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Firestarter

2022 ·1h 34m · ★ 5.5 (799)

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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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
0
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
Coming of Age

Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookfemale magicianfirelightheartedpsychicpsychic forcepsychic powerpyrokinesissecret government organizationsupernatural powertelepathy

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