The Purge: Election Year

20162016
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1h 48min

Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

It's been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn ... or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.

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Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.

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Awards
- 6 nominations

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James DeMonaco, Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Frank Grillo and Elizabeth Mitchell in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Elizabeth Mitchell in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Frank Grillo in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Frank Grillo, Edwin Hodge, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, and Malcolm C. Murray in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Brittany Mirabile in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, and Betty Gabriel in The Purge: Election Year (2016)

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

It's been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn...or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.

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Trivia
Originally, part 3 was intended to be a prequel, telling the story of the very first Purge. This idea was scrapped when Frank Grillo accepted James DeMonaco's offer to reprise the character of Sergeant Leo Barnes. The prequel idea was used for the next film in the series, The First Purge (2018).

Goofs
(at around 51 mins) During the store break scene, candy girl is run over by a van and passes under the van. Her boots fly off her body with the laces dangling as they fly away from her body. When the driver steps out of the vehicle to shoot her, her boots are back on with the laces still tied.

Quotes
Joe Dixon: There are a whole bunch of Negros coming this way. and we're looking like a big ol' bucket of fried chicken

Connections
Featured in Conan: Aubrey Plaza/Frank Grillo/Pierce the Veil (2016)

Soundtracks
20th Century Boy
Written by Marc Bolan
Performed by T. Rex
Courtesy of Spirit Music Group

Top review

7/10

One of the best in the series.

Films don't always do so well when they mix stories with politics, particularly horror films, but in all fairness this one did the job surprisingly well. This feels like a good conclusion to the Purge series, with the upcoming first Purge explaining how it all started. This one had a story as well as the usual tales of hate and revenge. This was visually very good, some of the scenes looked great, the shop under attack scenes in particular was expertly staged. It was well acted once again, and the story was rather intriguing. It lacked some of the subtleties of the first film, and at times it did feel like we've been here before many times, but overall it was very watchable, I got the impression all involved were taking it very seriously. 7/10

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Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $79,213,375
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,515,110
- Jul 3, 2016
Gross worldwide
- $118,587,880

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Runtime
- 1h 48min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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