Final Destination: Bloodlines

What’s it about?

Ever since a woman prevented dozens of people dying in a disaster in the 1960s, all the survivors and their descendants have been dying in freak accidents one by one. Now she and her family are next in line.

The facts

• Directed by Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
• Stars Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Richard Harmon, April Telek
• English language
• Runtime: 109 minutes
• 6th instalment in the Final Destination film franchise 

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.

Graphic injury detail

Final Destination: Bloodlines has many gruesome deaths, caused by freak accidents with a large amount of blood and injury shown in detail.

Some of the strongest moments of injury include:

• A drawn-out scene shows many gruesome deaths including people exploding as they fall from a height, people engulfed in flames, a child getting hit by a falling piano, and a person getting impaled on a spike.
• A garbage truck compactor crushes a character’s head. Another character attempts to pull them out but only pulls out their dismembered arm after their body is crushed.
• A character intentionally stands in a position where they are killed in a freak accident to prove to their family that their premonitions about death are real.
• A character’s nose piercing catches on a chain and they are hoisted to the ceiling.

Offensive language

Offensive language used includes ‘f**k’, ‘sh*t’, ‘b*tch’ and ‘a**hole.’

Youth Advisory Panel comments 

Three members of the Classification Office’s Youth Advisory Panel attended the screening of this film and gave feedback on the impact. They said:

• The film had a comedic tone rather than scary.
• Some of the extended scenes where it was clear death was coming made them squeamish.
• One said close-ups of hands being injured were more disturbing than the deaths.
• The franchise is well understood to be gory, and the audience will go in expecting to see lots of blood and gore.

When content stays with you:

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?