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The Purge
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
2013 · Directed by James DeMonaco · 85 min · Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller · 12 frames
Tagline
One night a year, all crime is legal.
Crew
- Written by: James DeMonaco
- Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret
- Edited by: Peter Gvozdas
- Music: Nathan Whitehead
- Production design: Melanie Jones
- Produced by: Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as James Sandin
- Lena Headey as Mary Sandin
- Max Burkholder as Charlie Sandin
- Adelaide Kane as Zoey Sandin
- Edwin Hodge as Bloody Stranger
- Rhys Wakefield as Polite Leader
- Tony Oller as Henry
- Arija Bareikis as Mrs. Grace Ferrin
- Tom Yi as Mr. Cali
- Chris Mulkey as Mr. Halverson
Production
- Country: France, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Why Not Productions, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions
- Budget: $3,000,000
- Box office: $91,266,581
- Themes: california, dystopia, barricade, bloody fight, home invasion, survival horror, blood lust, rich vs poor, constitutional convention, legalized murder
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