# Firestarter (1984)

> A pyrokinetic girl and her father flee a secret government agency determined to turn her supernatural gift into a controllable weapon.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6465

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Mark L. Lester
- Cast: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087262/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, paranoid, propulsive, 1980s horror night, stephen king marathon

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- [Audrey Rose (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/32990)

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