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Friday the 13th (1980)
6.3/10on IMDb
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Start with the 1980 original, a camp mystery that takes its time making the counselors feel at home. Its long stretches of quiet make the changes in the next two films easier to hear and see.
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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
6.1/10on IMDb
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Part 2 gives Jason a larger role and keeps the woods close around the characters. Pair it with the original if you want to see how quickly a mystery about the camp became a series built around a single figure.
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Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
5.6/10on IMDb
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This is where Jason gets the hockey mask. The film was shot in 3D, and its habit of pushing things straight toward the camera makes it an especially playful relic of that format.
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
6.0/10on IMDb
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Tommy Jarvis enters the series here. The film makes a family home feel as exposed as the summer camps, giving the first stretch of the franchise a particularly tense stopping point.
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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
4.8/10on IMDb
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The fifth film follows Tommy to a home for troubled teenagers. Give it a place if you're following his story or want to see how the series plays with its own setup. Its whodunit structure is best approached cold.
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Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)
6.0/10on IMDb
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Tommy's attempt to make sure Jason stays dead has the opposite effect. This is an easy pick for a one-film detour, thanks to its dry jokes and willingness to go all in on supernatural horror.
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Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
5.2/10on IMDb
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Tina has telekinetic powers, which changes the rhythm of a series built around people trying to get away from Jason. Watch for the novelty of a survivor who can make the space around her fight back.
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
4.5/10on IMDb
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The trip to New York is largely a boat movie first. Treat the cruise as the main event and the city as the change of scenery at the end, and the title sets up fewer wrong expectations.
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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
4.1/10on IMDb
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This entry plays with the idea that Jason can move between bodies. Choose it if you're curious how far the series can get from a camp slasher while keeping the same villain at its center.
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Jason X (2001)
4.5/10on IMDb
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Jason winds up on a spaceship. The science-fiction setting is the draw, and the movie works as a detour if you want a variation on the premise without needing to untangle the camp's history.
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Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
5.8/10on IMDb
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Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees share a film, so its pleasures come from seeing dream logic run up against a villain who usually works in physical spaces. Watch it after Jason X to follow release order, or make it a crossover night on its own.
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Friday the 13th (2009)
5.5/10on IMDb
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The 2009 remake starts a fresh version of the Crystal Lake story. Keep it at the end of a release-order marathon, or use it for a standalone night when you want a quicker route to the familiar setup.
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