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Firestarter

2022 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.5

HorrorScience FictionThriller

For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

Based on Firestarter

Also known as Charlie

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Streaming on Netflix and Starz.

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Details
Years
2022
Release date
2022-05-12
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
94 min
Max quality
UHD
TMDB rating
5.5/10 (812 votes)
Budget
$12,000,000

Themes

  • fire
  • based on novel or book
  • telepathy
  • coming of age
  • secret government organization
  • psychic power
  • psychic
  • female magician
  • supernatural power
  • psychic force
  • lighthearted
  • pyrokinesis

Cast & crew

Directed by Keith Thomas