Friday the 13th not only features one of the most iconic faces in the slasher genre, but it is also one of the longest-running horror franchises to date. The original film came out in 1980 and opened to mixed to positive reviews. Paramount Pictures took that initial success and used it to create several sequels featuring Jason Voorhees.

Like most horror franchises, the original is often considered the best in the Friday the 13thseries. Everybody has their own personal favorite in the series, but here is a ranking of the Friday the 13th movies, based on their Tomatometer score.

Friday the 13th Part VIII- Jason Takes Manhattan- 8%

The Friday the 13th film with the lowest score on Rotten Tomatoes is the eighth film in the series: Jason Takes Manhattan. The film sees Jason hunt a group of teenagers who are on a boat on their way to New York City. Many people complained that the film didn’t feature Manhattan enough, despite the title indicating otherwise.

Friday the 13th Part VIII- Jason Takes Manhattan was the final film distributed by Paramount Pictures, with New Line Cinema taking over the franchise thereafter. Even though Paramount ended their run with the franchise on a dud, New Line Cinema didn’t do much better.

Friday the 13th Part 3- 12%

Friday the 13th Part 3 saw Jason wear his now-iconic hockey mask for the first time, but other than that, the sequel didn’t do much for the franchise. The director of the first sequel, Steve Miner, returned to direct the film, with Richard Brooker taking on the mantle of Jason.

Much like Part 2, Part 3 didn’t go over well with critics, with many people complaining that it wasn’t different enough from the first two films. The plot is the same as it is in many of the sequels, with a new group of teenagers coming to Camp Crystal Lake to unknowingly get slashed by Jason. This sequel definitely had more guts but didn’t get more glory than other sequels.

Friday the 13th Part V- A New Beginning-16%

The fifth Friday the 13th movie is subtitled A New Beginning, but it probably should have been the end. Like the two sequels before Part V, A New Beginning did poorly with fans and critics.

A New Beginning included just as much, if not more, nudity and gore than previous sequels, but this time around, viewers don’t know if Jason is actually behind the killings. The film makes the main character, an adult Tommy Jarvis, wonder if he is actually behind the killings or if Jason is back from the dead. Unfortunately for critics of the series, it was the latter.

Jason X- 19%

With Jason X, New Line Cinema not only suffered from poor reviews, but also from a low box office return. The tenth Friday the 13th film takes place in space, which right off the bat is a bad sign for the future of the series.

After scientists experiment on Jason to figure out how he has invincibility, the film takes a time jump to the year 2455. New Line tried to briefly turn the horror franchise into a Sci-Fi one, and despite the film coming out nearly a decade after its predecessor, fans and critics just couldn’t get behind space Jason.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter- 20%

As the title suggests, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was supposed to be the end of the series. However, the film ended up making enough money at the box office to convince Paramount Pictures to continue the franchise.

Many people considered The Final Chapter to be slightly better than Part III, but that isn’t saying much. The fourth Friday the 13th’s cast includes The Goonies star Corey Feldman, who actually manages to kill Jason Voorhees. Unfortunately, as the entries above make clear, Jason didn’t stay dead for long.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday- 24%

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday was the first film distributed by New Line Cinema after they acquired the franchise from Paramount. Instead of Jason going around slashing teens, New Line tried a new angle to the series and had Jason’s soul possess other people to have them do his killing.

By the end of the film, Jason winds up in Hell, but not before Freddy reaches up from the ground and grabs his hockey mask. With New Line Cinema acquiring the property and the introduction of Freddy at the end of the film, one can’t help but wonder why they called it The Final Friday.

Friday The 13th (2009)- 26%

The reboot of Friday the 13th, which came out in 2009, currently sits with a 26% on Rotten Tomatoes. Much like the A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, most fans and critics panned the Friday the 13th reboot. The film starred Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, and Amanda Righetti, as well as Derek Mears, who took on the role of Jason Voorhees at a daunting 6’ 5’’.

Friday the 13thcame out six years after Freddy vs. Jason, so fans were expecting to see the reboot add something fresh to the franchise. Unfortunately, they didn’t get their wish.

Friday the 13th Part 2- 28%

After the success Friday the 13th in 1980, Paramount Pictures was quick to make a sequel. Friday the 13th Part 2 hit theaters less than a year after the original, meaning development and production on the film was no doubt rushed, and it shows in the finished product.

Despite the negative reviews of Friday the 13th Part 2, the film did introduce the adult version of Jason. The original film only briefly showed the deformed Jason jumping from the lake, but Part 2 introduces the version of Jason that would be used for the rest of the series.

Friday the 13th Part VII- The New Blood- 32%

One of the sequels that was slightly better received than others was Friday the 13th Part VII- The New Blood. This film featured a girl with telekinesis abilities, which made many people refer to the film as Jason vs Carrie. This film was also the first film featuring Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, who took over the role from C.J. Graham.

Hodder is a fan-favorite Jason actor, but unfortunately, all of his films after The New Blood were panned critically. Friday the 13th Part VII- The New Blood didn’t get good reviews, but it’s certainly considered better than the majority of the sequels

Freddy Vs. Jason- 42%

Freddy Vs. Jason was a film fans had been looking forward to for years. Unfortunately, the opportunity for Freddy Krueger to meet Jason Voorhees couldn’t happen until New Line Cinema owned both properties.

The film was directed by Bride of Chucky director Ronny Yu and starred Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger in the lead roles. Freddy vs. Jason is incredibly gory, has a ton of nudity, and most fans of the series loved the film. It stayed faithful to each franchise while delivering a funny, brutal, and all-around fun showdown between two slasher icons.

Friday the 13th Part VI- Jason Lives- 52%

The sixth film in the Friday the 13th series is often considered the best sequel of the bunch. In Friday the 13th Part VI- Jason Lives, Jason is once again resurrected, this time by a lightning storm. Jason returns to stalk and murder more campers at Camp Crystal Lake (renamed Camp Forest Green).

The plot might sound similar to most of the sequels, but many people enjoyed this film for its witty script, supporting characters, and stellar makeup. Jason Lives still may not be considered a “good” horror movie, but it is often considered one of the best Friday the 13th films.

Friday the 13th (1980)- 62%

Like most long-running horror franchises, the original Friday the 13th is considered the best of the series with a fresh score of 62% on Rotten Tomatoes. The first film is what set everything up, with the story of a young boy drowning at camp while the camp counselors were fooling around.

Jason’s mother turns out to be the villain of the film, taking revenge on the counselors years after her son’s death. The original Friday the 13th had the right amount of scares, gore, and twists to keep people on their toes, all while introducing the now-iconic heroine Alice (Adrienne King).

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