Movies About Girls With Supernatural Powers

Many works of art, music, literature, cinema, and television explore phenomena and creatures beyond the laws of nature: vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, fairies, dragons, mermaids, zombies, and ghosts. Superpowers — telekinesis, premonition, telepathy, levitation, invisibility, mind control, and spells for eternal youth and beauty — also fascinate creators and audiences.

While numerous fantasy, action, and horror films feature mostly male ensembles, a number of titles center on girls and women whose extraordinary gifts drive their stories. Firestarter follows an eight-year-old, Charlie, played by Drew Barrymore, whose pyrokinetic and prophetic abilities attract government attention.

Thelma, a Norwegian thriller starring Eili Harboe, traces a religious young woman whose psychokinetic powers awaken as she moves to Oslo and falls in love. Jennifer tells of a scholarship student who, able to communicate with reptiles, uses snakes to exact revenge.

Norway, Oslo

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