The Purge

One night a year, all crime is legal.

Science Fiction

Horror

Thriller

86 Mins
2013
en

star6.3/ 10

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.

Cast & Crew

Ethan Hawke

James Sandin

Lena Headey

Mary Sandin

Max Burkholder

Charlie Sandin

Adelaide Kane

Zoey Sandin

Edwin Hodge

Bloody Stranger

Rhys Wakefield

Polite Leader

Review

inaneswine

It's the basic premise that makes _The Purge_ such a chilling watch and, thought you may see the thrills and scares coming from a mile away, it's the most interesting home-invasion thriller that I've seen in a very long time.

CustomerConsumer

The core idea of a "purge" is interesting, but every single moment of "horror" or "thrill" in this film is a predictable jumpscare. It takes itself way too seriously and makes some heavy-handed social commentary, while at the same time being really unconvincing and riddled with tropes. Whenever one of the masked villains is on-screen you can count on them to silently tilt their head to the side, playfully skip with a weapon in hand, or giggle about killing. The main concept and Lena Headey's acting bumped the rating up a little.

Charles Tatum

Atrocious directing and cheesy jump scares disguised as nonsensical "social commentary."

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