The Purge

20132013
RR
1h 25min

Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)

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.

Play trailer2:33

Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations

Videos1

Version 1

Edwin Hodge in The Purge (2013)

Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, and Max Burkholder in The Purge (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

Still photographs of "The Purge" (2013)

James DeMonaco in The Purge (2013)

Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)

The Purge: Anarchy

6.4

The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Election Year

6.0

The Purge: Election Year

The First Purge

5.2

The First Purge

The Purge

6.5

The Forever Purge

5.4

The Forever Purge

The Purge: Survival

The Purge: Survival

Purge

7.1

The Purge: 2024

3.6

The Purge: 2024

Purge

2.7

The Purge UK

2.9

Purge: One V. All

Purge: One V. All

Saw

7.6

In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity-including murder-becomes legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking. When an intruder breaks into James Sandin's (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide. —Universal Pictures

violence killing spree class differences survival suburb 217 more

Taglines
- Reminder all emergency services will be suspended for a 12-hour period during the purge.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong disturbing violence and some language
Parents guide

Trivia
Director James DeMonaco was asked why the film began with footage of multiple purges taking place outdoors - yet he opted to have all purging occur inside one family's home. He responded, "we only had 19 days to shoot and $2.7 million to work with". If he ever got a chance to do a second one, he vowed it would be more like Escape from New York (1981).

Goofs
For a while in the middle of the movie, James has a shaped goatee and moustache, which he does not have during the rest of the movie.

Quotes
Mary Sandin: We are gonna play the rest of this night out in motherfucking peace. Does anyone have a problem with that?

Connections
Edited into Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong with The First Purge (2018)

Soundtracks
Clair de Lune
Written by Claude Debussy
Arranged by Alfred Reed
Performed by Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (as Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.
Published by Klams Music & Co, Inc.

Top review

4/10

Cute Idea - Horrible Execution

I watched this movie against my better judgement. Most of the reviews on IMDb rate this movie somewhere between awful and horrible. I was hoping that maybe they were being too harsh, they were not. I made the mistake of thinking that Lena Headey and Ethan Hawke were both credible actors. (I love Headey as the evil queen in Game of Thrones) whoever wrote her dialog in this mess should be drawn and quartered. By the end of this movie I was actually hoping that the "good guys" would get killed just to keep them from having to suffer this script anymore.

All in all this is a bad movie, don't waste your money or your time watching it. Trust me you'll thank me in the end.

helpful•125

69

richcarter1962
Jul 18, 2013

Release date
- June 7, 2013 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- France
Official site
- Official Facebook
Language
- English
Also known as
- Vigilandia
Filming locations
- Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $64,473,115
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,058,360
- Jun 9, 2013
Gross worldwide
- $89,328,627

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 25min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

Sam Esmail Brings In Former Peacock Exec Eli Kirschner As Head Of Television Of Esmail Corp

Sam Esmail Brings In Former Peacock Exec Eli Kirschner As Head Of Television Of Esmail Corp

Sep 24Deadline Film + TV

Review: Midnight Mass, Auteur Mike Flanagan Mixes Horror and Drama in Equal Measure

Review: Midnight Mass, Auteur Mike Flanagan Mixes Horror and Drama in Equal Measure

Sep 24Screen Anarchy

Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)

Top Gap

What is the streaming release date of The Purge (2013) in Australia?

More to explore

View list

25 Most Anticipated Netflix Releases

See the full list

Image caption not available

What to Watch in October

Watch the video

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.