The First Purge

Release Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Nationwide

Michael Bay, Luna Lauren Velez, Jason Blum, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, James DeMonaco, Couper Samuelson, Mo McRae, Steve Harris, Sebastien Lemercier, Gerard McMurray, Jeanette Volturno, Lex Scott Davis, Y’lan Noel, Joivan Wade, Steve Molen

R Horror 1 hr, 52 m

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Plot

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Plot
Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge.

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Cited as verbatim plot from universalpictures.com
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The film's director Gerard McMurray last directed Burning Sands and The Silver Bear. The film's writer James DeMonaco last wrote The Forever Purge and The Purge: Election Year.

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

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong disturbing violence throughout, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use
Runtime
1 hr, 52 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Untitled Next Purge Chapter, The Purge 4

Language
English

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  • Series creator James DeMonaco revealed some ideas on a new Purge film, saying: "I would actually go back and I would try to talk about how it all started. That seems the natural next chapter in this, is to say, 'Alright, we've done this trilogy. We see how it got to this point of someone trying to end it - this presidential figure. Now let's go back and see how the fuck all this came about.' How did this country get to a place where we were now accepting this kind of atrocity, this terrible thing, each year? I think there's something interesting in that. I don't think I'll direct. I'm thinking of maybe writing or at least producing it, to make sure it stays true to what I like about the movies." (CinemaBlend, 9/30/16)

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Release Dates

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The First Purge was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 . There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including Fireworks and Nico, 1988.



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Wed., Jun. 27, 2018

  • Added a running time of 112 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to R for strong disturbing violence throughout, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use

  • Added a link from thefirstpurge.com

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