Never play with fire.
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.
Firestarter (2022) is a horror and science fiction film directed by Keith Thomas, released on May 12, 2022 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon and Kurtwood Smith. Viewers rate it 5.4 out of 10 across 846 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Firestarter.
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Ryan Kiera Armstrong
as Charlie McGee
Zac Efron
as Andy McGee
Sydney Lemmon
as Vicky McGee
Kurtwood Smith
as Dr. Joseph Wanless
Michael Greyeyes
as Rainbird
Gloria Reuben
as Captain Hollister
John Beasley
as Irv Manders
Tina Jung
as Ms. Gardner
Hannan Younis
as Darla Gurney
Gavin MacIver-Wright
as Gavin
Jeremy Ferdman
as Eyes Man
Jamillah Ross
as Officer Pierce
Directed by Keith Thomas, written by Scott Teems and Stephen King, produced by Akiva Goldsman and Jason Blum.
Average viewer score of 5.4/10 from 846 ratings.
He might look good in a white T-shirt but the thing is, as Zac Efron gets older he looks more and more like an automaton. When he was younger, he had a charm about him - now he just looks like his life consists of nothing but the gym, the manscapists and a bath in yesterday's excess kale smoothie mix! Add to that really lacklustre performance some screaming from a competent youngster in Ryan Kiera Armstrong…
Reviewed on May 29, 2022
Eh, just another pointless remake/re-adaptation, although I don't mind it since the 1984 version wasn't great either. Nothing terrible but not anything special either. Performances were bland and not even the pyrotechnics weren't all that impressive. I guess it's fine to watch for free on Peakcock Premium but even so, you're really not missing anything. **2.25/5**
Reviewed on June 18, 2022
**Ironically, this fire never got going—total dud.** What? How? I didn't expect to be blown away, but I also didn't expect to be bored. I love Blumhouse flicks, and their fresh take on The Invisible Man had my expectations high for their version of Firestarter. Unfortunately, this was as straight to streaming as a movie could feel. Think Push (2009) but much more mediocre.
Reviewed on August 20, 2022
Add it to the “passible movies that are adaptations of Stephen King novels” pile, which is getting concerning-ly large. Regardless, I got to see the NOPE trailer on the big screen!
Reviewed on September 12, 2022
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Firestarter (2022) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Firestarter (2022) includes Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith and Michael Greyeyes. The film was directed by Keith Thomas. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Firestarter was released on May 12, 2022 and runs for 1h 34m.
Firestarter (2022) holds an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 846 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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