With the onset of puberty, social outcast Carrie White begins to develop telekinetic abilities. This movie is available to rent on-demand on Amazon Prime, Google Play, and iTunes.Ĭarrie, the 2013 remake of the 1976 film stars Chloe Grace Moretz ( Greta) as the titular character. Ruby manages to escape the facility one night and joins some other kids in search of a safe haven that is protected by a resistance group known as the “Children’s League.” Ruby ( Amandla Stenberg) is an Orange, but she uses her powers to convince the scientists studying her that she is a Green, which labels her as a “safer” specimen. Reds (who can control fire) and Oranges (who have telepathy and mind control abilities) are deemed the most dangerous and are meant to be killed on sight. These kids are categorized by color, based on their abilities.
They are held and studied at a facility similar to that of a prison. The government sees this as a top-tier threat to humanity and begins to round up the surviving children, sometimes voluntarily given up by their parents. When a disease wipes out 90% of the child and teenage population in the United States, the ones left behind develop unique abilities. Her parents, who have had previous experiences with the agency, must now run and fight for their lives to protect Charlie from falling into The Shop’s sinister clutches.īased on the Alexandra Bracken YA novel of the same name, The Darkest Minds is a dystopian sci-fi thriller set in the not-too-distant future. After an incident at school draws the attention of a secret government agency known as “The Shop,” she realizes why it was so important for her to hide her abilities. Her parents have known about this and have actively been trying to teach her how to suppress and hide these powers.
The premise of the movie is about Charlie ( Ryan Kiera Armstrong), a young girl who develops pyrokinesis, or the ability to create and manipulate fire. While there certainly are “warming” elements in the story, the temperatures involved are a lot more life-threatening. If you’re unfamiliar with the plot, Firestarter is a heart-warming coming-of-age drama about a young girl who navigates a difficult time in her life with the help of her father.Įxcept for the fact that this story was written by Stephen King.
Coming to theaters and Peacock on Friday the 13th of May, Firestarter will be joining the ranks of recent King movie remakes such as Carrie, Pet Sematary, and IT (Chapters 1 and 2). There’s been a lot of buzz about the latest Stephen King remake, Firestarter.
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