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The Purge
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The Purge

2013 · R · 1h 25m

One night a year, all crime is legal.

Release & where to watch

In theaters
June 6, 2013
Home release
June 7, 2013

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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.

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Genres

science-fictionhorrorthriller

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Setting

Suburban
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Details

Budget$3M
Box office$91.3M

Directed by

James DeMonaco

Written by

James DeMonaco

Cinematography

Jacques Jouffret

Music

Nathan Whitehead

Starring

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

Production

Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes, Universal Pictures, Why Not Productions

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