Movies like Firestarter
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Firestarter (2022)
25K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspense, action adventure, lighthearted, surprise ending, neo noir, dark fantasy, crying, psychotronic, weird, f word
Plot:
stephen king, psychic, pyrokinesis, fear, superpower, wife, supernatural, fire, evil, telepathy, white supremacy, secret government organization, supernatural power, coming of age, survival, sniper, school, revenge, firefighter, police officer, cat, forest, teacher, police, escape ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
massachusetts
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Most similar movies to Firestarter
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, surprise ending, psychotronic and f word films with plots about fear, danger, blood, death, escape, violence and murder mostly in Thriller, Sci-Fi and Horror genres. Some movies like Firestarter: The Darkest Minds (2018), Midnight Special (2016), Glass (2019), Salem's Lot (2024), Sweet Girl (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.
Style:
romantic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
telekinesis, post apocalypse, teenager, good versus evil, runaway teen, mind control, superhuman powers, danger, soldier, friendship, love and romance, escape ...
Time:
near future
Place:
virginia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
Style:
road movie, futuristic, tricky, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
chase, on the run, father son relationship, parallel universe, woods, goggles, fbi, existentialism, hostage, supernatural, parents and children, superhuman powers ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, distant future, year 2016, 80s ...
Place:
texas, usa, louisiana, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
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302K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In a series of escalating encounters, security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological thriller, bad ending, surprise ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dissociative identity disorder, mental illness, twists and turns, pig, psychology, feminine beauty, superpower, mental patient, psychic, split personality, cheerleader, sociopath ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A writer travels to a town where the people become vampires.
Style:
psychotronic, surprise ending, suspense, gothic, grindhouse ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, child vampire, stephen king, vampire, crucifix, supernatural power, childhood, supernatural horror, priest, disease, supernatural, virus ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
maine, jerusalem
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
revenge, father daughter relationship, female warrior, daughter, justice, fight, private investigation, loss of wife, loss of mother, murder, investigation, family relations ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.
Style:
grindhouse, retro, independent film, scary, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robot, cybernetics, violence, brain, terminator, cyberpunk, profanity, experiment gone awry, laboratory, killer robot, danger, mad scientist ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After the suicide of her only friend, Rachel has never felt more on the outside. The one person who reached out to her, Jessie, also happens to be part of the popular crowd that lives to torment outsiders like her. But Rachel has something else that ...
Style:
slasher, teen, scary, erotic, splatter ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bullying, revenge, high school, stephen king, telekinesis, making love, supernatural, psychic, nudity, american football, female killer, loss of virginity ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, london
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Plot under wraps. The third film in the “28 Days Later” franchise.
Style:
surprise ending, freeze frame, suspense, dutch angle, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
island, zombie, post apocalypse, survival horror, survival, terminal illness, death, father son relationship, quarantine, survivor, death of mother, archery ...
Time:
2030s, 2000s, year 2002, 2020s
Place:
england, britain, scotland, united kingdom, scottish highlands
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, creepy, psychotronic ...
Plot:
nasa, surveillance, paranoia, isolation, suspicion, space mission, alien contact, rehabilitation, ptsd, claustrophobia, psychological trauma, female protagonist ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, scary, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
forest, survival horror, woods, mushroom, virus, wilderness, alchemy, folk horror, murder, plague, insanity, scout ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.
Style:
erotic, neo noir, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
police, memory loss, confusion, amnesia, conspiracy, paranoia, brutality, violence, murder, deception, false identity, doctor ...
Time:
future
Place:
chicago, seattle
Similarity:
26%
12K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own religious, but abusive, mother.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, bleak, teen horror, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
stephen king, bullying, revenge, psychic power, high school, gory, strong violent content, telekinesis, social misfits, teenage life, high school life, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert determined to protecting him - and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. Download : ...
Style:
perverse, captivating, suspense, cult classic, cliffhanger ...
Plot:
female protagonist, strong female lead, murder witness, runaway, forest fire, female warrior, survival, home invasion, murder, wilderness, fire brigade, assassin ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
montana, florida
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, intense, psychological, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
politics, vigilante, revenge, gunfight, election, death, murder, violence, distopia, survival, brutality, vengeance ...
Time:
near future, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
washington d.c., florida
Similarity:
26%
103K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.
Style:
perverse, suspense, psychotronic, action thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
superpower, experimental drug, super powers, superhuman powers, drug lord, mad scientist, police, fight to the death, evolution, alligator, strength, police officer ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
north america, new orleans, mississippi
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, demonic, suspense ...
Plot:
stephen king, small town, sheriff, curses spells and rituals, survival, mine, murder, supernatural, mysterious character, danger, family in danger, gory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, salt lake city utah, vietnam, nevada
Similarity:
26%
10K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
murder, witness, home invasion, rescue, mind game, moral dilemma, danger, brutality, deception, gunfight, killer, machismo ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Similarity:
26%
46K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
Style:
detective, tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
disappearance, mind control, hypnosis, missing daughter, survival, police detective, problem, uncover truth, crime investigation, homicide detective, private investigation, sleuth ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
texas, austin texas, mexico
Similarity:
26%
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371K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bad ending, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, monster, apocalypse, stephen king, creature, fear, trapped, twists and turns, survival horror, cosmic horror, chaos and mayhem, death ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, distant future, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, maine
Similarity:
26%
57K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, tense, enigmatic, smart ...
Plot:
drug lord, distopia, telekinesis, superpower, robot, drone, police, murder, teenager, dystopia, heist, fight ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
26%
917K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style:
emotional, harsh, suspense, intense, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, protector, comic book, road trip, rage, invulnerability, one against many, assassin, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
north dakota, el paso texas, texas, oklahoma city, north america ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, psychotronic ...
Plot:
prisoner, drug, medical, emotional manipulation, distopia, manipulation, experiment, tragic past, medical experiment, dystopian future, psychological manipulation, manipulative behavior ...
Time:
near future, future, 2020s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Doom: Annihilation follows a group of space marines as they respond to a distress call from a base on a Martian moon, only to discover it’s been overrun by demonic creatures who threaten to create Hell on Earth.
Style:
bloody, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
scientist, monster, biopunk, mars, survival, chainsaw, female warrior, violence, space marine, soldier, secret laboratory, hell ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
space western, nevada
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A reboot of the "Resident Evil" franchise. Set in 1998, the intention is to re-create the 'terrifying visceral experience' of the first two games in the series, exploring 'the secrets hidden in the walls of the Spenser ...
Style:
suspense, scary, disturbing, apocalyptic, perverse ...
Plot:
zombie, resident evil, infection, zombie attack, virus, zombie apocalypse, chaos, supernatural, female warrior, mutant, post apocalypse, death ...
Time:
future, year 1998, 2020s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
europe, usa
Similarity:
26%
102K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind ...
Style:
scary, cult classic, creepy, suspense, classic horror ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
car, obsession, killer car, violence, classic car, vengeance, stephen king, objects come to life, evil spirit, macabre, murder, bullying ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1957, year 1978, 1950s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, detroit
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
As youths, Andy McGee (David Keith) and his future wife, Vicky (Heather Locklear), participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple's daughter, Charlie (Drew ...
Style:
scary, rough, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
supernatural, stephen king, psychic power, psychic, experiment gone awry, creepy child, little girl, father daughter relationship, evil child, mind control, pyrokinesis, on the run ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, vermont
Similarity:
13%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A government funded project looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some mechanical help. When a subject dies in his sleep from a heart attack Alex Gardner becomes suspicious that another of the psychics is killing people in ...
Style:
cult classic, surreal, psychological, futuristic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
dream, nightmare, psychic power, psychic, conspiracy, lucid dream, assassin, murder, telepathy, cheerleader, nuclear holocaust, u.s. president ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, future
Place:
illinois, washington d.c., los angeles
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life. A science fiction thriller from the early 1990's with a ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, psychological, cult classic, medical horror ...
Plot:
afterlife, near death experience, supernatural, nightmare, hallucination, medical student, medical school, memory, suicide, paranoia, childhood memory, childhood trauma ...
Time:
80s, 90s, distant future, 20th century, 70s ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In a dystopian, alternate-America ruled by a totalitarian regime, 50 teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Style:
ambiguous ending, teen horror, psychological horror, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
stephen king, self sacrifice, teenage boy, friendship, male protagonist, death of protagonist, suicide, survival, dystopian society, camaraderie, corporal punishment, sole survivor ...
Time:
70s, near future
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
Style:
slasher, medical horror, bloody, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, serial killer, murder, psycho killer, female nudity, monster, chase, mad scientist, survival, hospital, small town, home invasion ...
Time:
80s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
Similarity:
25%
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