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Carrie (2013)
Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, Carrie follows young Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager abused by her classmates and her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore). After a particularly upsetting incident at school, Carrie learns that she has telekinetic powers, and when her bullies continue to torment her, she turns the tables on the entire town.
Summary
A remake of the 1976 film of the same name based on the Stephen King novel starring Chloë Grace Moretz as the titular Carrie White. Carrie is about an outcast school girl, sheltered by her religions mother (Julianne Moore) who after reaching a tipping point at the school prom, terrorizes the town with her special abilities.
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