13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide
Best Movies for Friday the 13th
When the calendar hits that superstitious date, there is really only one way to celebrate properly. You need a dimly lit room, a bowl of popcorn, and a rotation of teenagers making terrible life decisions at a summer camp. While the date is synonymous with Jason Voorhees, the “slasher in the woods” subgenre is a vast and bloody playground that extends far beyond Crystal Lake. As a critic who has sat through every iteration of the hockey mask saga (yes, even the one where he takes a boat to Manhattan), I can tell you that not all slashers are created equal.
13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide
13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide is a curated selection of 13 Movies spanning 1980 to 2022 across Friday the 13th, Horror · Horror and Thriller. Each title was handpicked by Movievia and ranked below from the strongest pick downward, so you can start at the top and discover your next watch — no endless scrolling, no algorithmic guesswork.
Friday the 13th (1980)
Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for years, haunted by the memory of a boy who drowned while counselors looked the other...
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Half a decade after the murders that put Camp Crystal Lake on the map, a fresh crop of counselors sets up shop...
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Jason Voorhees refuses to stay dead. After being pronounced gone on a hospital slab, he escapes back into the woods around Crystal...
The Burning (1981)
Cropsy was supposed to be a cautionary tale, the kind of story counselors whisper to frighten first-year campers. But the man behind...
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Tommy Jarvis has never fully believed Jason Voorhees is gone, and his paranoia drives him back to the cemetery for one last...
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Angela Baker arrives at Camp Arawak still carrying the trauma of a childhood tragedy that claimed her family. Quiet and withdrawn, she...
Friday the 13th (2009)
Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for years, its dark history buried under overgrowth and local legend. When a group of college-age...
The Final Girls (2015)
Max never knew her mother as a scream queen, only as a woman trying to get by. But when a freak accident...
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Horror's two most iconic slashers finally share a screen, and the result is exactly as gloriously excessive as fans spent two decades...
Fear Street: 1978 (2021)
Camp Nightwing, summer 1978. The rivalry between Shadyside and Sunnyvale kids is the least of their problems when something ancient and murderous...
Jason X (2001)
Four centuries from now, Earth is a dead planet, abandoned and toxic, visited only by researchers picking through the ruins of old...
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Five college friends drive out to a secluded cabin for a long weekend, and for a while it looks like every horror...
X (2022)
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly...
13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide
Celebrate the superstitious holiday with our list of the best movies for Friday the 13th. From Camp Crystal Lake classics to modern slasher hits.
Best Movies for Friday the 13th
A complete reference of every movie on this list, ranked in the editorial order above. Use this table as a quick scan: tap any title for the full movie page including trailer, synopsis, and streaming availability.
- 1 Friday the 13th (1980)
- 2 Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
- 3 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
- 4 The Burning (1981)
- 5 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
- 6 Sleepaway Camp (1983)
- 7 Friday the 13th (2009)
- 8 The Final Girls (2015)
- 9 Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- 10 Fear Street: 1978 (2021)
- 11 Jason X (2001)
- 12 The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- 13 X (2022)
Frequently asked
Which movie on the 13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide is the highest rated?
Fear Street: 1978 (2021) is the highest-rated film on the 13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide, with a viewer rating of 7.2/10. You can find it featured at the top of the ranked list above, along with the full lineup ordered from best to last so you always know which title to start with.
How many movies are on the 13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide?
The 13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide contains 13 movies, spanning 1980 to 2022, primarily within the Friday the 13th, Horror · Horror and Thriller genre. The selection is updated regularly as Movievia's editors discover new titles worth adding or refining the lineup based on viewer feedback and rating shifts.
Is the 13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide worth watching?
Yes — the 13 Best Movies for Friday the 13th: A Slasher Survival Guide carries an average viewer score of 6.2/10 across all 13 movies, well above the typical film average. Each entry was handpicked rather than algorithm-selected, so the list reads more like a recommendation from a friend with great taste than a generic top-100 dump. Start with the #1 pick at the top of the page.
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