Firestarter

Firestarter

Never play with fire.

R 2022 · 94 min · ★ 5.4 · Horror, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Keith Thomas · Written by Scott Teems

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Ryan Kiera Armstrong Charlie McGee
Zac Efron Andy McGee
Sydney Lemmon Vicky McGee
Kurtwood Smith Dr. Joseph Wanless
Michael Greyeyes Rainbird
Gloria Reuben Captain Hollister
John Beasley Irv Manders
Tina Jung Ms. Gardner
Hannan Younis Darla Gurney
Gavin MacIver-Wright Gavin
Jeremy Ferdman Eyes Man
Jamillah Ross Officer Pierce

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