Friday the 13th (2009)

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  • Opened February 13, 2009 
  • 1 hr 37 min
  • R | strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • Against the advice of locals and police, Clay (Jared Padalecki) scours the eerie woods surrounding Crystal Lake for his missing sister. But the rotting cabins of an abandoned summer camp are not the only things he finds. Hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees lies in wait for a chance to use his razor-sharp machete on Clay and the group of college students who have come to the forest to party. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo, Derek Mears
  • Director: Marcus Nispel
  • Genres: Horror

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why was this movie remade?!

by jragusa538

The remake is extreamly violent and should never happened. Although i am a fan of Jarred Padelacki and Daniella Panabaker, i think the parts should have gone to new-b actors. I think that the...

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the best friday the 13th i have ever seen!! a lot of bloody fun and a very good movie...

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Critic Reviews

75
Entertainment Weekly
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However, this film is (be)head and shoulders above the recently reanimated likes of "Prom Night" and "My Bloody Valentine." Read full review

50
Miami Herald
| Rene Rodriguez

A surprisingly straightforward romp in slasher-flick cliches, Friday the 13th is replete with gee-whiz gore, gratuitous sex and nudity and party-loving teens with a penchant for ending up on the wrong end of a pick ax. Read full review

50
TV Guide
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It's not an openly meta take on the genre like "Scream," but it's a slasher movie for people who love slasher movies, and if your heart will flutter when a woodchipper casually appears in the first act, it's probably worth watching. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Nispel is no Rob Zombie - who achieved something akin to brilliance with his 2007 Halloween remake. What's more, as influential as it's been, Friday the 13th was never that great. Read full review

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Julianna Guill as Bree and Derek Mears as Jason in "Friday the 13th."