Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

109 min · Horror

USPG-13UK15AUMCA14A

73 BOLD

ScoutScore

Heads up before you watch. Notable content.

Five Nights at Freddy's scores 73 on the ScoutScore, which is Bold. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout maps 17 flagged scenes and 1 worth skipping.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	9
Caution	7
Skip	1

Content map

How the scenes we flagged in this movie divide up by kind. These are shares of what was flagged, not a level, and not a promise about anything we did not flag: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Flagged mostly for scary and dark.

Scary and dark	56%
Violence and action	33%
Themes	9%
Sexual content	none flagged
Substances	none flagged
Language	2%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content flagged. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the dotted line, which is 100. The scale has no ceiling, so a shape can cross it.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Caution Opening chase and attack
Heads up Mike attacks a stranger at the park
Heads up Aunt Jane threatens to take Abby away
Caution Animatronics kill the vandals
Heads up Scattered profanity
Heads up Ghost children and animatronics in the dark
Heads up Children's voices sing about the yellow rabbit
Heads up Bacon mentioned (dietary note)
Caution Dream children ask Mike to give up Abby
Caution Foxy attacks Mike; Freddy drags Abby away

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	M
CA	14A
GB	15
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Mike spends years trying to find out what happened to his brother Garrett, even when it puts him and Abby in danger. What do you think helps someone decide when holding on to something from the past is worth it, and when it might be time to let go?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

Every scene above is timed. The FilmScout app listens to the movie and taps you 30 seconds before each one, so you can skip it, mute it, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is Five Nights at Freddy's okay for kids?

Five Nights at Freddy's scores 73 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Bold tier. Heads up before you watch. Notable content. FilmScout has mapped 17 flagged scenes in it, covering action, theme, dark imagery. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for Five Nights at Freddy's?

73, which is the Bold tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Five Nights at Freddy's rated?

Five Nights at Freddy's is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA 14A, GB 15, US PG-13. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

Is it OK for your kid? The age-by-age answer

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Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.

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