Firestarter 2: Rekindled

Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (2,784 ratings)

The child who could start fires with her mind is all grown up and still trying to find out the truth about what happened to her in this made-for-TV sequel to the sci-fi fantasy Firestarter. Nearly 20 years ago, Charlene "Charlie" McGee (Marguerite Moreau) was trained by a mysterious… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Philip Eisner
Genres
Television, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Mar 10, 2002 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

    It may not be a masterpiece, but "Rekindled" is a fun genre film that expands the "Firestarter" lore...

  • Felix Vasquez Jr., Film Threat

    Though it lacks the energy of the first, it's an entertaining sequel with much more action and suspense.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Sequel to an already bad film, Firestarter 2: Rekindled is an unnecessary film that continues what the first film tried to do. This film is sloppy in its conception, and I felt that they could have done much better than this. Considering some impressive names attached to this project,… More

  • Universal D


    Looking every bit like the first installment of a planned tv series (some original programming for SYFY or FX maybe), this has the rushed incomplete feel of that medium, forsaking depth and meaning for bigger, louder, faster, while actually achieving none ot that.

  • Cassandra M


    I found this movie had made a crushing compared to the first original movie. I really didn't expect to but I actually laughed because I did not think the acting was good enough and really stunk. The story line or script for that matter was completely all over the place and should… More

  • Martin S


    This has got to be the worst sequel in motion picture history. The fire effects are so bad. And why the hell did they change the story of the first film?? You don't mess with a masterpiece...This a disrescpetful to Stephen King and this is disrespectful to David Fucking Keith!!!… More

  • Dean M


    This sequel to the original Stephen King thriller captures the elements sorely lacking in the first one. Here, Charlie McGee (Marguerite Moreau) is all grown-up but still finds herself hiding from the devious Shop. Screen veterans Malcolm McDowell and Dennis Hopper bring panache to… More

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