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The Purge (2013)

R 86 minutes EN Science Fiction , Horror , Thriller

One night a year, all crime is legal.

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.

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Ethan Hawke

James Sandin

Lena Headey

Mary Sandin

Max Burkholder

Charlie Sandin

Adelaide Kane

Zoey Sandin

Edwin Hodge

Bloody Stranger

Rhys Wakefield

Polite Leader

Tony Oller

Henry

Arija Bareikis

Mrs. Grace Ferrin

Tom Yi

Mr. Cali

Chris Mulkey

Mr. Halverson

Tisha French

Mrs. Halverson

Dana Bunch

Mr. Ferrin

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Production crew

Nathan Whitehead

Original Music Composer

Jacques Jouffret

Director of Photography

Peter Gvozdas

Editor

Melanie Jones

Production Design

Daniel C. McFadden

Still Photographer

Matt Kennedy

Still Photographer

Karuna Karmarkar

Set Decoration

Nicolas Plotquin

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The most positive review

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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The most negative review

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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Production companies: Universal Pictures, Why Not Productions, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions

Production countries: France, United States of America

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $89,328,627

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Certificate:

R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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