Final Destination 5

"Death has never been closer."

2011 1h 31m EN

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Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death’s sinister agenda.

“Death has never been closer.”

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Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto
Sam
Emma Bell
Molly
Miles Fisher
Peter Friedkin
Ellen Wroe
Candice Hooper
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
Olivia Castle
P.J. Byrne
Isaac
Arlen Escarpeta
Nathan
David Koechner
Dennis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Quale
Writers: Eric Heisserer
Languages: English, Cantonese
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Cantonese.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Final Destination Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Quale, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nicholas D'Agosto and Emma Bell and Miles Fisher carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Quale directs. Brian Pearson behind the camera. Brian Tyler scores. Eric A. Sears cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Cantonese.

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1Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Cantonese.
4Part of the "Final Destination Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Steven Quale, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nicholas D'Agosto and Emma Bell and Miles Fisher carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Death has never been closer.".
10IMDB entry: tt1622979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "sequel", "prequel", "premonition", "accidental death".

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Pearson
Original score: Brian Tyler
Editing: Eric A. Sears
Production design: David Sandefur
Costume design: Jori Woodman
Makeup / hair: Toby Lindala
VFX supervisor: Miles Lauridsen
Sound: Jon Title
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $157,887,643
Return: 395% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Final Destination 5 (2011)

Part of

Final Destination Collection

Final Destination is a series of horror films centered on the themes of fatalism, predestination, and precognition, in relation to death.

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John Chard2015-08-02
★ 7.5/10
You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby. Hee, no surprise to find great division among horror fanatics, whatever the film or franchise, hot debate - even furious anger - can be found. FD5 has unsurprisingly garnered mixed reactions, but even allowing for the fact that as an idea it's a series that can't get better, part 5 is a considerable step up from the very poor part 4. It also boasts a neat trick of the tail, where some ingenuity is used to bring the series full circle, with a glint in the eye and a bloody tongue in the cheek. Once again the opening and closing credit sequences are superb, doffing its cap to what is undoubtedly a very popular horror franchise. The disaster that underpins the formula is one of the best to be staged, a mighty bridge collapse that terrifies and thrills in equal measure. Then of course it's same old same old, which you would think anyone venturing into watch would expect anyway. Acting is as usual mixed, but the deaths are up to the ingenious standard set throughout all the other films, and then a narrative twist at the finale arrives to seal the deal for a rollicking good time. We even get a welcome return of Tony Todd - Bonus! If it proves to be the final Final Destination then it's a fitting closure, because there is thought here. Anyone taking on another will have to come up with a whole new idea to appease the horror hordes. Enough Now. 7.5/10
Wuchak2018-11-17
★ 7/10
One of the best of the franchise, if not THE best The first "Final Destination" movie in 2000 was a rather innovative 'Dead Teenager Movie' in that the killer was Death itself, an invisible spirit. A group of people, mostly youths, escape a great tragedy due to a premonition of one of them and the rest of the movie involves the Grim Reaper systematically slaying the kids who cheated Death in various creative ways, usually an unlikely chain of events. The opening tragedy in the first film was a plane crash, in the second a highway pile-up, in the third a rollercoaster mishap, in the fourth a racetrack calamity. In this fifth and most recent film (2011) it’s a spectacular bridge collapse and it’s probably the best opening tragedy of the franchise. All of the movies in the series tell the same basic story with different characters and minor nuances; all of them are of the same high quality of technical filmmaking. Whether you prefer one or another depends on your preference for cast members and the death sequences (and the locations). Other than these factors they're all basically the same. "Final Destination 5" features Nicholas D'Agosto as the main protagonist with Emma Bell as his blonde girlfriend. Tom Cruise lookalike, Miles Fisher, is also on hand while Ellen Wroe plays the gymnast. Meanwhile Tony Todd returns as the creepy coroner who seems to know more about the situation than he should. While it’s true that you know exactly how this film will play out if you've seen the first four installments, or any of them, there are some highlights beyond the females. For one, this movie has a superb score and soundtrack, at least on par with the previous installment. Aside from featuring the most thrilling opening tragedy, there are several creative death scenes involving a gymnast accident, an Asian spa, eye surgery, a factory mishap and a restaurant altercation. This entry also throws in a unique twist that I’m not going to give away (but if you’ve seen the trailer you already know what it is). There’s an additional surprise at the end, which nicely wraps up the five-movie franchise. The film runs 92 minutes and, like the first three films, was shot in the Vancouver area (the fourth film was shot in the East). GRADE: B+
Andre Gonzales2023-05-16
★ 8/10
Part 5 has a lot more interesting ways to have people killed. There getting wiser and smarter with every killing.