Director: Emma Tammi
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson
Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2025 American horror-thriller film directed by Emma Tammi, based on the massively popular video game franchise of the same name. It follows a desperate young man who takes a night-security job at an abandoned family pizza restaurant, only to discover the building's darkly animatronic inhabitants have sinister plans of their own.
What is Five Nights at Freddy's about?
Mike Schmidt is a struggling man carrying the weight of a difficult past who takes a graveyard-shift security position at the long-shuttered Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, bringing his younger sister along for the nights while he works. What appears to be a straightforward, if lonely, overnight gig quickly unravels as Mike discovers the animatronic animal characters that fill the darkened dining room are far from dormant. Something dangerous and inexplicable stirs inside those mechanical shells, and each passing hour brings Mike closer to a confrontation he is completely unprepared for. The deeper he looks, the more he suspects the restaurant holds secrets tied to tragedies that have never been resolved.
Cast & crew
Josh Hutcherson, widely recognized for his role in The Hunger Games series, leads the film as Mike Schmidt, bringing a grounded intensity to the beleaguered protagonist. Piper Rubio plays his younger sister. Elizabeth Lail appears as a local police officer, while Matthew Lillard delivers a memorably unsettling supporting performance. Mary Stuart Masterson rounds out a cast that also includes Kat Conner Sterling, David Lind, and Christian Stokes.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Five Nights at Freddy's offers an accessible entry point into the American horror tradition of institutional dread — the kind rooted not in supernatural folklore but in the creeping wrongness of a familiar, ordinary place. The animatronic-horror subgenre has carved out a devoted global fanbase, and this film translates the tension of the games into a cinematic form. It is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it an easy watch for the whole household without needing any Farsi subtitles. The film's pacing and creature design speak to a broadly shared appetite for horror that does not rely on cultural specificity.
Where & how to watch
Five Nights at Freddy's is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles. You can watch on the web, on your TV screen, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start and cancel anytime.