court is in session

Put Friday the 13th on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.