HorroRated archive entry
Five Nights at Freddy's
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Emma Tammi
- Written by
- Emma Tammi, Seth Cuddeback, Scott Cawthon
- Produced by
- Marc Mostman, Ryan Turek, Jennifer Scudder Trent, Jeremy Marshall, Vanessa Galvez, Emily Fay Higgins, Scott Cawthon, Russell Binder, Jason Blum, Bryan Binder, Beatriz Sequeira, Christopher H. Warner, Taylor Berry, Cynthia Francillon
Why it’s HorroRated
Five Nights at Freddy's is a video game adaptation that respects its source material's emotional core: missing children and the grief of a parent who never recovered. Josh Hutcherson gives the film more than it might've found otherwise and the animatronic work is exactly what the game promised. A horror film with more heart than its premise suggested.
Synopsis
The Five Nights at Freddy's adaptation prioritizes the game's mythology over its mechanics and delivers a family-accessible horror film with a genuine emotional hook. Josh Hutcherson gives the film more weight than the premise requires. More heart than its premise suggested.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- October 25, 2023
- Runtime
- 1 hour 50 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- PG-13
- Entry type
- Movie
