How to Watch the ‘Friday the 13th’ Movies in Order

13. Friday (1980)

The movie that started it all is also the first chronologically. Inside 13. Friday, viewers don’t get to see much of Jason until the very end. Legend has it that he was a bullied kid at summer camp who drowned in 1957 after being neglected by counselors who went for sex. In the present day (1979), Camp Crystal Lake is about to reopen, but when new counselors arrive they are killed by Jason’s mother.

At the end of the film, during a dream sequence, a young Jason leaps out of the water, grabs the sole survivor, and drags him underwater… hinting at more horror to come.

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Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)

A sequel was released the following year, featuring Jason wearing a sack instead of his iconic mask. Inside Friday the 13th: Part 2Alice, a survivor from the first film, returns and attends the camp counselor training school built just off the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake. Jason, now an adult, sets out to take revenge after his mother’s death and kills the counselors.

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Friday the 13th: Part III (1982)

Immediately after the events Part 2beginning Friday the 13th: Part III He reveals that Jason survived and continues his murder spree. Meanwhile, Chris, a traumatized girl who was attacked years ago, decides to visit her family’s old farm near Crystal Lake to confront her past.

Once there, it becomes clear that the man who attacked her is Jason and is still wandering the forest around the lake. This is also the first movie in which he wears his now-iconic hockey mask. After the first theater performance, Part III It was released as a 3D movie.

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter It explores the idea that Jason is not mortal and has supernatural power. It will happen the next day Part III, the police take Jason’s body to the morgue, where his body suddenly reanimates and the killing spree begins again. Meanwhile, a group of teenagers go on a weekend trip to a cabin in Crystal Lake, and Jason’s arrival causes chaos.

This was supposed to be the potential conclusion to the series since the slasher genre went into stasis in the mid-80s. However Last episode was a financial success and later that year A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered, revitalizing the slasher genre and spurring both series to release more sequels.

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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Although it was released the following year A new start determined after many years Last episode. Tommy, who was only 12 years old in the previous film, is now in his late teens and living in a rehab home after suffering a mental breakdown. Soon people start dying one by one.

big change A new start That Jason wasn’t actually in the movie and that the murders were all committed by a copycat killer. Finally, Tommy puts on his infamous hockey mask, implying that he will be the killer moving forward.

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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

After that A new startDespite his noble attempt at a new story, fans still wanted Jason, and as the title suggests, Chapter VI He brings the murderer back from the dead. Tommy also returns (played by a new actor), but the film skips his descent into madness in the previous film and makes him the protagonist.

He travels to a cemetery near Crystal Lake to dispose of Jason’s body once and for all, but a well-timed lightning bolt strikes the original serial killer, resurrecting him and restarting the massacre. In the finale, Tommy manages to wrap a chain around Jason, sinking him to the bottom of Crystal Lake, and just before the credits roll, his eyes move, indicating that he is not dead yet.

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Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood (1988)

New Blood introduces audiences to a new heroine: Tina Shepard, a young girl with telekinetic powers. At the beginning of the film, he uses his untrained powers to accidentally kill his abusive father in Crystal Lake. Years later, as a teenager, Tina returns to the area to try to resurrect him, but ends up bringing Jason back to life.

This time, Jason is not the only character with superhuman powers and he has to fight with Tina, whose telekinesis becomes stronger with each scene. Chapter VII It was also the first time that fan favorite Kane Hodder portrayed Jason, and he would reprise the role four more times.

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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

set after the events Part VII, the two teens accidentally resurrect Jason from his watery grave, and Jason boards a cruise ship to New York. Unsurprisingly, the title character begins collecting passengers during the journey.

Despite the subtitles Jason Takes ManhattanVery little of the film takes place in the Big Apple, with only the final act taking place in the city. Critics and audiences felt cheated by the title and were bored with the repetitive and monotonous film. Part VIII It became the lowest-grossing film, earning just $14.3 million at the box office 13. Friday movie of all time.

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Jason Goes to Hell: The Last Friday (1993)

After a brief hiatus, Jason is back (sort of). Last Friday. This time, the movie tried to create lore and mythology by explaining that Jason is a supernatural being who can possess anyone and turn them evil.

Although the concept was unconventional, the film’s ending played a significant role in Jason’s rebirth. After being sent back to Hell, his hockey mask is seen lying on the sand. Suddenly, Freddy Krueger’s hand reaches out, grabs the mask, and drags it underground.

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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Ten years later Last FridayJason is raised from the dead by Freddy Krueger, who disguises himself as Jason’s mother to manipulate him into killing the children on Elm Street. Freddy can only terrorize people in their dreams, and after 20 years of peace, the residents have forgotten about him.

To muster enough energy to take over people’s dreams, Freddy needs Jason to create some chaos, hoping it will make everyone think he’s back. But when Jason takes action, he becomes uncontrollable, and Freddy realizes he must put a stop to it himself. Freddy vs. Jason It is the highest-grossing Jason movie ever, grossing over $116 million.

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13. Friday (2009)

Episode reboot and episode sequel, 2009s 13. Friday It revisits the previous films and shows a world where Jason isn’t dead. Instead, in the original film, he witnessed his mother’s murder, which turned him into a maniacal killer bent on revenge.

Thirty years later, a group of teenagers arrive at a summer cabin on the shores of Crystal Lake and discover Jason is out for blood. The film, starring Jared Padalecki, became the highest-grossing film, grossing $91.5 million at the box office. 13. Friday the second highest-grossing Jason movie ever.

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Jason (2002)

Set 450 years in the future, Jason’s frozen body is transported into space for research by the government. Naturally, everything goes wrong and he lives again, running around the spaceship killing everyone in front of him – but things get even crazier.

Complete with androids, holograms, and even “Cyber-Jason,” this is a supremely awful movie of pure camp. Jason It ends with his body burning to a crisp as he enters orbit of Earth II, a new utopian planet inhabited by humans, implying that Jason will continue to follow the teenagers through the forest even in the future.

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