Movies Like Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a 1989 horror, thriller film from Rob Hedden with a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2.

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Friday the 13th

1980

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

6.4

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Friday the 13th Part 2

1981

Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.

6.2

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Friday the 13th Part III

1982

An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve friends. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason, who stalks them at every turn...

5.9

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

6.1

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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

5.3

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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

1986

Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.

6.3

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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

1988

Tina Shepard, a telekinetic teenage girl, accidentally unchains Jason from his watery grave, allowing him to go on another killing spree in the area.

5.5

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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

1993

Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches.

4.6

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Jason X

2001

In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled, not to live, but to research the ancient, rusting artifacts of the long-gone civilizations. But it's not the harmful environment that could prove fatal to the intrepid, young explorers who have just landed on Old Earth. For them, it's Friday the 13th, and Jason lives!

4.9

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#10

Freddy vs. Jason

2003

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Halloween Ends

2022

Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

6.1

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#12

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

1988

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

New Nightmare

1994

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

6.5

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#15

Wolf Creek 2

2013

Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.

6.4

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#16

Madman

1981

Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.

5.0

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#17

Scream 2

1997

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

6.5

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#18

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

6.2

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#19

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

6.7

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#20

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

5.4

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan?

The top films similar to Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan by MovieMagicScore are Friday the 13th (6.4), Friday the 13th Part 2 (6.2), Friday the 13th Part III (5.9). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan worth watching?

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10 from 1,152 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan?

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) is a horror, thriller film directed by Rob Hedden, starring Jensen Daggett, Sharlene Martin, Scott Reeves.

Where can I find more recommendations like Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan?

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This ranked list pairs Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), a horror and thriller film from Rob Hedden, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jensen Daggett take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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