Friday the 13th (1980)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.4

Overview

In 1957, a young boy named Jason drowns in a lake near Camp Crystal Lake. The next year, two counselors are murdered. In 1980, a descendant of the original owners reopens Camp Crystal Lake with some counselors' help. The...

Starring Cast

Betsy Palmer • Adrienne King • Jeannine Taylor

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Betsy Palmer • Adrienne King • Jeannine Taylor

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film is primarily a slasher horror movie focused on suspense and survival, with its central conflict driven by personal revenge rather than any explicit political or ideological agenda. While it utilizes moralistic tropes common to the genre, these serve as narrative justifications for the horror rather than promoting a specific political viewpoint.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble and does not include any explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on horror and suspense, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporating any explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film "Friday the 13th" (1980) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and the horror elements, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within its storyline.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

As the inaugural film in the franchise, all characters in "Friday the 13th" (1980) are original creations. There is no prior source material or established canon from which characters' genders could have been swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

As the inaugural film in the franchise, all characters in "Friday the 13th" (1980) were original creations without prior established racial identities in source material or previous installments. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.