Friday the 13th Movies: Release Order
The complete Friday the 13th franchise chronicles the murderous legacy of Crystal Lake and its infamous killer Jason Voorhees across nearly three decades of horror cinema. Beginning as a straightforward revenge tale, the series evolved Jason from a vengeful human into an unstoppable supernatural force, cementing his status alongside Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger as a horror icon.
This theatrical release order shows the evolution of filmmaking techniques and the character's development through different creative teams and studios, culminating with the 2009 reboot that reimagined the origin story.
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Friday the 13th
Camp counselors attempting to reopen a summer camp are stalked and murdered by an unknown killer seeking revenge for a tragic drowning that occurred years earlier.
Friday the 13th Part 2
Five years after the tragic events at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors arrive in the area, unaware that the deadly legend continues to haunt the campgrounds.
Friday the 13th Part III
A group of friends spending the summer near Camp Crystal Lake find themselves hunted by the unstoppable killer Jason Voorhees. This third installment in the horror franchise delivers more slasher thrills as Jason continues his deadly rampage.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Jason Voorhees returns from the dead to terrorize a new group of teenagers and the nearby Jarvis family in this supposedly final installment of the slasher franchise.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Young Tommy, still traumatized by his previous encounters at Crystal Lake, finds himself at a halfway house for troubled teens where a new series of brutal murders begins. As bodies pile up, it appears that the masked killer Jason Voorhees has returned to continue his deadly rampage.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Tommy Jarvis accidentally brings the infamous killer Jason Voorhees back from the dead, unleashing another wave of terror at Camp Crystal Lake.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
A telekinetic teenage girl accidentally awakens the infamous killer Jason Voorhees from his watery grave, unleashing him for another deadly rampage at Crystal Lake.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Voorhees stalks a group of teenagers aboard a cruise ship headed to New York City, turning their voyage into a deadly nightmare.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
After being destroyed by an FBI task force, Jason Voorhees returns with a terrifying new power that allows him to possess the bodies of others.
Jason X
In the year 2455, a team of explorers returns to the abandoned and contaminated Earth to study ancient artifacts, but they soon discover that the infamous killer Jason Voorhees is still alive and hunting.
Freddy vs. Jason
When Freddy Krueger loses his power to haunt dreams due to fading fear, he manipulates Jason Voorhees into killing on Elm Street to restore his terrifying reputation.
Friday the 13th
A group of young adults visiting the abandoned Crystal Lake campsite encounter the masked killer Jason Voorhees in this reboot of the classic slasher franchise.
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