Friday the 13th (1980)
They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.
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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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 9 May 1980 |
| Genre | Horror |
| Director | Sean S. Cunningham |
| Starring | Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor and Robbi Morgan |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.8/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 68% · Metacritic 22/100 · TMDB users 6.4/10 |
| Budget | $550,000 |
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What kind of watch this is
Sean S. Cunningham directs a 95-minute horror film that knows exactly how to make a cabin feel like a trap. The tagline promises doom, and the film delivers it with a slow, deliberate patience that turns every creak into a threat. It is not about jump scares; it is about the suffocating tension of a group that ignored the warning signs. The horror comes from the realization that the camp is already watching them. It is a masterclass in negative space, proving that what you do not see is always more terrifying than what you do.
What the critics said
The scores tell a story of polite confusion. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 68% as of January 2026, a figure that suggests more than half the critics nodded along. Metacritic is less forgiving, landing on a 22 out of 100. The average review on Rotten Tomatoes, calculated in October 2021, rests at 5.8 out of 10. It is a grade that implies the movie works if you ignore the parts that don’t.
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Sources
- Friday the 13th on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q1243029 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Friday the 13th (1980 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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