Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
A resurrected killer returns to Camp Crystal Lake, forcing a resourceful brother and sister to defend their family and neighboring teenagers.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- visceral
- claustrophobic
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics largely regarded the film as a formulaic and excessive slasher sequel, although some praised its characterization, narrative, and inventive kills.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Teenagers staying at a house beside Camp Crystal Lake are hunted during what should be a carefree getaway.
Tommy Jarvis is positioned alongside his older sister as a key defender against Jason's rampage.
Jason is taken to a morgue after being believed dead, then revives and resumes killing.
The film's reception repeatedly highlights its high gore quotient and bloody, varied kills.
Films like Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, and why
the burning
shares the 1980s slasher formula, isolated woodland setting, masked serial killer, and inventive graphic kills
the house on sorority row
shares teen-focused slasher suspense, a rural vacation setting, escalating body count, and survivalist final-girl dynamics
a nightmare on elm street
shares a relentless supernatural killer, campy horror atmosphere, and genre-defining practical gore effects
sleepaway camp
shares a summer-camp setting, adolescent characters, mystery around a killer, and graphic slasher violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Joseph Zito
- Release Date
- 1984-04-13
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1570)
Cast
- Judie Aronson
- Kimberly Beck
- Joan Freeman
- Barbara Howard
- Corey Feldman
- Erich Anderson
- Peter Barton
- Crispin Glover
- Clyde Hayes
- Lawrence Monoson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter about?
- A resurrected killer returns to Camp Crystal Lake, forcing a resourceful brother and sister to defend their family and neighboring teenagers.
- What is Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as graphic.
- What did critics think of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter?
- Critics largely regarded the film as a formulaic and excessive slasher sequel, although some praised its characterization, narrative, and inventive kills.
- Which films are like Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter?
- Films with a similar feel include the burning, the house on sorority row, a nightmare on elm street, and sleepaway camp.
- How long is Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter?
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter?
- In United States, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
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