Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is brutally violent, scary, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is included with a subscription to Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 30/100 (IMDb 4.5, Rotten Tomatoes 12%, and Metacritic 14). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 40 min
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan higher (45) than critics (13). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $14 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+64GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan in 78 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 86 storytelling tropes for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, including Heart in the Wrong Place, Fish out of Water, Harpoon Gun.
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