The Purge

6/6/20131h 25m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ One night a year, all crime is legal. ~

Overview:

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.

Director:

James DeMonaco

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$3,000,000.00

Revenue:

$91,266,581.00

Key words:

california
dystopia
barricade
bloody fight
home invasion
survival horror
blood lust
rich vs poor
constitutional convention
legalized murder
social allegory
purge
bloody
bloody death
family's house

Cast

Ethan Hawke

~ as ~

James Sandin

Lena Headey

~ as ~

Mary Sandin

Max Burkholder

~ as ~

Charlie Sandin

Adelaide Kane

~ as ~

Zoey Sandin

Edwin Hodge

~ as ~

Bloody Stranger

Rhys Wakefield

~ as ~

Polite Leader

Tony Oller

~ as ~

Henry

Arija Bareikis

~ as ~

Mrs. Grace Ferrin

Tom Yi

~ as ~

Mr. Cali

Chris Mulkey

~ as ~

Mr. Halverson

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Reviews (3)

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inaneswine
Written 8 year(s) ago
7
It's the basic premise that makes The Purge such a chilling watch and, thought you may see the thrills and scares coming from a mile away, it's the most interesting home-invasion thriller that I've seen in a very long time.
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CustomerConsumer
Written 7 year(s) ago
3
The core idea of a "purge" is interesting, but every single moment of "horror" or "thrill" in this film is a predictable jumpscare. It takes itself way too seriously and makes some heavy-handed social commentary, while at the same time being really unconvincing and riddled with tropes. Whenever one of the masked villains is on-screen you can count on them to silently tilt their head to the side, playfully skip with a weapon in hand, or giggle about killing. The main concept and Lena Headey's acting bumped the rating up a little.
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tmdb76622195
Written 1 year(s) ago
2
Atrocious directing and cheesy jump scares disguised as nonsensical "social commentary."