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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Release Date:
Friday, June 7, 2013 Nationwide
strong disturbing violence and some language
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in The Purge: Cast List
Ethan Hawke ... James Sandin
Total Recall, The Black Phone 2
Lena Headey ... Mary Sandin
9 Bullets, Possession
Rhys Wakefield ... Polite Stranger
Sanctum, Berserk
Max Burkholder ... Charlie Sandin
Winnie the Pooh
Tony Oller ... Henry
Beneath the Darkness
Adelaide Kane ... Zoey Sandin
The Swing Of Things, Where the Devil Hides
Who's making The Purge: Crew List
A look at the The Purge behind-the-scenes crew and production team. 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.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Michael BayJason Blum
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Sebastien Lemercier
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Production: What we know about The Purge?
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - March: The film was set to Completed status.
MPAA rating has been announced; assumed completed.
- 2012 - January: The film was set to Development status.
The Purge Release Date: When was the film released?
The Purge was a Nationwide release in 2013 on Friday, June 7, 2013. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Internship, The Wall and Wish You Were Here.
The Purge DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Purge was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 .