Firestarter
dir. Keith Thomas · 2022
Plot
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.
Why watch
"Firestarter" ignites a gripping exploration of parental love and the terrifying potential of a child's power, blending psychological horror with a tense survival narrative that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.