Firestarter (1984)

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CURRENT RANK#1066 VOTES14
STATUS DROPPED OUT
LAST APPEARANCE 2021AT#959
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Film details

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Year1984
CountryUSA
TypeMovie
Runtime114m
CastDavid Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher, Moses Gunn, Antonio Fargas

Review

"As with Carrie there is a deeper tragedy revealing itself here, the inability for these characters to even find a little solace in the only thing we all possess, namely ourselves. The startling pyrotechnic jamboree at the movies close is one of the more impressive pre-Jurassic Park visual effects feats. There is something bewitching and horrifying about seeing a small child walk through bullets and wreckage, whilst everything else around her burns to the ground. The great eighties electronica outfit Tangerine Dream provide yet another fantastically atmospheric soundtrack that helps to paint over some of the more drably realised visuals, whilst heightening the impact of this impressive ending." - Apercu

Ranking history

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HIGHEST#6302019
LOWEST#1,1542024
#588#892#1,196TOP 1,000201520162017201820192020202120232024202520262015 — #899 · Top 1,0002016 — #978 · Top 1,0002017 — #968 · Top 1,0002018 — #646 · Top 1,0002019 — #630 · Top 1,0002020 — #974 · Top 1,0002021 — #959 · Top 1,0002023 — #1,153 · Outside Top 1,0002024 — #1,154 · Outside Top 1,0002025 — #1,015 · Outside Top 1,0002026 — #1,066 · Outside Top 1,000
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