The Purge

20132013
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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.

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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.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations

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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

Saw

7.6

Purge: One V. All

Purge: One V. All

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

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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

7/10

Glad I read the reviews first!

After I bought my ticket online, after being invited by my cousin to go with him, I read the reviews. Disappointed I just spend 17 bucks and everyone gave this movie terrible ratings.

Well, I went in expecting it to be the worst movie ever made (as many said) and what would have been a 5 star rating, which would of been a decent movie, turned out to be a 7, a good/great movie.

Really, I enjoyed it. It wasn't long and the concept and story IMO were great! Not to mention the theater experience with everyone screaming,clapping and laughing helped immensely. If you're on edge and wondering if you should see this movie, I say, if you're bored and go in with no expectations, you will enjoy it a lot.

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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
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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

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

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