Friday the 13th: A New Beginning poster

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985 ·1h 32m · ★ 5.3 (1,282)

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
83
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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Setting

Hospital

Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

masknew jerseypsychologypsychopathsadismsequelseries of murdersslaughtersupernatural horrorwhodunitwoods

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