# Friday the 13th (1980)

> At a reopened lakeside camp, young counselors face a vengeful and unidentified murderer emerging from a buried tragedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2590

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Sean S. Cunningham
- Cast: Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon, Jeannine Taylor, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Peter Brouwer
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, tense, visceral, late night horror marathon, halloween viewing

## Movies like Friday the 13th

- [Friday the 13th Part III (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/4895)
- [Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/5333)
- [Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/21441)
- [The Burning (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14217)
- [Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/4897)
- [Fear Street: 1978 (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/413991)
- [The Mutilator (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/25707)
- [Halloween (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/789)
- [Friday the 13th (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/7615)
- [Prom Night (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/22722)

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