Fans were excited when it was announced that there would be a film adaptation of one of the most popular horror video games, Five Nights at Freddy’s. From Blumhouse, the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man, the film finally made its way to theaters and to the streaming platform Peacock on October 27th. It stars Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Piper Rubio, Kat Conner Sterling, and Mary Stuart Masterson. The conic animatronic characters were created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
Five Nights at Freddy’s follows Mike and his 10-year-old sister Abby haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother more than a decade before. Recently fired and desperate for work in order to keep custody of Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, an abandoned theme restaurant. Mike however soon finds out that nothing at Freddy’s is what it seems.
After you’ve watched Five Nights at Freddy’s, here are 6 movies to check out next featuring the cast.
A Week Away (2021) – Kat Conner Sterling (Max)
Who else is in it: Bailee Madison, Kevin Quinn, Jahbril Cook, Iain Tucker, David Koechner, Sherri Shepherd, Ed Amatrudo
Synopsis: “Troubled teen Will Hawkins (Kevin Quinn) has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular (Bailee Madison), and sense of belonging in the last place he expected to find it.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Burn (2019) – Josh Hutcherson (Mike)
Who else is in it: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Suki Waterhouse, Shiloh Fernandez, Harry Shum Jr., James Devoti, Robert Figueroa
Synopsis: “When a gas station is held up at gunpoint by a desperate man in need of cash, a lonely and unstable gas station attendant, tired of being overshadowed by her more outgoing co-worker, finds an opportunity to make a connection with the robber.”
Where to watch: Freevee, Hulu, Prime Video
Countdown (2019) – Elizabeth Lail (Vanessa)
Who else is in it: Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Peter Facinelli, Dillon Lane, Matt Letscher, Tom Segura, Lana McKissack, Anne Winters
Synopsis: “When a young nurse (Elizabeth Lail) downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and death closing in, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, Vudu
Daniel Isn’t Real (2019) – Mary Stuart Masterson (Aunt Jane)
Who else is in it: Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Chase Sui Wonders, Katie Chang, Chukwudi Iwuji
Synopsis: “A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope.”
Where to watch: Kanopy, Starz
Holly & Ivy (2020) – Piper Rubio (Abby)
Who else is in it: Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, Marisol Nichols, Sadie Coleman, Anne Sward, Nova Patten, Jon Stafford, Carrie Morgan
Synopsis: “A contractor helps a woman renovate a house so she can adopt a sick neighbor’s two children.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, Hallmark Movies Now, Hoopla
The Perfect Score (2004) – Matthew Lillard (Steve Raglan)
Who else is in it: Chris Evans, Erika Christensen, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Greenberg, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam, Fulvio Cecere, Vanessa Angel, Lorena Gale, Tyra Ferrell
Synopsis: “Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV
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