The Purge

Release Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 Nationwide

James DeMonaco, Ethan Hawke, Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Adelaide Kane, Lena Headey, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Rhys Wakefield, Edwin Hodge, Tony Oller, Max Burkholder, Sebastien Lemercier, Tom Yi

A thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.

R Crime 1 hr, 25 m

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A thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.

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Plot
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.
Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com
Crime Sci-Fi Thriller

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The film's director James DeMonaco last directed The Purge: Election Year and The Purge: Anarchy. The film's writer James DeMonaco last wrote The Forever Purge and The First Purge.

Screenwriter
Producers
Michael Bay
Jason Blum
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Sebastien Lemercier

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong disturbing violence and some language
Runtime
1 hr, 25 m
Tagline
One night a year, all crime is legal. Survive the night.
Also known as
Vigilandia

Language
English

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The Purge Theatrical Trailer Clip Image
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The Purge Theatrical Trailer
The Purge TV Spot: One Night Clip Image
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The Purge TV Spot: One Night
The Purge TV Spot: New America Clip Image
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The Purge TV Spot: New America
The Purge TV Spot: Crime Clip Image
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The Purge TV Spot: Crime

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The Purge was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 7, 2013 . There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Internship, Rapture-Palooza and Syrup.



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