Friday the 13th poster

Friday the 13th

1980 ·1h 35m · ★ 6.4 (3,293)

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.

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Director

Sean S. Cunningham Sean S. Cunningham
6 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
Discover with this DNA
RevengeSerial KillerSlasherStalking

Setting

Cabin

Tone

Suspenseful

Content Warnings

Child in Danger
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

1950santagonisticb-horrorcampdrowninglakemurdernew jerseysadismseries of murderssummersummer campteenagervillainwoods

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