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Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning

Play trailer 1:51 Poster for Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning R Released Mar 22, 1985 1h 31m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) murdered hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees, he resides in a mental hospital and struggles with the trauma of the experience. When Tommy moves to an isolated halfway house, he has nightmares about Jason's return, and soon one of the patients (Dominick Brascia) is killed. As the body count grows, Tommy begins to question his sanity and wonder if Jason has risen from the dead. But, to determine the killer's identity, Tommy will need to survive.
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Austin Chronicle Rated: 0/5 Sep 3, 2011 Full Review Jeremiah Kipp Slant Magazine The tone is crude, raunchy, and leering, with kill scenes combined with more nudity than usual. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 12, 2009 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine The spiciest entry in the series, it boasts the most T&A, an incredible double homicide, a witty reference to A Place in the Sun, and yokels chopping chickens. Rated: 2/4 Sep 25, 2004 Full Review Michael Gingold Fangoria Director/co-writer Danny Steinmann does bring a rude energy to this entry, but there’s a gamy, trashy feeling to the whole thing. May 16, 2025 Full Review Sharai Bohannon A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast It's not a particularly interesting installment. Also, both endings leave a lot to be desired. Although, it's not the worst thing to happen to this franchise. Rated: 2/5 Dec 31, 2024 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Yet despite these changes, the film quickly ends up feeling like much of the same, and a lackluster version at that. Feb 1, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pedro Henrique C Honestly, each film in this franchise that I'm watching is getting worse and worse, there are only dumb and clueless characters in this film and the ending is disappointing. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Stephen C Successful sequel in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review mark t I'm pissed that vic the character who killed joey got away scot free i was hoping fake jason would find and kill him Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review CodyZamboni Z More mystery elements than the other movies in the series. As we try to guess the killer's ID, A few brutal kills, Movie has the most brightly lit nudity in the series, I liked the attractive girls, and the smart resourceful lead blonde girl and black kid, Movie also has the most uses of the word fawk in the series, Another big demerit., for the most annoying lead character in the series, Tommy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Garry A The kills sucked in this one. It's really a PG 13 film, not R. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Zachary E This is the weakest in the series. 15% out of 100 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) murdered hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees, he resides in a mental hospital and struggles with the trauma of the experience. When Tommy moves to an isolated halfway house, he has nightmares about Jason's return, and soon one of the patients (Dominick Brascia) is killed. As the body count grows, Tommy begins to question his sanity and wonder if Jason has risen from the dead. But, to determine the killer's identity, Tommy will need to survive.
Director
Danny Steinmann
Producer
Timothy Silver
Screenwriter
Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Danny Steinmann, Victor Miller, Tina Landau
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Georgetown Productions Inc., Paramount Pictures, Sean S. Cunningham Films, Terror Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Mono
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