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The Purge: Anarchy

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 43m
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6.4/10
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The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
A young couple works to survive on the streets after their car breaks down right as the annual purge commences.
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Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
155K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,306
106
    • James DeMonaco
    • James DeMonaco(characters created by)
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    • Frank Grillo
    • Carmen Ejogo
    • Zach Gilford
    • James DeMonaco
    • James DeMonaco(characters created by)
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    • Frank Grillo
    • Carmen Ejogo
    • Zach Gilford
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    • 363User reviews
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    • 50Metascore
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    Kiele Sanchez and Zach Gilford in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    LaKeith Stanfield in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    Kiele Sanchez and Zach Gilford in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    Carmen Ejogo, Frank Grillo, Judith McConnell, Kiele Sanchez, Alina Andrei, Zach Gilford, Tammie Baird, Zoë Soul, Jessica McClain, and Mike Jerome Putnam in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
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    Carmen Ejogo, Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Zach Gilford, and Zoë Soul in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
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    Carmen Ejogo and Zoë Soul in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

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    Frank Grillo
    Frank Grillo
    • Sergeant
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Eva Sanchez
    Zach Gilford
    Zach Gilford
    • Shane
    Kiele Sanchez
    Kiele Sanchez
    • Liz
    Zoë Soul
    Zoë Soul
    • Cali
    Justina Machado
    Justina Machado
    • Tanya
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Papa Rico
    Jack Conley
    Jack Conley
    • Big Daddy
    Noel Gugliemi
    Noel Gugliemi
    • Diego
    • (as Noel G.)
    Castulo Guerra
    Castulo Guerra
    • Barney
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Carmelo
    • (as Michael K. Williams)
    Edwin Hodge
    Edwin Hodge
    • The Stranger
    LaKeith Stanfield
    LaKeith Stanfield
    • Young Ghoul Face
    • (as Keith Stanfield)
    Roberta Valderrama
    Roberta Valderrama
    • Lorraine
    Niko Nicotera
    Niko Nicotera
    • Roddy
    Bel Hernandez
    Bel Hernandez
    • Katherine
    Lily Knight
    Lily Knight
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    Jasper Cole
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    • Trivia
      In an interview Frank Grillo said that he loved the black car so much he offered to buy it but he wasn't allowed.
    • Goofs
      (at around 12 mins) When Leo's ex wife comes to visit him before The Purge begins, she looks over at a selection of newspaper articles and photos of his target stuck to the wall. After she leaves, he also looks over at the wall, but the layout of the montage has changed dramatically, including completely different photos.
    • Quotes

      Carmelo Johns: Fuck the New Founding Fathers!

      [fires gun upwards]

      Carmelo Johns: Fuck You! Fuck your money! And motherfuck the Purge!

    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.111 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Rack 'Em Up
      Written by Matthew R. Corbett (as Matthew Corbett) and Mike Wilkie

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    6/10
    Anarchic purge
    Am another person who didn't care at all for 'The Purge' from 2013. It wasn't completely unwatchable with a couple of reasonable performances and decent production values but was so tension and suspense-free and full of irritating characters, illogical character behaviours, a dull pace, a cheesy script and tired clichés.

    Had seen and heard numerous times people saying that 'The Purge: Anarchy' was a much better film. Will admit that due to disliking 'The Purge' so much, part of me was very unsure as to whether to watch 'The Purge: Anarchy' and very nearly didn't watch it. To be fair though, decided to watch it and found it not to be a waste of time at all, it is a second film that stands well on its own and doesn't try to be more of the same and instead be different from the predecessor. Am in complete agreement with those saying that this is the far superior film, while thinking that it was still flawed and not too great.

    'The Purge: Anarchy' has a lot of good things. The story execution is much better this time round, it's more eventful, is tighter paced, is intriguing and has some creepy atmosphere and suspense. The acting is also better, with a formidable Frank Grillo leading the cast with aplomb.

    Less irritating characters here too, generally the characters are easier to relate to and are not as shallow, their behaviour also makes more sense and induces less face palms. There are unsettling moments here, some fun ones and some intriguing ones. It's assuredly directed and the slick and gritty visual look remains, its effort to be larger in scale in terms of ideas and narrative and have more going on is laudable.

    However, 'The Purge: Anarchy' is still heavily flawed. The dialogue is still enough to make one cringe and just sounds so fatigued, stilted and without any imagination. The social commentary and rich vs poor aspects are dealt with in a heavy-handed way and the effects are shoddy and do look fake.

    Character development is very flimsy and 'The Purge: Anarchy' still has a few characters that frustrate (especially the annoying Cali, with Zoe Soul giving the only "bad" performance), not much imaginative or surprising and the clichés every bit as tired. There are some parts that feel like they're stretched out too far, the ending doesn't finish the film with a bang as much as one would hope.

    Reading those criticisms, one would think that 'The Purge: Anarchy' is a bad film. Unlike 'The Purge', it is not. It's problematic and is not a great film, but overall it's decent enough and has a good deal in its favour with things that were bad previously corrected. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Is this a sequel to The Purge (2013)

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      • July 18, 2014 (United States)
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Blumhouse Productions
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      • Dolby Digital EX
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