Firestarter

"Never play with fire."

May 12 2022 R NA
Sci-Fi, Thriller

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.

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Plot

After being experimented on by a secret government entity called The Shop, Andy McGee develops psychic powers and meets the love of his life. Together they have a daughter with a power of her own and The Shop will stop at nothing to get them back.

Written by

Stephen King, Scott Teems

Directed by

Keith Thomas

Cast

Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Blumhouse Productions, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Weed Road Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

7 nominations total

Trailers
Official Trailer
Home Video Trailer
Featurettes
Firestarter | Things We Learnt From Firestarter | Bonus Feature
Scores
# of Votes
24,344
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
32
Popularity
NA