Final Destination 5
NZ release: 01 September 2011
Graphic violence Rated on: 23 August 2011
What’s it about?
After Sam Lawton has a premonition of a deadly bridge collapse allowing him to save several colleagues, he soon realizes he and his friends can’t escape death’s plan. They must kill an innocent person during the collapse in order to survive their brutal fate.
The facts
- Directed by Steven Quale
- Starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, David Koechner, and Tony Todd
- English and Cantonese languages
- Runtime: 92 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Violence
Final Destination 5 follows people who are pursued by death, as they begin to die in a series of gruesome, bizarre “accidents.” People are sliced, impaled, and burned alive in what is a very gory film full of shocking scenes.
Some of the strongest moments of violence include:
- After a woman is sucked out a hole of an airplane, she gets split in half by one of the wings. The plane then explodes, killing her boyfriend as we see his face slowly cook brutally.
- As a man hangs from a bridge, hot tar spills all over him, melting his flesh before he falls.
- A support cable from the bridge snaps and hits a man, sending bloody pieces flying.
- Another man gets impaled through his face and torso by long metal poles.
Offensive language
The film contains frequent uses of the F-word, as well as the words “sh*t” and “b*tch.”
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