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Firestarter
Never play with fire.
Genres
HorrorScience Fiction
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$12000000
Revenue
$15000000
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
2022-05-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
740
Vote Average
5.486
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ryan Kiera Armstrong
Charlie McGee
Zac Efron
Andy McGee
Sydney Lemmon
Vicky Tomlinson-McGee
Kurtwood Smith
Dr. Joseph Wanless
Michael Greyeyes
John Rainbird
Gloria Reuben
Captain Jane 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
Morrissa Nicole
Young Nurse
Sheila Boyd
Esmerelda 'Essi' Manders
Darrin Maharaj
News Reporter
Danny Waugh
Sheriff Perry
Lanette Ware
Principal Lewis
Hunter Smalley
First Kid
Isaac Murray
Second Kid
Nicholas Vilord
Third Kid
Vas Saranga
Agent Jules
Shane Marriott
Control Room Guard
Moses Nyarko
Man in Street Clothes
Claire Armstrong
Agent Gail
Xavier Lopez
Research Assistant
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