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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985 · Movie · 1h 32m · R

Ninth of the 11 Friday the 13th films by score. Friday the 13th leads at 52, ahead of Freddy vs. Jason (51). Streaming on Paramount+.

Synopsis

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb4.8/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes11%21%
Metacritic16/10021%
TMDB5.3/101,367 votes16%
Balasaur Score34100%

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