Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

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1984

1h 31m

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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

A comparatively polished yet creatively exhausted Friday the 13th entry, The Final Chapter fails to overcome deadened thrills and a dispiriting lack of imagination even in its gruesome kills.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Oct 2, 2026

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

Oct 2, 2026

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

Oct 2, 2026

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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Malcolm L. Johnson

Hartford Courant

Oct 7, 2026

Clues to Tommy's major role here and in the future are fairly obvious from the start... His hobby is fashioning hideous masks. And this is clearly a very heavy plotline indeed. It is also the only original thing about this film directed by Joseph Zito.

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Terry Grimley

Birmingham Mail

Oct 7, 2026

There is nothing of interest about Friday the 13th -- The Final Chapter unless you enjoy watching people being done to death with a variety of sharp metal instruments.

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Terry Lawson

The Journal-Herald (Dayton, OH)

Oct 7, 2026

The only suspense is seeing if the makeup men and special-effects guys can come up with any new slices.

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Mr. Midnight

Mar 15, 2026

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

Bobby

Sep 16, 2024

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

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.

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.

Shane

Sep 14, 2024

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

tim

Oct 15, 2023

great movie. classic.

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Kimberly Beck

Trisha 'Trish' Jarvis

Peter Barton

Doug

Corey Feldman

Tommy Jarvis

Crispin Glover

Jimmy

Barbara Howard

Sara

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