Movies like Friday the 13th

Key Features:: Slasher, Summer camp, Camp counselors, Stalker, Murder, Revenge, Supernatural horror, Isolation, Victims, Violence-high, Mystery, Survival horror
Tone:: suspense-driven, gritty
Target Audience:: Horror fans, Slasher enthusiasts, Teen horror, Gore hounds
Emotional Arc:: Anticipation → Terror → Relief

Friday the 13th

1980-05-09

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.

Genres

Horror

Cast

Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon, Jeannine Taylor, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Peter Brouwer, Robbi Morgan, Rex Everhart

Crew

Sean S. Cunningham, Victor Miller

Rating

★6.4(3186 votes)