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Jun 7, 2013 · Reviews. The Purge. Simon Abrams June 07, 2013. Tweet. The Purge. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. At one point in "The Purge," a horror film in which Americans are legally allowed to commit crime one night per year, a character laments that "things will never be the same ever again."
Jun 7, 2013 · 41% Tomatometer 158 Reviews 36% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings In an America ravaged by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period during which all criminal...
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- Ethan Hawke
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- The Purge: Anarchy (2014) The Purge may have introduced the idea of a crime-free night, but The Purge: Anarchy unlocked the franchise’s full potential in the sequel.
- The Purge: Election Year (2016) The Presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was not the only hotly contested election to play out in the media in 2016.
- The Purge (2013) The premise that inspired a series of films and a TV show was first introduced to audiences in The Purge. Set in 2022, The Purge follows a family of four on Purge night: James Sandin (Ethan Hawke), his wife Mary (Lena Headey), and children Zoey (Adelaide Kane) and Charlie (Max Burkholder).
- The First Purge (2018) When was the inaugural Purge, and how did it come about? The First Purge, the fourth film in the franchise, depicts the origins of the Purge.
Parents need to know that The Purge is a futuristic sci-fi/horror movie with a horrific idea: Once a year, American citizens are given a 12-hour period in which they can do whatever they want -- including murder -- legally. This supposedly has the effect of reducing crime and lowering unemployment.
- James Demonaco
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Rhys Wakefield
During a 12-hour period when all crime -- including murder -- is legal, a group of seemingly unrelated characters cross paths in a city in an altered America.
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Jun 7, 2013 · R. 1h 25m. By Manohla Dargis. June 6, 2013. Human sacrifice is a reliable crowd pleaser, from the myth of the Minotaur to Shirley Jackson’s short-story shocker “The Lottery,” the Japanese film “...
The Purge has been the victim of a lot of negativity, but I found it to be a well-executed thriller with a satirical edge that deliberately adopts a far-fetched premise in order to take a pop at the USA's culture of violence, its undercurrent of racism and a legal system that favours the rich.
