Movies Like His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

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2017·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Alexandre O. Philippe

6 shared themes: special effects, special effects makeup, cinema history...Fans also liked

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020·2h 11m·★ 6.7·Danny Wolf

4 shared themes: cinema history, archive footage, interview...Fans also liked

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025·1h 28m·★ 7.6·Laurent Bouzereau

Themes: archive footage, making of, behind the scenesFans also liked

Wick Is Pain

2025·2h 7m·★ 7.6·Jeffrey Doe

Themes: archive footage, making of, behind the scenesFans also liked

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

2025·1h 57m·★ 8.1·Ally Pankiw

TMDB recommendsThemes: interview, behind the scenes

Back in Time

2015·1h 35m·★ 6.3·Jason Aron

Themes: film production, interviewFans also liked

Maria by Callas

2017·1h 53m·★ 7.2·Tom Volf

Themes: archive footage, behind the scenesFans also liked

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022·1h 41m·★ 6.2·Emma Cooper

Themes: archive footage, interviewFans also liked

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

2019·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Jeanie Finlay

Themes: making of, behind the scenesFans also liked

The Matrix Revisited

2001·2h 3m·★ 7.4·Josh Oreck

Themes: making of, behind the scenesFans also liked

Side by Side

2012·1h 39m·★ 7.6·Christopher Kenneally

Themes: interview, movie businessFans also liked

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Jeff McQueen

Themes: interview, movie businessFans also liked

Cinema Paradiso

1988·2h 4m·★ 8.5·Giuseppe Tornatore

Themes: censorship, movie business

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013·6h 40m·★ 8.4·Daniel Farrands

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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Andreas Baum

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Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic

2026·26m·★ 6.9·Eliot Rausch

Themes: making of, behind the scenes

Hidden Universe

2013·36m·★ 6.8·Russel Scott

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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022·1h·★ 7.3·David Gelb

Themes: making of, behind the scenes

How Good Is His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th?

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