Freaks is a story about a seven-year-old girl, Chloe, who lives with her father and is told that the outside world is dangerous. She spends lonely days in her house until one day, she decides to leave while her father is asleep.
Outside, Chloe is approached by an old man in an ice cream truck who reveals to her that her mother is alive and that she possesses a mysterious power. Despite being scolded by her father for leaving the house, Chloe awakens her special ability by raising her emotions.
This ability turns out to be very dangerous as it allows her to manipulate a person's mind. Chloe teams up with a grandfather and a father, both with different abilities, to rescue her detained mother.