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On of the first "true" slasher flicks: Camp counsellors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant, while trying to...
On of the first "true" slasher flicks: Camp counsellors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant, while trying to reopen a summer camp closed due to a child's drowning.
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Where to watch Friday the 13th (1980)
66 %58 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
60 %229,807 reviewsAudience score rating
"A tame, poorly plotted serving of schlock."
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Time Out
Time Out"Its technical credits are excellent. It has a lot of scary and gruesome killings. Not a whole lot of acting is required. If that's what you want to find out, you can stop reading."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"It may be one of the most famous, but it's certainly not an original on which others are based."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"A hugely influential film that contributed to the 1980s horror boom."
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BBC
BBCFriday the 13th (1980) | Details
- Rating
- R16, contains violence
- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Horror
- Country of origin
- USA
