Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 5, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
14

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
30
IGNMatt DonatoDec 5, 2025
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gives sequels, video game adaptations, and gateway horror movies a bad name. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDec 5, 2025
Much of the original cast and creative team have reunited for this wholly unnecessary sequel, which once again proves that oversized animatronic animal figures, no matter how homicidal their behavior, are more laughable than scary. Read full review
30
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeDec 5, 2025
Ultimately, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 makes no effort to expand its appeal beyond its built-in audience of gamers. Read full review
30
Screen DailyTim GriersonDec 4, 2025
The killer mascots may spring the coop, but this sequel never breaks free of its own conventionality. Read full review
30
Screen RantAlex HarrisonDec 4, 2025
The dialogue is clunky and almost universally awkwardly performed, much more so than in the first movie. The tonal mix of horror and silliness feels more jarring than complementary, and the filmmaking, which could accomplish so much just by sticking to genre fundamentals, is often egregiously sedate. Read full review
25
The Daily BeastNick SchagerDec 5, 2025
[Its] sole imperative appears to be boring its audience to death. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDec 9, 2025
A laughably cheesy, empty-headed follow-up that makes the mediocre prior film shine in comparison. Read full review
20
NMEJames MottramDec 5, 2025
Despite the odd flash of gore (this is a ‘15’ certificate, so expect minimal scares), the film’s biggest crime is that it’s utterly boring. Read full review
20
The GuardianJesse HassengerDec 4, 2025
Like a lot of movies, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has its own souvenir popcorn bucket. This may be the first one where the bucket is more entertaining than the feature. Read full review
20
VarietyOwen GleibermanDec 4, 2025
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is a supernatural video-game slasher movie of astonishing clunky crudeness. No, the movie isn’t dumb fun. It’s flat-out bad, maybe even worse than the first film. Read full review
10
Next Best PictureCody DericksDec 4, 2025
There’s simply nothing of value here, not even the thrill of an adrenaline rush from a cheap jump scare. Any attempts at shock are hollow and laughable. The viewer is likely to leave the theater feeling similar to how Josh Hutcherson appears in this film, understandably checked out, vacant, and simply worn down. Read full review
0
The Travers TakePeter TraversDec 5, 2025
An inexcusable horror sequel that lowers the bar to zero in terms of fun and fright. The only thing that scares me is this turd’s inevitable box-office success. Read full review
0
The Associated PressMark KennedyDec 4, 2025
It’s an incoherent mess, something that, back in the day, would be straight to DVD. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has an after-school special vibe with no real horror and no real awareness that it should. Read full review
0
The A.V. ClubJacob OllerDec 3, 2025
Its entire third act is just expectation for a third movie that hopefully never comes. It is a bare minimum branding experiment, a dumb thing designed to be recognized with the hope that enjoyment will simply follow. Read full review
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