Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Five Nights at Freddy's is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Five Nights at Freddy's follows Mike, a security guard struggling to keep custody of his young sister, Abby, as he accepts a night-shift job at an abandoned pizzeria. The film received a PG-13 rating primarily for…

Five Nights at Freddy's is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Five Nights at Freddy's follows Mike, a security guard struggling to keep custody of his young sister, Abby, as he accepts a night-shift job at an abandoned pizzeria. The film received a PG-13 rating primarily for sequences of violence involving sentient, murderous animatronic mascots and intense, sustained…

There is no sexual content in the film.

The film features moderate violence, including stabbings, impalements, and bloody injuries caused by mechanical animatronics. Several characters are attacked, resulting in visible blood and traumatic wounds, though the gore is generally presented without…

Mild profanity is present, with occasional uses of 'shit', 'crap', and 'ass' throughout the dialogue.

There are brief, non-glorified depictions of prescription pill use, alcohol consumption, and smoking.

The film explores dark themes of serial child murder, child neglect, and the trauma of abduction. These mature concepts are central to the plot, as the ghosts of murdered children haunt the protagonists.

Five Nights at Freddy's runs 110 minutes, directed by Emma Tammi, released in 2023.

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