Freddy vs. Jason

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Freddy vs. Jason

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Released Aug 15, 2003

1h 37m

Horror

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Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won't stop chopping up Freddy's intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other.

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Critics Consensus

Fans of the two horror franchises will enjoy this showdown. But for everyone else, it's the same old slice and dice.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Scary, gory, nightmare-inducing slasher.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Brian Thomas

Chicago Reader

Director Ronny Yu loses energy when it shifts to the dumb teen protagonists, and the script faithfully wallows in cliches so ridiculous they border on Scary Movie territory.

Apr 5, 2010

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Time Out

It's pretty obvious where director Ronnie Yu's sympathies lie. Still, he can't find a satisfactory resolution to that old teaser about an implacable force vs the immovable object: how to kill off your cash cow and milk her too.

Jan 26, 2006

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

It is a shame to see so much CGI in 2 franchises known for their practical effects work, but once the script emerges from its introductory exposition phase, the film becomes clever enough to lift these flailing franchises back up from the depths of Hell.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 18, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It manages to combine two durable franchises in a manner that doubtless made mutual devotees of the Police Academy and Rambo series green with envy.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 20, 2024

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Cassondra Feltus

Black Girl Nerds

Freddy vs. Jason is an early-aughts slasher with laughable dialogue, creative kills, and tons of blood dripping, spraying, and gushing everywhere. It’s the gory good time that fans wanted and remains an entertaining end to two long-running franchises.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 13, 2023

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Gordo L

The ending is crazy and cool spoilers ahead like when in the final fight freddy trys kill a girl but it doesn't work then he realizes that he's in the real world that was crazy 10 out of 10

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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John R

Should've gotten a sequel. I'm team Jason 4 ever

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Jasper J

This movie is definetly not a masterpiece, but if you are a fan of either a nightmare on elm street or Friday the 13th, which I am for both, then chances are you will absolutely love this movie! The fights between Freddy and Jason are awesome, and the kills are amazing! A must watch for fans

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Eddie K

Awesome movie Freddy vs Jason is a fun movie that delivers a fight between the two killers in both dream and real worlds while the main characters are bad but the Freddy and Jason going on a killing spree that’s good and fight to the death 8/10 wish there was a sequel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Justin T

This film actually looks great, probably the best of both franchises. The pace is excellent with only momentary dull moments. Some of the effects are really cheesy but, for me, that adds to the enjoyment. There is lots of violence but not especially gory. The dropped frame effect is super annoying. The characters are engaging and this is also down to the excellent casting. The actual versus dream fight is pretty farcical and one-sided which was a shame. The real world versus fight was much better with a great conclusion. It’s fun overall and entertaining but far from the best of either franchise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Daniel S

I think it’s an incredible movie. I think people look too deep into it but if you love both franchises, the action scenes the story everything is pretty well done. Honestly, it’s up there as one of my favorite horror movies. It’s the perfect balance of comedy/horror you’ll see in early 2000s Movies people forget it’s not meant to replace anything. It’s simply a homage.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Synopsis

Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won't stop chopping up Freddy's intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other.

Director: Ronnie Yu
Producer: Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Yannix Technology Corp., New Line Cinema, WTC Productions, Avery Pix, Sean S. Cunningham Films
Rating: R (Gruesome Images|Drug Use|Strong Horror Violence|Language|Sexuality|Strong Gore)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.2M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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