Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

R

1984

1h 31m

Horror

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Drama

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A carefree lakeside vacation is interrupted by the re-emergence of killer Jason Voorhees (Ted White). After he escapes from a morgue, leaving bodies in his wake, Jason travels to Camp Crystal Lake where a group of friends is staying. The teens meet some locals: Tommy (Corey Feldman) and Trish (Kimberly Beck), as well as secretive hiker Rob (Erich Anderson). As the group of teenagers engages in drunken debauchery, their numbers begin to dwindle, and pieces of the past resurface.

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Critics Consensus

As lumberingly single-minded as its homicidal star, Friday the 13th:The Final Chapter adds another rote entry to an increasingly labored franchise.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

4 days ago

The Original “Friday the 13th” was no great shakes as horror films go, yet it has managed a part II and part III of diminishing quality, and now comes Joseph Zito’s Friday the 13th—the Final Chapter, which one can only hope is correctly titled.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

4 days ago

Perhaps this film wouldn’t be so sickening if it weren’t so well made. But the young people (and others) are all very natural, very ordinary and largely likable, and Joseph Zito’s direction is actually quite dynamic.

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Dave Matheny

Minneapolis Star Tribune

4 days ago

Maybe it’s a parable or whatever about how being butchered to the max always gets in the way of young love.

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Michael Dare

L.A. Weekly

4 days ago

The only thing that gave me any pleasure was imagining all the horrible things that happen to these characters happening instead to the makers of this film.

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Mike Studley

Liverpool Echo

4 days ago

The plot is merely a reprise of what has gone gorily before, with the demented killer slicing his way through the usual crop of teenage victims.

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Bruce Bailey

Montreal Gazette

4 days ago

0.5/5

As usual, the characters frequently put themselves into jeopardy unnecessarily. The difference between this and the earlier films is that more of the set-ups for these situations make absolutely no sense.

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Mr. Midnight

Mar 15, 2026

da heck is up with these survivors. What was this ending tho.

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Bobby

Sep 16, 2024

On big screen feels refreshing compared to watching at home, it's a classic slasher as we all know.

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Michelle

Sep 14, 2024

I loved the movie! Friday the 13th is a classic! I did not appreciate the intro as it gave away kills from the movie. It was a fun and informative piece but would have appreciated if they did a short intro and showed it after the credits.

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Kodi P

Sep 14, 2024

Great classic slasher. Easily one of the best in a franchise that has a lot of dull outings. Story leaves a bit to be desired, but it's very entertaining throughout. Lots of great kills and effects by Savini. Highly recommend to those that enjoy the slasher genre.

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Shane

Sep 14, 2024

This movie is a classic horror film. Like (almost) all the other FT13 films, its fantastic!

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tim

Oct 15, 2023

great movie. classic.

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Synopsis

A carefree lakeside vacation is interrupted by the re-emergence of killer Jason Voorhees (Ted White). After he escapes from a morgue, leaving bodies in his wake, Jason travels to Camp Crystal Lake where a group of friends is staying. The teens meet some locals: Tommy (Corey Feldman) and Trish (Kimberly Beck), as well as secretive hiker Rob (Erich Anderson). As the group of teenagers engages in drunken debauchery, their numbers begin to dwindle, and pieces of the past resurface.

Director: Joseph Zito
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Barney Cohen, Martin Kitrosser, Ron Kurz, Victor Miller, Carol Watson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Georgetown Productions Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 1984, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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