Five Nights at Freddy's(2023)
2023 · Emma Tammi · 110 min
Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems.
Horror · Thriller
7.35.2k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Five Nights at Freddy's scares
Watching it feels more like a spooky theme-park walkthrough than a real scare-fest, with long stretches of poking around a dark building followed by sudden animatronic pop-ups. The threat comes from ghosts and something otherworldly tied to the mascots, not from a human killer, and the blood on screen is kept very light for a PG-13 crowd. It's built to give you a jolt and a fun shiver rather than leave you shaken, and it works best for fans of the game or younger horror watchers easing into the genre. Don't expect heavy dread or anything that sticks with you after the credits roll.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Five Nights at Freddy's rates psychological 2/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 25 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, PG-13-friendly build with a gentle first half that settles into recurring jump-scare waves before a busier final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Five Nights at Freddy's?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Five Nights at Freddy's rates 2/5 — moderately scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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