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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Cast verified as complete
| Ethan Hawke | ... |
James Sandin
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| Lena Headey | ... |
Mary Sandin
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| Max Burkholder | ... |
Charlie Sandin
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| Adelaide Kane | ... |
Zoey Sandin
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| Edwin Hodge | ... |
Bloody Stranger
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| Rhys Wakefield | ... |
Polite Leader
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| Tony Oller | ... |
Henry
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| Arija Bareikis | ... |
Mrs. Grace Ferrin
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| Tom Yi | ... |
Mr. Cali
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| Chris Mulkey | ... |
Mr. Halverson
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| Tisha French | ... |
Mrs. Halverson
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Dana Bunch | ... |
Mr. Ferrin
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Peter Gvozdas | ... |
Dr. Peter Buynak
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| John Weselcouch | ... |
Freak Interrupting
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| Alicia Vela-Bailey | ... |
Female Freak
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| David Basila | ... |
George (uncredited)
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Boima Blake | ... |
Freak #1 (uncredited)
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| Nathan Clarkson | ... |
Freak (uncredited)
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| Mickey Facchinello | ... |
Brunette Female Freak (uncredited)
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Jesse Jacobs | ... |
Freak #2 (uncredited)
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Aaron Kuban | ... |
Freak (uncredited)
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| Chester Lockhart | ... |
Freak (uncredited)
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| Tyler Osterkamp | ... |
Freak (uncredited)
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| Cindy Robinson | ... |
Purge Screen Announcer (uncredited)
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| Karen Strassman | ... |
Newscaster (uncredited)
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Rj Wolfe | ... |
Freak (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James DeMonaco | ||
Written by
| James DeMonaco | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Michael Bay | ... | producer |
| Jason Blum | ... | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Gerard DiNardi | ... | line producer |
| Andrew Form | ... | producer |
| Brad Fuller | ... | producer |
| Sébastien K. Lemercier | ... | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Jeanette Volturno | ... | co-producer (as Jeanette Volturno-Brill) |
Music by
| Nathan Whitehead | ||
Cinematography by
| Jacques Jouffret | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Peter Gvozdas | ||
Editorial Department
| Tommy Aagaard | ... | first assistant editor |
| Cheska Bacaltos | ... | post-production assistant |
| Kamila Baghernejad | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| J. Cody Baker | ... | additional color (as James Cody Baker) |
| Sofie Friis Borup | ... | additional color |
| Paul Carlin | ... | digital conform (as Paul Stephen Carlin) |
| Mike Chiado | ... | digital intermediate technologist (as Michael Chiado) |
| Giovanni DiGiorgio | ... | color assistant |
| Siggy Ferstl | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| David Gallegos | ... | TV Promo Editor |
| Shane Harris | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Vinka Jurisic | ... | editorial production assistant |
| Andy Kaplan | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
| Suraj Kaur Khalsa | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Nico Litonjua | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jim May | ... | additional editor |
| Niccole Ostonio | ... | post-production coordinator (as Niccole Osborn) |
| Joe Pestana | ... | dailies assistant |
| Christian Sharaf | ... | post-production assistant (as Christian Schraf) |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | ... | colorist |
| Devin Sterling | ... | digital intermediate head of production |
| Lorena Talpan | ... | first assistant editor |
| Debra L. Tennant | ... | first assistant editor |
| Arthur Tremeau | ... | dailies producer |
| John Tripp | ... | color assistant |
| Kelley Whitis | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Lance Spindler | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
| Ian Sullivan | ... | digital intermediate accountant (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Lisa Fields | ||
| John Barba | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Melanie Jones | ... | (as Melanie Paizis-Jones) |
Art Direction by
| Nicolas Plotquin | ... | (as Nick Plotquin) |
Set Decoration by
| Karuna Karmarkar | ||
Costume Design by
| Lisa Norcia | ||
Makeup Department
| Steve Costanza | ... | makeup department head |
| David Larson | ... | hair department head (as David J. Larson) |
| Elizabeth Rabe | ... | assistant hair stylist: additional photography |
| Nacoma Whobrey | ... | key makeup artist |
| Jennifer Gerber | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Greg McDougall | ... | prosthetic designer (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Kaylene Carlson | ... | unit production manager |
| Phillip Dawe | ... | post-production executive / post-production supervisor |
| Jeff Kloss | ... | unit production manager |
| Tim Pedegana | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Deon Boyce | ... | second second assistant director |
| Thomas Coe | ... | first assistant director: additional photography |
| Gerard DiNardi | ... | first assistant director |
| Gavin Kleintop | ... | second second assistant director |
| Lucille OuYang | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Luc Ouyang) / second assistant director: additional photography (as Luc Ouyang) |
| Ram Paul Silbey | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Alberto Bianchini | ... | on-set dresser (as Alberto Giovanni Bianchini) |
| Annie Brandt | ... | art department production assistant |
| Hunter Brown | ... | leadman: reshoots |
| Monique Cavin | ... | on-set dresser |
| Catherine Devaney | ... | art consultant (as Cate Devaney) |
| Rhannon Dodge | ... | art department production assistant |
| Tim Dodge | ... | set dresser |
| Anthony B. Egan | ... | paint foreman |
| Zak Faust | ... | art department coordinator |
| Bob Fox | ... | paint foreman (as Bob 'Toxic Bob' Fox) |
| Kirk Graves | ... | assistant propmaster |
| McJoel Hamilton | ... | property master (as Joel Hamilton) |
| Samuel Hamilton | ... | property production assistant (as Sam Hamilton) |
| Hector Hernandez | ... | set painter |
| Gary Jones | ... | construction foreman |
| Mark Kalainoff | ... | set painter |
| David Lordan | ... | art department production assistant (as David Anthony Lordan) |
| Scott MacDonald | ... | leadman |
| Simon Mayer | ... | prop maker: gangboss |
| Robert 'Cass' McEntee | ... | construction coordinator (re-shoot) |
| William Parker | ... | propmaker |
| Augy Plotquin | ... | construction coordinator |
| Kay Quitan | ... | set dresser |
| Mark Rielly | ... | propmaker (as Mark Reilly) |
| Patrick Rourk | ... | assistant propmaster |
| Jeramey Rund | ... | art department production assistant |
| John Sadler | ... | property master: reshoots |
| Hillel Chaim Smith | ... | property master (as Hillel Smith) |
| Joel Tabbush | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
| Brian Armstrong | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Kami Asgar | ... | additional sound |
| Robert Batha | ... | foley editor (as Rob Batha) |
| Anna Behlmer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Cole Bluma | ... | boom operator: reshoots |
| Kelly Cabral | ... | sound supervisor |
| Scott Curtis | ... | foley mixer |
| Evan Daum | ... | adr mixer |
| Paul J. Diller | ... | sound effects editor |
| Eric Flickinger | ... | re-recording mix technician |
| Charles German | ... | utility sound (as Charlie German) |
| David Michael Green | ... | post production infrastructure |
| Ted Hamer | ... | utility sound |
| Paul Hammond | ... | adr mixer |
| Nathan Hankins | ... | assistant sound editor |
| James Hyde | ... | adr recordist |
| Jason Johnston | ... | boom operator |
| Matthew Kallen | ... | director of sound services |
| Alex Knickerbocker | ... | trailer sound supervisor |
| Erica Kram | ... | post-production sound coordinator |
| Jason Krane | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sebastien Lacheray | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dawn Lunsford | ... | foley artist |
| Craig Mann | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Steven Morrow | ... | production sound mixer (as Steve Morrow) |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | sound supervisor |
| Jordan O'Neill | ... | datasat sound mastering engineer |
| Erin Oakley | ... | dialogue editor |
| Julia Owen | ... | foley mixer |
| Buck Robinson | ... | production sound mixer: reshoots |
| Tom Ryan | ... | adr mixer |
| Steve Schatz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ric Schnupp | ... | adr recordist |
| Alex Soto | ... | sound effects editor |
| Alicia Stevenson | ... | foley artist |
| Edward Tise | ... | sound mixer |
| Tim Tuchrello | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Sebastian Sheehan Visconti | ... | foley artist / sound designer / sound editor |
| Jordan Wilby | ... | sound effects editor |
| Zane D. Bruce | ... | additional foley (uncredited) |
| Antony Zeller | ... | additional foley editor (uncredited) / additional foley mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Lawrence Decker | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Mark Gullesserian | ... | special effects coordinator / special effects |
| Doug Passarelli | ... | pyro technician |
| Micah Roehr | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Tommy Aagaard | ... | visual effects editor |
| Aaron Becker | ... | main title design |
| Toby Brockhurst | ... | compositing artist |
| Noah Caddis | ... | compositing artist |
| Chad E. Collier | ... | data technician: Method Studios |
| Janice Barlow Collier | ... | technical administrator: Method Studios |
| Greg Emerson | ... | digital effects artist |
| Sean Andrew Faden | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Sean Faden) |
| Mathias Frodin | ... | compositing artist |
| Lauren Gauthier | ... | visual effects coordinator: Method Studios (as Lauren Guerard) |
| P. Whitney Gearin | ... | visual effects producer |
| Andrew Hildebrand | ... | main title animation |
| Ian Holland | ... | flame artist: Method Studios |
| Chelsea Kammeyer | ... | visual effects coordinator: Method Studios |
| Marc Nanjo | ... | compositing artist |
| Olivier Sarda | ... | compositing artist |
| Michael Sausa | ... | designer: screen designs, Method Design |
| Eva Snyder | ... | compositing artist |
| Marty Taylor | ... | compositing artist / compositor |
| Anastasia Von Rahl | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Matt Welch | ... | flame artist: Method Studios |
Stunts
| Kurt Bryant | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Eugene Collier | ... | stunt performer |
| Jj Dashnaw | ... | stunt performer (as J.J. Dashnaw) |
| Kyle DesChamps | ... | stunt performer: second unit |
| Thomas Dewier | ... | stunt performer |
| Jayson Dumenigo | ... | stunt coordinator: second unit |
| Mickey Facchinello | ... | stunt performer |
| Tim Garris | ... | stunt performer: second unit |
| Tom Harper | ... | stunt performer |
| Thayr Harris | ... | fight choreographer / stunt coordinator |
| Jesse Jacobs | ... | stunt performer |
| Steve Kelso | ... | stunt performer |
| Efka Kvaraciejus | ... | stunt double: for James Sandin |
| Shanna Lynn | ... | stunt double: Mrs. Ferrin (as Shanna Lynn Harper) |
| Ashton Moio | ... | stunt performer |
| Natalie Padilla | ... | stunt performer: second unit |
| Travis Parker | ... | stunt performer (as Travis M. Parker) |
| LaDell Preston | ... | stunt performer |
| Courtney Schwartz | ... | stunt double: for Charlie Sandin |
| Buddy Sosthand | ... | stunt performer: second unit |
| Bryan Thompson | ... | stunt performer |
| Albert Valladares | ... | stunt performer |
| Rj Wolfe | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Anthony Anderson | ... | gaffer |
| Kyle Behling | ... | camera production assistant |
| Jeremy Paul Cannon | ... | digital imaging technician / digital imagining technician |
| David Carreira | ... | best boy electrician (as Dave 'Daddy O' Carreira) |
| John T. Connor | ... | camera first assistant (as John Connor) / first assistant camera (as John Connor) |
| Garret Curtis | ... | camera second assistant |
| Aaron J. Galang | ... | grip |
| Patrick Gomez | ... | best boy grip |
| David Gottlieb | ... | electrician |
| William Hall | ... | key grip: re shoots |
| William Hall | ... | key grip: reshoot |
| Wm. Terrell Hasker | ... | grip (as Terrell Hasker) |
| Jordan C. Kadovitz | ... | video assist / video playback operator |
| Joe Keawe | ... | grip (as Joe Keawe III) |
| Matt Kennedy | ... | still photographer |
| Daniel C. McFadden | ... | still photographer |
| Yuji Nakaza | ... | electrician |
| Louis Normandin | ... | second unit director of photography |
| Frank Orozco | ... | best boy grip |
| Paul Postal | ... | chief lighting technician: reshoot |
| Sean Ricigliano | ... | epk camera operator |
| Eric Sandlin | ... | best boy electrician |
| Darryl St. Juste | ... | grip |
| Bobby Thomas | ... | key grip |
| John Van Valkenburgh | ... | chief lighting technician: second unit |
| Ryan White | ... | electrician / lighting technician |
| Kenneth H. Wiatrak | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Kirk Graves | ... | props |
Casting Department
| John Barba | ... | casting associate |
| Joe Cappelletti | ... | voice casting |
| Shannon Collis | ... | casting associate |
| Rich King | ... | extras casting |
| Jeremy Lambert | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| John Thong Hoang Nguyen | ... | on-set costumer (as John Nguyen) |
| Regalia Thomas | ... | on-set costumer |
Location Management
| Robert Earl Craft | ... | supervising location manager (as Robert Craft) |
| Karen E. Gilbert | ... | key assistant location manager |
| J.P. O'Connor | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Jeffrey Biggers | ... | music mixer (as Jeff Biggers) |
| Aaron Class | ... | music assistant |
| Julie Sessing | ... | music clearance |
| Loren Smith | ... | vocal contractor/conductor |
| Daniel J. Stimac | ... | music mix assistant (as Danny Stimac) |
| Greg Vines | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Renetta G. Amador | ... | script supervisor: additional photography |
| Babette Stith | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Carlos Aguilar | ... | driver |
| James G. Brill | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Michael H. Clark | ... | driver |
| Fedrico Salas Gonzalez | ... | set decoration driver |
| Bill McCance | ... | driver (as Billy McCance) |
| Kennyon Salzer | ... | construction driver |
| John Yarbrough | ... | transportation captain (as John David Yarbrough) |
Other crew
| Frank Aldapa | ... | set medic |
| Jordan Anderson | ... | production assistant |
| Libby Anderson | ... | production coordinator |
| Jeffrey Arwine | ... | set medic (as Jeff Arwine) |
| David Avila | ... | craft service |
| Devin Ballard | ... | trailer titles |
| Susan Bannout | ... | set medic |
| Jacob Bartel | ... | production secretary: additional photography |
| Brad Baruh | ... | epk producer |
| Aaron Becker | ... | main title designer |
| Keith Blomberg | ... | assistant to the producers / production assistant |
| Daphne Boelsma | ... | studio teacher |
| Dave Brown | ... | product placement |
| Laura Brunkala | ... | stand-in |
| Tina Clark | ... | set production assistant |
| Almarie Clifford | ... | studio teacher |
| Jeff Cook | ... | stand-in |
| Sean Cummings | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Minnie Duerr | ... | post accountant |
| Eric B. Fleischman | ... | assistant to the producer |
| Max Folkman | ... | set production assistant |
| Allison Garfield | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Edward E. Giddens | ... | assistant accountant |
| Christoper Griffey | ... | set production assistant |
| Christopher Griffie | ... | key production assistant: action unit |
| Jon Haaz | ... | on-set armorer |
| Brad Henson | ... | production assistant |
| Pablo C. Herrera | ... | craft service |
| Matt Hill | ... | set production assistant |
| Jennifer Ingrum | ... | stand-in |
| Olga Ivina | ... | set production assistant |
| Carly Kennedy | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Jeff Kloss | ... | production accountant |
| Daniel Lafrentz | ... | key set production assistant (as Daniel La Frentz) |
| Jackie Lee | ... | account executive |
| Mela Lee | ... | ADR voice replacement |
| Chris Lipton | ... | production assistant |
| Noe Lopez | ... | chef |
| Jackie Jean Lynch | ... | set intern |
| Norm Marshall | ... | product placement |
| Yonas Paul Michael | ... | office production assistant (as Yonas Michael) |
| Erin Milani | ... | set production assistant |
| Andrew Nielson | ... | supervisor of operations |
| Sam Patton | ... | office intern |
| Simon N. Pulman | ... | business and legal affairs |
| Paul Romo | ... | cast assistant |
| Erin Sahlstrom | ... | production coordinator: Additional Photography (as Erin Lee Sahlstrom) |
| Josh Sathre | ... | production secretary |
| Rick Schirmer | ... | social marketing (uncredited) |
| Chelsea Stardust | ... | assistant to the producers (as Chelsea Peters) |
| Samantha Tinsley | ... | stand-in |
| Tatiana Tremblay | ... | adr loop group (as Tatiana Javorsky) |
| Mike Tristano | ... | master armorer / weapons consultant |
| Truman Van Dyke | ... | production insurance |
| Alexa Velez | ... | production staff (as Alexa Gabrielle Velez) |
| Debbie Von Arx | ... | production legal counsel |
| Randi Woxland | ... | set medic |
| Edward Albolote | ... | assistant: Michael Bay (uncredited) |
| Nikhil Jassawalla | ... | consultant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Kami Asgar | ... | personal thanks |
| Rosa Attab | ... | personal thanks |
| Selina Cali | ... | personal thanks (as Dr. Selina Cali) |
| Pascal Caucheteux | ... | personal thanks |
| James DeMonaco | ... | personal thanks |
| Mary DeMonaco | ... | personal thanks |
| Charles Ferraro | ... | personal thanks |
| David Jonelis | ... | personal thanks |
| Steve List | ... | personal thanks |
| Sean McCormack | ... | personal thanks |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | personal thanks |
| Stephen Patt | ... | personal thanks |
| Julie Peyr | ... | personal thanks |
| Mary Kim DeMonaco Pocchia | ... | personal thanks |
| Marvin Rivera | ... | personal thanks |
| Andrea Sabian | ... | personal thanks |
| Williams Scotsman | ... | personal thanks |
| Martin Singer | ... | personal thanks |
| Alex Uceda | ... | personal thanks |
Production Companies
- Universal Pictures (presents)
- Platinum Dunes
- Blumhouse Productions
- Why Not Productions
- Overlord Productions (copyright holder)
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- Andes Films (2013) (Chile) (theatrical)
- B&H Film Distribution (2013) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Interfilm Distribution (2013) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
- Solar Entertainment (2013) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Synca (2015) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Ecuador) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Peru) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Poland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (India) (theatrical) (Hindi dub)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
- 9Go! (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) (2014) (Argentina) (tv)
- DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) (2014) (Colombia) (tv)
- DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) (2014) (Peru) (tv)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2013) (Greece) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Kanal 2 (2020) (Estonia) (tv)
- TV5 (2016) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2013) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2013) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2013) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2017) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Veronica (2015) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Waylen Group (2013) (Taiwan) (video)
Special Effects
- Method Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 424 Post (special thanks)
- 424 Post (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- Airwaves (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- Becker Design (titles)
- Benchmark Post (trailer post-production sound services)
- Company 3 (acknowledgement)
- Company 3 (dailies)
- Company 3 (digital intermediate)
- De Lane Lea (ADR recording)
- Digital Vortechs (HD Avid equipment rental)
- G. Creative Inc. (sound editorial service)
- Greenhaus GFX (post-production facilities)
- Hollywood Production Center 2 (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurdisction of)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) (approval certificate: 48235)
- Overlord Productions (author of this motion picture for the purpose of copyright and other laws)
- Overlord Productions (copyright holder)
- Pivotal Post (Avid HD editing equipment)
- Post Haste Digital (post-production sound services)
- Quixote Studios (grip and lighting equiptment)
- Quixote Studios (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- Screen Actors Guild (SAG) (acknowledgement)
- Screen Actors Guild (SAG) (special thanks)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR facility)
- Teamsters - Motion Picture & Theatrical Trade Division (acknowledgement)
- Teamsters - Motion Picture & Theatrical Trade Division (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- Technicolor at Paramount (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
- Trojan Group (the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contributions to the making of this movie)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by Universal Pictures |
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| Taglines | Reminder all emergency services will be suspended for a 12-hour period during the purge. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $34,058,360, 09 Jun 2013 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $89,328,627 |
Did You Know?
| 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). See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Everything Wrong with The First Purge (2018). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Clair de Lune See more » |
| Quotes |
Mary Sandin:
We are gonna play the rest of this night out in motherfucking peace. Does anyone have a problem with that? See more » |