Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Year: 2025

Runtime: 1 h 44 m

Language: english

Director: Emma Tammi

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One year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, the events have become a tongue‑in‑cheek local legend, prompting the town’s inaugural Fazfest. Former security guard Mike (Josh Hutcherson) and police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) continue to conceal the truth from Mike’s 11‑year‑old child.

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1

Opening scene at Freddy's

A terrified security guard unscrews a vent hoping to escape as monitors sweep the pizzeria’s rooms. He’s knocked out and later wakes strapped to a chair, a bear-shaped mask with gears and springs lowering over his face as he screams.

Opening scene, night Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria
2

The mask closes in

Moments after waking, he finds himself strapped to a chair with the terrifying mask descending. The room fills with whirs and clanks as the machine clamps down, sealing his fate and signaling Freddy’s deadly secret.

Soon after (night) Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria
3

Mike stops an abductor at the mall

Mike, a mall security guard, sees a man grab a girl and bolt. He tackles the man and fights to recover the child, but the ordeal ends with Mike being fired for his assault.

Daytime Mall
4

Night guard job offered but declined

A career counselor offers Mike a solo night security job at the long-closed Freddy’s. The counselor believes it’s a good fit for Mike’s loner lifestyle, but he declines due to the night shift.

Day Career counselor’s office
5

Eviction and Abby

Mike returns to an eviction notice and is left to raise Abby, his younger sister, on his own. He relies on Max the babysitter to help manage Abby’s care.

Evening Mike’s apartment
6

Garrett abducted in Mike’s Nebraska dream

That night, Mike dreams of a Nebraska camping trip with his parents. He loses track of his younger brother Garrett, who is abducted by a stranger, and Mike wakes powerless to stop it.

Night Nebraska woods (dream)
7

Custody hearing and decision

In a custody meeting, the caseworker notes Mike is central to Abby’s life but must prove he can hold a job. With no choice, Mike accepts the Freddy’s night guard job to keep Abby in his care.

Day Courtroom/caseworker’s office
8

Freddy's memories and Balloon Boy

Mike searches Freddy’s for clues and finds an old cassette portraying a happy family scene. A Balloon Boy statue in a locker chills him, and he falls asleep, dreaming again of Garrett’s abduction.

Night Freddy’s interior
9

Jane’s scheme to ruin Mike

In a diner, Jane hires Max to sift through Mike’s belongings for dirt to use in the custody battle. Max suspects Mike is mostly harmless, aside from his excessive sleep and protective instincts.

Evening Diner
10

The break-in and the carnage

That night, Max, Jeff, and friends break into Freddy’s and disturb the animatronics. Chica launches Mr. Cupcake at a man, another friend is killed by Bonnie, and a victim is dragged away as the creatures roam the building.

Night Freddy’s
11

Vanessa explains the haunt and warns

The next day, Vanessa visits Mike and explains Freddy’s haunted history and William Afton’s role. She demonstrates the animatronics’ autonomy, warns against bringing Abby back, and hands Mike sleeping pills she found at the scene.

Next day Mike’s house
12

The infiltration and rescue begins

With Max dead and Abby in danger, Mike is drawn back to Freddy’s. Vanessa provides information about infiltrating the facility and the means to incapacitate the animatronics with electricity, then leaves. Mike decides to press on to protect Abby.

Evening Freddy’s
13

Final confrontation at Freddy’s

Mike sneaks into Freddy’s with Vanessa’s guidance, tases Freddy and Bonnie, and follows Abby toward the back rooms. The yellow bunny reveals itself as William Afton, and the ghosts empower the animatronics against him.

Night Freddy’s back rooms
14

William falls, Vanessa in a coma

The fight ends with William impaled by a spring-lock mechanism and dragged away by the animatronics. Vanessa is stabbed and collapses into a coma, while Mike and Abby make a narrow escape with Abby’s safety as their priority.

Confrontation night Freddy’s back rooms
15

Aftermath and a hint of a sequel

Sometime later, Mike and Abby visit Vanessa in the hospital and reaffirm their bond. William remains trapped in a yellow bunny suit, and a final line hints the danger may return. A post-credits Balloon Boy statue sits in the taxi, foreshadowing more trouble.

Some time later Hospital; Freddy’s
16

Post-credits tease

In a taxi, a Balloon Boy statue sits behind the driver, a chilling sign that the haunt may not be finished.

Post-credits Taxi

Last Updated: December 04, 2025 at 15:33

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