Final Destination 5
Movie, 2011, Death's Design, Set in Before Flight 180
Final Destination 5 is #5 of 6 in release order and #1 of 6 in chronological order in the Final Destination.
The story
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.
Final Destination 5 recap
On a company retreat bus, Sam Lawton has a vision of the North Bay Bridge collapsing. He gets his co-workers off in time: his ex Molly, his friend Peter, Peter's girlfriend Candice, the sleazy Isaac, Olivia, Nathan and their boss Dennis. The bridge falls as Sam saw. William Bludworth, now the coroner, tells them that if they kill someone who was not meant to die, they take that person's remaining life. Candice dies in a gymnastics accident, Isaac at a spa, and Olivia during laser eye surgery. Nathan accidentally kills a co-worker, Roy, in a factory and thinks he is safe. Peter, unhinged by Candice's death, decides to kill Molly to take her life, and kills an FBI agent instead.
Final Destination 5 ending explained
Sam kills Peter and takes his life. Sam and Molly board a plane to Paris: Flight 180. Alex Browning is thrown off the plane after his vision, and Sam and Molly die in the explosion, revealing the film as a prequel to the first. At Roy's wake, Nathan learns Roy had a brain aneurysm and was about to die anyway, just before the plane's landing gear crashes through the ceiling and kills him.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Final Destination 5
Final Destination 5 is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Final Destination, before Final Destination Bloodlines.
- Chronological order: first, before Final Destination.
What to watch before Final Destination 5
In release order, the essentials before Final Destination 5 (2011) are Final Destination (2000), Final Destination 2 (2003), Final Destination 3 (2006), and The Final Destination (2009).
Cast
- Nicholas D'Agosto as Sam
- Emma Bell as Molly
- Miles Fisher as Peter Friedkin
- Ellen Wroe as Candice Hooper
- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Olivia Castle
- P.J. Byrne as Isaac
- Arlen Escarpeta as Nathan
- David Koechner as Dennis
- Courtney B. Vance as Agent Block
- Tony Todd as Bludworth
- Brent Stait as Roy
- Roman Podhora as John
Directed by Steven Quale.