Video game-loving Tweens and Teens might be asking if they can see this one. But can they? What is the true age rating of Five Nights At Freddy’s movie? Can your kids watch this one? We’re covering the 7 big things parents need to know about the age rating for Five Nights At Freddy’s movie in this parents guide.
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About Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie
The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen.
The film follows Mike (Josh Hutcherson; Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise) a troubled young man caring for his 10-year-old sister Abby (Piper Rubio; Holly & Ivy, Unstable), and haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother more than a decade before.
Recently fired and desperate for work so that he can keep custody of Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria.
But Mike soon discovers that nothing at Freddy’s is what it seems.
With the aid of Vanessa, a local police officer (Elizabeth Lail; You, Mack & Rita), Mike’s nights at Freddy’s will lead him into unexplainable encounters with the supernatural and drag him into the black heart of an unspeakable nightmare.
Watch the Five Nights At Freddy’s movie trailer.
Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Age Rating: What Ages Can Really Watch This One?
Five Nights At Freddy’s movie is rated PG-13 for strong violent content, bloody images, and language. But what specifically does that mean for your family? I break it down to give you more details before you take your young teens and tweens to the movie.
Age Rating of Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie: Parents Guide (7 Big Things)
Can your kids watch this one? What is the age rating of Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie?
This parent’s guide will help you decide if your family can handle the seven big issues with movies and shows: mature topics, gore, violence, language, sex, romance, and nudity. We’ll also give the Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie age rating and age-appropriate recommendations.
Photosensitivity warning: There are scenes with flashing lights and strobes in FNAF movie.
Language
There is some language and multiple swears in Five Nights At Freddys.
Your kids will hear:
- sh!t
- @sshole
- @ss
- idiot
- heck
- h@ll
Age Rating of Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie: Is It Safe For Teens When It Comes To Sex, Romance, and Nudity?
There’s no romance, sex or nudity in the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie.
Pretty clean on this scale for everyone involved.
Violence and Gore: Is Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Too Scary For Kids Under 13?
There are some intense and scary moments in the movie, but FNAF is absolutely nailing a PG-13 rating here.
There are jump scares and there are deaths that occur, but much of it happens in shadows which makes things less gory.
Your family will see dead bodies and brutal deaths along with some blood, but things like blood splatter or truly grisly images are pretty rare.
Is Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Ok For Kids: Mature Topics
The biggest concern for mature topics in the movie- besides killer robots, of course- is the storyline of children who go missing.
Every parents worst nightmare- and every older child who is put in charge of a younger child as well- comes true.
The images and scenes of a child’s abduction are replayed multiple times in the movie and is a focal point.
It may be too intense for kids who have a great fear of being snatched by a stranger.
Is There an End Credit Scene In FNAF Movie?
There is not an end-credit scene but there is a short mid-credit scene you’ll want to stick around for. Especially if gaming is your biggest fandom!
Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Parents Guide: Is Appropriate For Kids Under 13?
As always, you know your kids best.
We think kids who are good with jump scares and enjoy PG-13-level horror movies should be fine with this one.
I’d suggest kids 12 and up for Five Nights At Freddy’s movie if they have some experience with scary movies.
Parents could always preview this one as well, which isn’t a bad idea.
It is streaming on Peacock, so it could be a good place for parents to watch before allowing the kids to see it in the theater.
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Patty Holliday is a parent movie reviewer, writer, and podcaster living in the Washington, DC area. Her goal is to bridge the gap between casual fandom and picky critic with parent movie and television reviews. As a lifelong fangirl and pop culture connoisseur, she’s been creating online since 2009. You can find her work at No-Guilt Disney.com, No-Guilt Fangirl.com, No-Guilt Life, and as host of the top-rated No-Guilt Disney Podcast.