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  • 2003
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Get ready for the ultimate showdown! Freddy Krueger, the psychopath from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series resurrects Jason Voorhees, the equally iconic madman from the "Friday the 13th" film series. With a terrified town in the middle, the two titans of terror enter into a horrifying showdown of epic proportions, alternating betwe...

Directed By: Ronny Yu

Written By: Wes Craven, Victor Miller, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift

  • 2003
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2003
  • R
  • New Line Cinema
  • 1 h 37 m

Freddy vs. Jason

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
37
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 526 User Ratings
8.3
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Summary Get ready for the ultimate showdown! Freddy Krueger, the psychopath from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series resurrects Jason Voorhees, the equally iconic madman from the "Friday the 13th" film series. With a terrified town in the middle, the two titans of terror enter into a horrifying showdown of epic proportions, alternating betwe...

Directed By: Ronny Yu

Written By: Wes Craven, Victor Miller, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
37
14% Positive
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
13 Reviews
41% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
37
14% Positive
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
13 Reviews
41% Negative
12 Reviews

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70
To the fan of ’80s slashers, this return to glorious excess is a beautiful thing.
By Luke Y. Thompson FULL REVIEW
50
Tremendous energy, outrageous humor, dazzling technical finesse -- and a numbing amount of violence, brutality, bloodshed and all-out savagery. It is downright depressing to think about all that vigorous cinematic artistry and expertise aimed so low.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 526 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
412 Ratings
14% Mixed
74 Ratings
8% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 526 User Ratings
8.3
78% Positive
412 Ratings
14% Mixed
74 Ratings
8% Negative
40 Ratings

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10
Sosmooth1982
Dec 22, 2022
I was so excited to hear this movie coming out. It didn't disappoint. My two greatest horror killers of all time battling each other. Love this movie.
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10
Defame
Apr 30, 2021
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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50
The best way to sum up Freddy Vs. Jason is: good concept, mediocre execution.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
42
Doesn't have any of the creepy suspense that graced the first "Friday" movies, and very little of the Daliesque dream imagery of the early "Nightmares." It's just a slam-bang succession of gross-out mutilations, played for giggles.
By William Arnold FULL REVIEW
38
Since there can be no suspense, the point is to enjoy the hewing of limbs and the severing of necks, to delight in chopped-off fingers and gouged-out eyes. The title characters are embodiments of utter evil, right?
By Lawrence Toppman FULL REVIEW
30
This dumb, only intermittently (though sometimes even intentionally) funny sequel presumes that since almost everything else from the 1980's has come back, why not the cynosures of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" movies?
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
20
Formulaic hodge-podge that trades on a certain demographic's affection for the bogeymen of their formative years.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
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10
Consort
Apr 25, 2021
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ChunkDump
Dec 22, 2020
kelly rowland is in it and it was a comedy at some points. entertaining kills and crzy twist at the end that never manifested a sequel. still waiting.
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5
JPK
Jul 4, 2019
This Is Just Odd Freddy vs Jason is fun to watch, But was it even really necessary!?
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2
Titanic21
Mar 18, 2018
Woah, this movie really ****. It's not that I didn't expect that before watching, when having seen the title already, but in the end this bunch of awkwardness even failed to motivate me laughing about it. In fact, all I remember from the night I've seen it is that this movie pretty much abuses every single horror-movie clichee I had in mind at that time. But due to the predictability of the scary moments and the complete irrelevance of the story this work completely fails to scare anyone. The characters are not emotional, and even the two antagonists don't work well together. When trying to be disgusting, this movie for real only is hilarious, especially to the fact that the forced amount of gore and blood are non more than a "horrify" element giving at least a little scariness to the seen. I give Freddy versus Jason a score of two, as the acting matches the given situation and the effects are pretty good for 2003 and the setting. Other than that; this movie is stupid and boring and should not be watched.
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MrTacoBob
Jul 11, 2017
Really? Freddy vs Jason? What 8 year old kid came up with that! Well anyways the movie is awful! None of the characters stand out and the story is just...well you know by now awful.
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Production Company New Line Cinema, Avery Pix, British Columbia Hydro Authority, Crystal Lake Entertainment, Sean S. Cunningham Films, WTC Productions, Yannix Technology Corporation
Release Date Aug 15, 2003
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
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Tagline The "Slicer"...The "Dicer"...And This Time, They're Not Any "Nicer"!
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Awards

Golden Schmoes Awards
• 3 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations

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