The Purge
One night a year, all crime is legal.
2013 | 86m | English
Popularity: 9 (history)
| Director: | James DeMonaco |
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| Writer: | James DeMonaco |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 31, 2013 |
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| Director: | James DeMonaco |
| Writer: | James DeMonaco |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | california, dystopia, barricade, bloody fight, home invasion, survival horror, blood lust, rich vs poor, constitutional convention, legalized murder, social allegory, purge, bloody, bloody death, bloody deaths, family's house |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Why Not Productions, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $91,266,581
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 26, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Boima Blake | Freak #1 (uncredited) |
| Nathan Clarkson | Freak (uncredited) |
| Jesse Jacobs | Freak #2 (uncredited) |
| Mickey Facchinello | Brunette Female Freak (uncredited) |
| Crystal Lockhart | Freak (uncredited) |
| Tyler Osterkamp | Freak (uncredited) |
| RJ Wolfe | Freak (uncredited) |
| Aaron Kuban | Freak (uncredited) |
| Karen Strassman | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Cindy Robinson | Purge Screen Announcer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James DeMonaco | Director, Writer |
| Nathan Whitehead | Original Music Composer |
| Jacques Jouffret | Director of Photography |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kurt Bryant | Stunt Coordinator |
| Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Alicia Stevenson | Foley Artist |
| Dawn Fintor | Foley Artist |
| Joe Cappelletti | ADR Voice Casting |
| Sam Patton | Production Assistant |
| Melanie Jones | Production Design |
| Peter Gvozdas | Editor |
| Daniel C. McFadden | Still Photographer |
| Nicolas Plotquin | Art Direction |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Supervisor |
| McJoel Hamilton | Property Master |
| Edward Tise | Sound Mixer |
| Matt Kennedy | Still Photographer |
| Jordan Wilby | Sound Effects Editor |
| Louis Normandin | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kelly Cabral | Sound Supervisor |
| Erin Oakley | Dialogue Editor |
| Lisa Fields | Casting |
| Lisa Norcia | Costume Design |
| Jason Krane | Dialogue Editor |
| Babette Stith | Script Supervisor |
| Brian Armstrong | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert Batha | Foley Editor |
| Paul J. Diller | Sound Effects Editor |
| Alex Soto | Sound Effects Editor |
| Karuna Karmarkar | Set Decoration |
| Craig Mann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Schatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nacoma Whobrey | Key Makeup Artist |
| Eric Sandlin | Best Boy Electrician |
| Gary Jones | Construction Foreman |
| Jeremy Paul Cannon | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Wm. Terrell Hasker | Grip |
| Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Mark Rielly | Propmaker |
| David Lordan | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Kay Quitan | Set Dresser |
| David Gottlieb | Electrician |
| Yuji Nakaza | Electrician |
| Augy Plotquin | Construction Coordinator |
| David Carreira | Best Boy Electrician |
| Sean Ricigliano | Epk Camera Operator |
| Patrick Gomez | Best Boy Grip |
| Aaron J. Galang | Grip |
| Paul Postal | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Joe Keawe III | Grip |
| Steve Costanza | Makeup Department Head |
| Kenneth H. Wiatrak | Camera Operator |
| Bobby Thomas | Key Grip |
| Annie Brandt | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Jeramey Rund | Art Department Production Assistant |
| William Parker | Propmaker |
| Frank Orozco | Best Boy Grip |
| Zak Faust | Art Department Coordinator |
| Rhannon Dodge | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Hillel Chaim Smith | Property Master |
| Tim Dodge | Set Dresser |
| Mark Kalainoff | Set Painter |
| Kyle Behling | Camera Production Assistant |
| Elizabeth Rabe | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Kirk Graves | Assistant Property Master |
| John Van Valkenburgh | Chief Lighting Technician |
| David Larson | Hair Department Head |
| Joel Tabbush | Art Department Coordinator |
| Patrick Rourk | Assistant Property Master |
| Hector Hernandez | Set Painter |
| Anthony Anderson | Gaffer |
| Darryl St. Juste | Grip |
| Ryan White | Electrician |
| William Hall | Key Grip |
| Jordan C. Kadovitz | Video Assist Operator |
| Doug Passarelli | Pyrotechnician |
| Anastasia Von Rahl | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Tommy Aagaard | First Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Editor |
| Micah Roehr | Special Effects Technician |
| Chelsea Kammeyer | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Rich King | Extras Casting |
| John Thong Hoang Nguyen | Costumer |
| Lauren Gauthier | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Mark Gullesserian | Special Effects Coordinator |
| P. Whitney Gearin | Visual Effects Producer |
| Shannon Collis | Casting Associate |
| Lawrence Decker | Special Effects Coordinator |
| John Barba | Casting Associate |
| Regalia Thomas | Costumer |
| Aaron Becker | Main Title Designer |
| Jeremy Lambert | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Jim May | Additional Editor |
| Marty Taylor | Compositor |
| John Tripp | Color Assistant |
| Devin Sterling | Digital Intermediate |
| Shane Harris | Colorist |
| Giovanni DiGiorgio | Color Assistant |
| Debra L. Tennant | First Assistant Editor |
| Siggy Ferstl | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Lorena Talpan | First Assistant Editor |
| Mike Chiado | Digital Intermediate |
| Kamila Baghernejad | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Scott MacDonald | Leadman |
| Kaylene Carlson | Unit Production Manager |
| Gerard DiNardi | First Assistant Director, Line Producer |
| Shanna Lynn | Stunt Double |
| Jesse Jacobs | Stunts |
| Jason Johnston | Boom Operator |
| James G. Brill | Transportation Coordinator |
| John Yarbrough | Transportation Captain |
| Sebastian Sheehan Visconti | Sound Designer |
| Nathan Hankins | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Tim Tuchrello | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Evan Daum | ADR Mixer |
| Scott Curtis | Foley Mixer |
| Greg Vines | Music Editor |
| Norm Marshall | Other |
| Sean Andrew Faden | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Steven A. Morrow | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Bay | Producer |
| Jason Blum | Producer |
| Andrew Form | Producer |
| Brad Fuller | Producer |
| Jeanette Volturno | Co-Producer |
| Sébastien K. Lemercier | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 61 | 86 | 45 |
| 2024 | 5 | 71 | 99 | 49 |
| 2024 | 6 | 57 | 94 | 41 |
| 2024 | 7 | 65 | 102 | 42 |
| 2024 | 8 | 55 | 83 | 40 |
| 2024 | 9 | 68 | 108 | 53 |
| 2024 | 10 | 62 | 86 | 50 |
| 2024 | 11 | 61 | 102 | 36 |
| 2024 | 12 | 49 | 100 | 37 |
| 2025 | 1 | 52 | 76 | 37 |
| 2025 | 2 | 31 | 57 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 996 | 996 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 453 | 653 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 494 | 780 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 403 | 748 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 236 | 649 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 399 | 763 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 712 | 848 |
inaneswine
7.0
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. ...
Jun 23, 2021
CustomerConsumer
3.0
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.
Jun 23, 2021
tmdb76622195
2.0
Atrocious directing and cheesy jump scares disguised as nonsensical "social commentary." ...
Dec 21, 2023