4.4 Score

2013 • 1h 25min • R • Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Purge

"One night a year, all crime is legal."

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.

IMDb 5.8

RT 40%

MC 41

Director

James DeMonaco

Writer

James DeMonaco

Composer

Nathan Whitehead

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Ethan Hawke

James Sandin

Lena Headey

Mary Sandin

Max Burkholder

Charlie Sandin

Adelaide Kane

Zoey Sandin

Edwin Hodge

Bloody Stranger

Rhys Wakefield

Polite Leader

Tony Oller

Henry

Arija Bareikis

Mrs. Grace Ferrin

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Lena Headey Mary Sandin

Max Burkholder Charlie Sandin

Adelaide Kane Zoey Sandin

Edwin Hodge Bloody Stranger

Rhys Wakefield Polite Leader

Tony Oller Henry

Arija Bareikis Mrs. Grace Ferrin

Tom Yi Mr. Cali

Chris Mulkey Mr. Halverson

Tisha French Mrs. Halverson

Dana Bunch Mr. Ferrin

Peter Gvozdas Dr. Peter Buynak

John Weselcouch Freak Interrupting

Alicia Vela-Bailey Female Freak

David Basila George (uncredited)

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