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.
Friday the 13th has generally received mixed reviews.
Review of Friday the 13th (1980)
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Review of Friday the 13th (1980)
Review of Friday the 13th (1980)
By Kim Newman (791) for Empire (3,446) on 24 May 1993
Review of Friday the 13th (1980)
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Friday the 13th was released in 1980 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 68 reviews, giving Friday the 13th (1980) an average rating of 51%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 63%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Friday the 13th than critics were.
With a score of 51%, Friday the 13th is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1980, which stands at 57%.
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