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Friday the 13th

1980 · 1h 35m · Horror

IMDb 6.4 Metacritic 22 RT 70%

If you're a horror fan who hasn't experienced this 1980 classic, tonight's the night—it basically invented the slasher playbook and holds up as genuinely tense, despite its low budget. Skip it only if you're exhausted by jump scares and masked killers; otherwise, this is essential viewing.

Plot

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.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham

Cast: Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon, Jeannine Taylor, Harry Crosby

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