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Name: Friday the 13th
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Genre: horror
Released: 1980
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.4

Friday the 13th has an iRankMovies score of 57.2/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Friday the 13th (1980)

They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.

Release:1980

Runtime:1h 35m

Country:United States

Director:Sean S. Cunningham

Language:English

Genre

Horror

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Keywords

LakeNew JerseyDrowningSummer CampSadismvillainWoodsrevenge

iRank57

Friday the 13th rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 173K votes

Rotten Tomatoes70%

Metacritic22%

TMDb6.397/10· 3K votes

With 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 22/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Friday the 13th

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.

Cast of Friday the 13th

Adrienne King
as Alice
Betsy Palmer
as Mrs. Voorhees
Kevin Bacon
as Jack
Jeannine Taylor
as Marcie
Harry Crosby
as Bill
Laurie Bartram
as Brenda
Mark Nelson
as Ned
Peter Brouwer
as Steve Christy
Robbi Morgan
as Annie
Rex Everhart
as Truck Driver
Ronn Carroll
as Sergeant Tierney
Ron Millkie
as Officer Dorf

Friday the 13th facts

Budget: $550K
Box office: $39.9M
Collection: Friday the 13th Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Iconic cabin horror generates genuine suspense despite B-movie budget constraints
•Camp setting provides atmospheric slasher setup with nostalgic appeal
•Cunningham direction establishes franchise template with surprising craftsmanship