After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.
Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.
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Saturday the 14th Strikes Back1988
GoodWatch score 87
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GoodWatch score 73
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GoodWatch score 67October 30, 1981 · 1 h 16 min · PG
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday, Chekhov's Gun, Knight of Cerebus +9
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Fawesome
Shout! FactoryIn the United States, Saturday the 14th streams on Prime, Night Flight+, and Shout! Factory, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Shout! Factory TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 130 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 22 (IMDb 4.7, Rotten Tomatoes 9%, and Metacritic 13). Audiences rate it higher (42 out of 100) than critics (11).
Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988).
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.
Now and then: the humor is mostly absurd humor (6 of 10) and slapstick (5 of 10).
TV Tropes lists 44 tropes for it, including Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday, Chekhov's Gun, and Knight of Cerebus.
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