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James DeMonaco(I)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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James DeMonaco in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
This summer, all the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end in The Forever Purge.
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The Forever Purge (2021)
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James DeMonaco was born in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Purge: Election Year (2016) and The First Purge (2018).
Born1969
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Born1969
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 4 nominations

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James DeMonaco, Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
James DeMonaco, LaKeith Stanfield, and Emmanuel Howell in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
James DeMonaco in The Purge (2013)
James DeMonaco and Frank Grillo in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
James DeMonaco in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
James DeMonaco and Frank Grillo in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
James DeMonaco, Cindy Robinson, and Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
James DeMonaco and Frank Grillo in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

Known for

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
The Purge: Anarchy
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2014
Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
The Purge: Election Year
6.0
  • Writer
  • 2016
James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
The First Purge
5.2
  • Writer
  • 2018
Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
The Purge
5.7
  • Writer
  • 2013

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Writer

  • Purge: One V. All
    • characters
    • Pre-production
    • Short
  • The Home
    • written by
    • In Production
  • Mosgel Animations Spin-Off (2020)
    Mosgel Animations Spin-Off
    • based on the Purge by
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • This Is the Night (2021)
    This Is the Night
    • written by
    • 2021
  • The Forever Purge (2021)
    The Forever Purge
    • based upon the characters created by
    • written by
    • 2021
  • The Purge (2018)
    The Purge
    • created by
    • story by
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
    The First Purge
    • written by
    • 2018
  • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
    The Purge: Election Year
    • written by
    • 2016
  • George Summers, Miska Tarnai, Seb Summers, and Ben Edward J. Ward in The Purge UK (2015)
    The Purge UK
    • based on the movie written by
    • Short
    • 2015
  • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    The Purge: Anarchy
    • characters created by
    • written by
    • 2014
  • Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
    The Purge
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts in Crash (2008)
    Crash
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Little New York (2009)
    Little New York
    • written by
    • 2009
  • John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg in The Kill Point (2007)
    The Kill Point
    • writer
    • creator
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Skinwalkers (2006)
    Skinwalkers
    • written by
    • 2006
  • Hate (2005)
    Hate
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
    Assault on Precinct 13
    • screenplay
    • 2005

Producer

  • The Forever Purge (2021)
    The Forever Purge
    • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2021
  • The Purge (2018)
    The Purge
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Haunted (2018)
    Haunted
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
    The First Purge
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts in Crash (2008)
    Crash
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg in The Kill Point (2007)
    The Kill Point
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Hate (2005)
    Hate
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
    Assault on Precinct 13
    • co-producer
    • 2005
  • Ryan Caulfield: Year One (1999)
    Ryan Caulfield: Year One
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1999

Director

  • The Home
    • Director
    • In Production
  • This Is the Night (2021)
    This Is the Night
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
    The Purge: Election Year
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2016
  • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    The Purge: Anarchy
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2014
  • Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
    The Purge
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2013
  • Little New York (2009)
    Little New York
    • Director
    • 2009
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • 1969
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
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