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The Purge

2013
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 25m
If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? Over the course of a single night, a family will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.
Directed by:
James DeMonaco
Written by:
James DeMonaco
Starring:
Lena Headey Lena Headey Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke Arija Bareikis Chris Mulkey Chris Mulkey Edwin Hodge Rhys Wakefield Rhys Wakefield Max Burkholder Tony Oller Adelaide Kane Adelaide Kane Tom Yi Tisha French Dana Bunch
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Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Purge

2013
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 25m
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kojilessKojiless
Rated 18 Apr 2015
24
25th
The I'm-going-to-swing-this-blade-down-just-slow-enough-so-that-BANG-BANG-BANG-oh-I'm-dead-now movie. If you're looking for a thrilling ride through a dystopian future where violence is king and Ethan Hawke's hair bleach is queen, then get yourself a physics degree, create a nuclear warhead, drop it on Australia, and hotwire a barb-wired dune buggy, because a movie was about a stupid teenager who fucks over her family because reasons. Ethan Hawke's hair bleach still queen, though.
Rated 18 Apr 2015
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 26 Aug 2013
40
20th
Concept's kinda interesting, and is shoved aside 5 minutes in for plain old home invasion thrillerstuff without thrills. The amount of scenes where a character is holding a weapon and is ready to strike only to be shot by someone offscreen is ridiculous.
Rated 26 Aug 2013
dst7175dst7175
Rated 08 Nov 2013
10
6th
Can't stand when they make people so dumb. Throw the guy out and beat the hell out of both the kids.
Rated 08 Nov 2013
nobambanobamba
Rated 17 Jan 2019
10
0th
Interesting idea but I just hate this movie so much. Even if we ignores some obvious issues with the concept of the Purge, the generic plot here is the worst way to go about it. Predictable jump scares. Terrible defensive strategy. Stupid family. I hate Charlie so much. Overreliance on last second gun rescues. FWIW the sequels are slightly better, though this one has the best cast (except Charlie). Fav scene: Ethan Hawke in pool room.
Rated 17 Jan 2019
ewp805ewp805
Rated 16 Jun 2013
45
17th
While the whole premise behind the Purge was relatively intriguing, it only serves as a backdrop for what turns into a generic, lackluster home invasion thriller flick. Any type of commentary or insight into society is handled poorly and downplayed by some goofy, empty characters. Bleh. At least Hawke's performance was alright.
Rated 16 Jun 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 29 Jul 2014
55
19th
In what could have been a monumentally entertaining look at a widespread sociological phenomenon, instead we get the impact on a single family. This completely makes it no different from any other home invasion type film. The opening and closing credits were far more chilling than anything that occurred in the film. Normally I would rate this higher since everyone does a good job, but fuck that, this was an epic fail and completely unrealized potential.
Rated 29 Jul 2014
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 20 Dec 2016
48
7th
The Purge is a poorly formulated home invasion movie whose sole attribute that separates it from the rest of the pack is a half-baked concept. I didn't care about the characters and I don't like home invasion movies so that leaves this concept. It failed to address how the government can 1. Enforce this one night only idea, 2. How the country could come to accept it. 3. How people could possibly not hold a grudge that they would act upon for the remaining year.
Rated 20 Dec 2016
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 29 Dec 2013
40
19th
From the looks of it they gave the bad guys Halloween masks simply so they could market this as a horror film. It's a pretty tired horror trope, and it makes absolutely no sense in this context. Everybody is immune, so why hide their identity? It's stupid. Ugh. Anyways, I got excited for a minute when I thought that they were going to do this whole movie without any jump scares, but then there was a whole fuck-tonne of jump scares. These home invasion movies are just exploitative crap.
Rated 29 Dec 2013
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 25 Nov 2013
1
4th
ethan hawke dons his legendary frown and hopelessly scrabbles to defend a duhmatorium of a screenplay from james demonaco. deja vu? might've been more tolerable if it wasn't so desperately pretending to be more than a crappy little home invasion flick -- i've seen goosebumps episodes that were more nuanced and coherent allegories.
Rated 25 Nov 2013
duderDuder
Rated 09 Aug 2013
45
6th
This movie escalated from interesting to utter bullshit in a very short amount of time.. The amount of decisions that made no sense at all was just astounding.. Such a huge waste of potential..
Rated 09 Aug 2013
bofbof
Rated 06 Feb 2018
35
10th
The problem is that The Purge is about as subtle as any Roger Corman satire on American violence worship, but filmed like any of a dozen other home invasion movies. If you're going to go this route, at least make it fun, give us this world that you're only hinting at, and then make us choke on it. Stop boring us with lectures.
Rated 06 Feb 2018
damildamil
Rated 31 Dec 2013
45
17th
It has a pretty cool and intriguing concept which is wasted in the execution. A big problem for me was the characters. Not only were they not interesting, they were downright annoying. I especially hated the son - he just made stupid decision after stupid decision. These sort of home invasion films have been done several times now, and it's a shame they couldn't come up with anything more interesting. It's just a waste of a good idea.
Rated 31 Dec 2013
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 25 Jan 2019
63
24th
A waste of a terrific dystopian/sci-fi premise goes the least interesting route; ignoring the probing of a society that would result in a scenario like this, instead localising it as the tale of a rather dull wealthy family having their house broken into. It doesn't help that we learn nothing about the family, or even where they really stand on the "Purge" issue. Still watchable thanks to a fine cast, but the repetitive 'gunshot-from-offscreen' deus ex machina becomes tiresome after a while.
Rated 25 Jan 2019
bizortbizort
Rated 24 Sep 2016
46
22nd
Interesting idea and premise but an incredibly dumb way to show it. Here is this crazy, outlandish ideal that society is running with and, yet, your movie is confined to one person's house?
Rated 24 Sep 2016
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 16 Jan 2020
7
76th
This had lots of potential to show us a global experiment about our society. This premise is filled with potential, but the movie takes a very isolated approach and it turns out to be a house invasion film. I do enjoy what we got, and I feel like while it plays into tropes and clichés, I kinda look past them. It's a solid film, but undoubtedly I feel like they didn't realize the potential in this idea until later down the road, but it's a decent stepping stone movie.
Rated 16 Jan 2020
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 30 Jan 2014
72
2nd
Sometimes when I leave my house, I find myself sitting in the car wondering whether I locked the front door. It's something I do all the time, but it's such a mundane and forgettable activity. By the time I reach my car, I cannot remember whether or not I have done it. Sometimes, I even go back and check just to be sure. So I started a mental checklist every time I leave. Once I'm absolutely certain the door is locked, I try to remember whether or not I had watched "The Purge".
Rated 30 Jan 2014
forehead1forehead1
Rated 22 Jan 2014
20
3rd
Well, where do you start with this one? The stupid premise? The criticism of a society that doesn't exist? The make-every-dumb-decision-possible main characters you're actively rooting against? The Tardis-like house? The second-rate Manson family baddies? The fact the whole thing somehow manages to be both utterly nonsensical yet agonisingly predictable at the same time? Astonishingly bad.
Rated 22 Jan 2014
kleaklea
Rated 21 Jun 2013
10
2nd
This movie simply blows. The twist is given away like 5 mins in, they do nothing with the purge concept, & seems like it should've had Yakety Sax playing in the background of the whole thing
Rated 21 Jun 2013
susie_mauvesusie-mauve
Rated 12 Apr 2014
58
10th
The premise is an interesting thought, especially when it hints towards the aspects of social inequality. Unfortunately, it is only used as an excuse for the rest of the film and not explored thouroghly, which makes the whole film kinda cheap. Yeah, it's gripping, but also predictable and ordinary.
Rated 12 Apr 2014
spuddingspudding
Rated 27 Oct 2013
30
5th
This movie defies logic and common sense and its pretty desperate in finding way to entertain the viewers. Full of facepalm moments, Not worth for a LMN night.
Rated 27 Oct 2013
maddogmaddog
Rated 22 May 2020
55
17th
A great lesson in how to take an interesting (if impractical) premise and make it irrelevant because you're just doing a clunky home invasion thriller.
Rated 22 May 2020
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 04 Apr 2014
38
25th
This could have gone in several directions and been successful. Unfortunately, it's never very scary, and the dystopia they set up (and the social issues they blatantly try to work in) are never very interesting. The darkness was supposed to be atmospheric, but it really just results in shitty cinematography. The "shocking" twists are telegraphed miles away too. Definitely not a highlight of either the dystopia genre or the home invasion genre.
Rated 04 Apr 2014
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 15 Oct 2017
35
11th
Just skip this, watch the sequels, and come back to it later if you want. This movie has a ton of problems, but none are more pervasive than the fact that so much potential for a fun satirical horror movie was wasted on a garden-variety home invasion movie. The sequels honestly do fix most of the problems, though, and are worth watching for anyone who considers themselves a horror enthusiast (particularly "Anarchy").
Rated 15 Oct 2017
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 29 Nov 2013
30
7th
Whilst the Purge raises an interesting moral question (raised but not addressed in the film) of "do I risk everything for this guy, or know that nothing will ever be the same again" this piece of garbage doesnt even have the smarts to discuss that KEY dilemma. Hideously predictable, boring nonsense that over-uses the "just in the nick of time" idea by about x4. I cant tell you how hideously predictable this rubbish is. The only decent bit is when the smarmy neighbor gets her face smashed in. Yay
Rated 29 Nov 2013
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 02 Oct 2013
30
5th
This is the kind of premise that wouldn't work even if this had been directed by Kubrick. Really. From the very beginning, it becomes clear that this invasion film will end just like it started -- rich white family saved the poor black dude, so the black dude will save the rich white family back. The Purge clearly wants to be some sort of Clockwork Orange of our times -- filled with a Funny Games-like domestic tension --, but its subversive kill-the-poor subversive agenda falls short.
Rated 02 Oct 2013
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 22 Apr 2018
80
78th
Top badass moment? A documentary made during President Trump’s second term in office, I really wanted to hate Ethan Hawke, (who looks like a big-eared version of Kevin Bacon), living in his huge, gated-community home; but somehow, he was just a bit too decent. How disappointing. However, I was pleased to see the neighbour sharpening his machete was wearing good PPE, shame the actual blade looked a mess; there was light reflecting at all angles off it. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 22 Apr 2018
troothTrooth
Rated 26 Jun 2013
38
10th
LOTS and LOTS of wasted potential in this movie. Even ignoring how much they could have done with this premise, it's a sub-par horror thriller. It relies too often on jump scares, there's about a million painfully predictable moments of bad guys getting shot right at the last possible second, people make lots of stupid decisions, and the "psycho" characters really ham it up too much. The "leader" especially tried too hard to seem like some Joker-esque killer, and never like a real person.
Rated 26 Jun 2013
axleblazeaxleblaze
Rated 05 Jul 2013
57
15th
Starts out with alot of potential to be a broad political satire but just completely looses interest in being that and goes for something pretty boring instead.
Rated 05 Jul 2013
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 15 Apr 2015
2
21st
I love the premise but really bad execution, a story that you expect, and some god awful acting drag it down to a really forgettable mess. This should've been incredibly dark, something that people would talk about and be scared of, but instead they tried to turn it into some preachy thing about the class system. Pretty embarrassing. Also, if this was as dark as it should've been, Ethan Hawke would've beaten his stupid ass son to death. Rarely do you see a character so fucking stupid
Rated 15 Apr 2015
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 15 Apr 2014
53
6th
This movie takes an original idea and ruins it with a lackluster script. There is so much in the script that is predictable, it takes aware the enjoyment of the film. The actors are fine but this movie would have been so much better with a more polished script.
Rated 15 Apr 2014
amerigoamerigo
Rated 10 Jan 2014
69
21st
A paper thin parable that has potential in its conceit until it unravels once the inevitable "what have we become" bemoaning enters the picture. All the pieces for some compelling moral dilemmas are there but the big movie studio squandered those opportunities in favor of dumb action scenes. Newsflash Hollywood: horror flicks are not the place for your "gritty" wire-fu.
Rated 10 Jan 2014
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 28 Jul 2013
25
3rd
Holy ass, this is bad. This is the most ill-conceived "blockbuster"-title i had the displeasure of enduring in a while. The cast is a disgrace, and therefore the acting of key figures such as the wannabe "funny games mannered psychopath" is incredibly forced and horrible to watch. The plot is an utter mess of pacing and logic errors mixed in with lame "twists" and god damn shameful directing. I wasn't engaged for a second, and neither would I expect anyone else to.
Rated 28 Jul 2013
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 22 Jun 2014
45
16th
Concept, concept... failed execution. It does pose a few good questions about human nature, but it abandons the social commentary for easy scares and violent shoot-outs. Home invasion movies will still remain a bit creepy so long as you're watching them in your house, but that's not a past-time I regularly indulge in. The Hunger Games is a much better imagination of this type of dystopian world where violence is a government mandate and it's far more believable. Avoid.
Rated 22 Jun 2014
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 17 Nov 2013
15
2nd
Got bored and didn't finish it. Waited til about an hour in to see if there was going to be anything special done with the premise and it didn't seem like it.
Rated 17 Nov 2013
getmoneygetmoney
Rated 13 Nov 2013
74
31st
Could have been better if it was more overtly satirical. The class commentary is the best part of the movie but as a thriller its fairly weak.
Rated 13 Nov 2013
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 25 Oct 2018
40
15th
An almost impressive display of wasted potential. Nobody watches this stuff to get invested in the characters (even if my boy Ethan Hawke is great as usual). No doubt there's some interesting bits but I'm sure the sequels will render this entire thing worthless.
Rated 25 Oct 2018
dylanwilson6dylanwilson6
Rated 03 Mar 2014
20
3rd
People say it's an interesting idea; it is for movie making but has so many holes in real life. This has potential but it just becomes nothing and very little is redeeming about it. Not much I can say that hasn't already, just that I hope that the sequel expands on the ideas and create a better movie. Also Rhys Wakefield does give a pretty good creepy vibe, and hopefully he gets a chance with a better script/story.
Rated 03 Mar 2014
naypalmNaypalm
Rated 30 Sep 2013
52
16th
Could have been infinitely better, the premise could have been abused the hell out of. But it wasn't. You may want to skip this one and watch the successor, they're basically the same but the sequel is generally better received.
Rated 30 Sep 2013
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 24 Nov 2013
29
6th
I already found the concept idiotic BEFORE I watched the film and realized it served as an outlet for DeMonaco's delusion that we can make a Utopia by allowing the rich the catharsis of killing the poor. That this conceit does next to nothing to bring the film out of the doldrums of garden-variety "panic room" horror doesn't help. A subplot involving Adelaide Kane fizzles out with similar irrelevance. DeMonaco ultimately falls headlong into the trap of not challenging his worldview... and boredom.
Rated 24 Nov 2013
evranaevrana
Rated 29 Dec 2019
54
18th
Well, the concept is so unstable that it is difficult to come up with something tenable in it; the whole thing falls apart in one word...Arson. Also what kind of crazy (read stupid) person goes out with an ax while others are out with rifles? The main villain-ling tries his best to be Joker-like but fails miserably. You can see everything coming a miles away and the "societal" messages are just flat. Despite all this, it was more bearable than I expected.
Rated 29 Dec 2019
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 18 Nov 2020
59
27th
59.
Rated 18 Nov 2020
cowfrappecowfrappe
Rated 22 Jul 2013
50
17th
A weak concept, well-executed.
Rated 22 Jul 2013
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 03 Jul 2014
63
23rd
A cool, interesting concept (despite the fact that it would NEVER work.) I honestly would have liked to have learned more about the "new founding fathers." This movie would have been less frustrating if the characters hadn't made quite so many stupid decisions (being hunted by homicidal maniacs? Yeah, sure, keep that flashlight shining all over the place!)
Rated 03 Jul 2014
rollbones67RollBones67
Rated 28 May 2015
85
10th
The film had some pretty creepy parts, and I think it's cool how this horror movie isn't about ghosts or guys with knifes. It's about the future of are country, and what we may become. It gives me the shiver's just thinking about it.
Rated 28 May 2015
soixistSoixist
Rated 30 Mar 2021
53
10th
Meeeh
Rated 30 Mar 2021
theshmotheshmo
Rated 10 Feb 2014
70
30th
This film was exciting and was paced relatively well. I was particularly captivated by the opening CCTV-esque footage of "Purge" violence that seemed eerily realistic. The premise was great yet not fully explored. I think a sequel following different characters in the same world surviving the "Purge" in the less affluent part of town would be a neat addition.
Rated 10 Feb 2014
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 02 Jul 2014
17
8th
This film takes a silly premise and uses it to argue something about the beast that lies within all. Despite that it offers some suspenseful entertainment, and perhaps I am over-egging the pudding giving it a score this high, out of an admiration for Ethan Hawke's ability to make the most of the material he chooses.
Rated 02 Jul 2014
filmseekingfilmseeking
Rated 11 Apr 2015
63
57th
The movie builds an interesting tension in the first half based on a cool premise, but the recurring last-minute-rescues of the protagonists and the fact that the whole story takes place in one villa instead of the streets keeps the film on an average level.
Rated 11 Apr 2015
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 09 Apr 2018
29
11th
Not good. Part 2 is way more entertaining.
Rated 09 Apr 2018
eisenyxEisenyx
Rated 07 Nov 2016
34
11th
Well, it's a really good concept but the choices of the characters are a bit absurd. They could have made a better plot here. Bad execution for a nice concept.
Rated 07 Nov 2016
frostyFrosty
Rated 29 May 2014
40
17th
Good premise that isn't used at all. Simple fact is the rest of the movie could have happened without the dystopic framing device. And it has. Frequently.
Rated 29 May 2014
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 11 Oct 2018
3
25th
It's a bit better than I remember, but still doesn't teach the height of the later Purges. Instead of the politics being intertwined perfectly this film just uses the idea as a backdrop to have a typical break-in film. Ethan Hawke was pretty good in it, but the rest of the family I could take or leave. Also, DeManaco got way better with his directing after this one, but maybe the cramped break-in style just didn't suit him well.
Rated 11 Oct 2018
girlonfiregirlonfire
Rated 14 Jul 2013
15
3rd
Interesting premise, but falls extremely flat and the characters are so bland and annoying.
Rated 14 Jul 2013
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 06 Nov 2013
74
38th
This isn't a perfect thriller but it got my blood pumping. This reminded me a bit of "Funny Games". I was honestly expecting the same sort of ending as that movie. The masks the intruders wore were really creepy. I do think the lighting in the movie could have been better. The whole film was set in very low light, it was hard on the eyes. I do wish they would have given us more insight into the purge concept. Adelaide Kane needs to be in more stuff. She is quite stunning. A fun, shallow film.
Rated 06 Nov 2013
hotsakehotsake
Rated 20 Oct 2015
70
75th
I thought that this was a well made movie. The ideas were not completely realized but hopefully in the sequel that will be at least somewhat remedied. The acting overall was well done especially by Ethan Hawke and Edwin Hodge.
Rated 20 Oct 2015
dougcollinsDougCollins
Rated 14 Jun 2014
80
39th
For some odd reason I liked this movie. Really interesting concept when you think about the crazy laws about rights that are being pushed down people's throats in America now. In this movie for one day you have the right to kill. Movie could have been better but could have been worse.
Rated 14 Jun 2014
mccorpseMcCorpse
Rated 05 Jan 2014
80
53rd
I liked it a lot more than I expected. it was very violent and fast paced. The premise is kind of dumb but awesome.
Rated 05 Jan 2014
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 10 Aug 2013
49
8th
so predictable it hurts. its not creepy, its not scary, it doesn't make any kind of logical sense at all. I understand its a movie, and to suspend your belief structure, but why? if you're going to be outlandish and make me suspend belief, then make it worth while, don't be clichéd to the point of just ripping every other movie like this off, do something original. be a better movie, everyone knows the Hollywood clichés, just don't do them and you have a better movie.
Rated 10 Aug 2013
movie_houseMovie House
Rated 02 Nov 2017
50
20th
This film should not be called The Purge as the event plays very little in this home invasion film.
Rated 02 Nov 2017
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 09 Jun 2013
33
10th
Apparently 12 hours of legalized crime will significantly lower unemployment rates and improve the economy in general. "The Purge" proves that the infinite monkey theorem works, but the results aren't quite Shakespeare. Handles its social themes about as well as "Prometheus" handled its philosophical themes, which is to say: laughably. Also, the problem with home invasion movies is that once you've seen "Secuestrados", you never need to see another one. Go watch that instead.
Rated 09 Jun 2013
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 01 Jun 2014
1
20th
364 days to prepare and they can't fight for shit! -A premise straight from the twilight zones reject pile. While I kept willing it to improve it just got more and more absurd/predictable. [df]
Rated 01 Jun 2014
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 04 Nov 2013
45
6th
ethan hawke's supposedly impenetrable house gets penetrated and madness ensues. some terrible ideas by the characters, this one could have been better with rational thought. a little on the short side too.
Rated 04 Nov 2013
redactedredacted
Rated 31 Oct 2015
42
17th
Good premise, limited scope, which matches the limited budget, so what can you do? Relied on the close shave device too frequently for any tension built up to hold any real weight. Could have used a more granular script regarding character dev, instead of the high-level, superficial one here. Suffers from the same illogical character decisions that tend to get horror films to the finish line these days as well. Still, its a foundation that can be built on.
Rated 31 Oct 2015
superargoSuperargo
Rated 25 Jun 2013
37
21st
A potentially provocative idea, but it's handled in an earnest, dorky, stagy, gutless fashion, and the movie doesn't have the balls to deal in any way with the interesting notions of race/class warfare it brings up. DeMonaco's a ham-fisted director, too--this deserves some kind of prize for the number of times it gives us somebody popping around a corner with a gun at just the right minute. Pretty unimaginative, really.
Rated 25 Jun 2013
thereminjamThereminJam
Rated 17 Jun 2014
20
8th
Terrible. Not scary, little to no character development, and highly predictable.
Rated 17 Jun 2014
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 22 Nov 2013
70
42nd
I know that we're stepping out of reality here, so it's probably forgivable, but the acting is just a little off-putting aside from Rhys Wakefield. And I wish the first "shit goes down" moment had more of an impact; you see it coming as soon as it's teased and it has virtually no force behind it, and bad logic continues from there, especially from Zoey. But when Polite Leader & the gang show up, things take a pretty solid upswing. It's got a nice feel throughout and ends very well. Worth seeing!
Rated 22 Nov 2013
woodoowoodoo
Rated 12 Aug 2014
40
7th
The premise is so good but it plays out like the pilot to a TV show.
Rated 12 Aug 2014
christofchristof
Rated 20 Jul 2021
60
18th
Wasn't expecting 'Home Alone' without the fun, but that's what we get. The premise held the promise of social commentary, but sadly, nothing to see here, nada, niente.
Rated 20 Jul 2021
darrenDarren
Rated 04 Nov 2018
45
18th
Insanely great premise but pre shit excecution.
Rated 04 Nov 2018
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 12 Dec 2013
61
30th
The opening credits are the most disturbing part of the film. Behind a few interesting but poorly raised social themes and some jump scares, the film is essentially a by-the-numbers twisty thriller. Which isn't necessarily bad but the most compelling parts of this film's plot are dropped very quickly and the film isn't stylish enough to make a sort of bog-standard thriller seem fun.
Rated 12 Dec 2013
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 06 Jan 2014
51
10th
wonderful concept very poorly executed
Rated 06 Jan 2014
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 30 Aug 2016
57
13th
The Purge is a home invasion thriller with a dystopia flavour; none of which I hold against this film. What I didn't like was the myriad of characters who are all some combination of unlikable, annoying, underwhelming and downright moronic. Disappointing!
Rated 30 Aug 2016
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 30 Jun 2021
50
9th
Your enjoyment will depend on how much you think through the premise. Even with the exposition, I wasn't immediately convinced that the crapsack world would evolve in a near future. And both the hero and film, could've conceptualized a better safe house. The movie also relies on too many silly jumpscares & offscreen gunshot deaths. Hodge is good, but not enough for a recommendation. You get a superior (and far shorter) concept via the Batman/Joker social experiment argument in The Dark Knight.
Rated 30 Jun 2021
lupisterlupister
Rated 05 May 2014
16
17th
Annoying. Everyone is stupid.
Rated 05 May 2014
prowlerprowler
Rated 12 Apr 2014
8
5th
a whole lot of wasted potential is what this was
Rated 12 Apr 2014
naurunauru
Rated 27 Jul 2013
67
69th
Best premise for a survival thriller to come along in quite a while. Ethan Hawke and Lena Heady do a good job, but the rest of the cast is pretty forgettable. Could have used more character development, and more perspectives during the exposition. For example, we saw how rich people prepare for the purge, but what about the middle class, what do they do if they don't intend to participate? And the poor, surely they know they will be targeted; what steps do they take to improve their odds?
Rated 27 Jul 2013
qualeboyqualeboy
Rated 16 Feb 2015
40
15th
The film's main subject is the annual Purge. For twelve hours, citizens are legally allowed to take to the streets to destroy the under classes. The idea is that this will bring about a better society, better economy and increase employment figures (by removing the unemployed). In reality there would be many problems the film does not address and in some cases the reverse would likely happen.
Rated 16 Feb 2015
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 25 May 2014
65
29th
Interesting premise and some creepy scenes make The Purge a slightly above-average thriller.
Rated 25 May 2014
csetlowcsetlow
Rated 19 Sep 2017
84
49th
I'm not one for scary movies but the purge movies deliver.
Rated 19 Sep 2017
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 09 Nov 2013
55
28th
Premise is interesting on a surface level but it's mostly ridiculous. There is some good acting and it is pretty watchable, until the end comes around. Everyone participating in the purge itself was way too deranged and psychopathic. I'll never watch it again but I don't regret seeing it once.
Rated 09 Nov 2013
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 05 Nov 2016
40
32nd
The opening and closing credits are truly chilling, and I want more of that. The stuff between is just a low-rent, unengrossing home-invasion movie.
Rated 05 Nov 2016
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 05 Mar 2014
55
6th
Very cool concept! And most of the movie was actually cool to watch. But there is just too much running around to fill the movie with minutes... Should have been more action scenes. Good buildup though.
Rated 05 Mar 2014
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 07 Jun 2013
20
10th
What a pile of garbage. If you thought the premise was horrible, wait until you see the execution. Every scenario this film presents is nonsensical and approached in the wrong and counterintuitive manner. The sad part is the premise actually opens the door to a lot of intriguing societal questions that never get answered by the feel-good, lowest-common-denominator storytelling.
Rated 07 Jun 2013
ytadelYtadel
Rated 22 Mar 2014
3
28th
Well, I'll say first thing that I think the premise for this film/franchise is perfectly engineered for a string of ongoing, high-violence, low-budget horror thrillers. Looking at this specific entry though, there's problems. Too much gratuitous splitting up, too many dumb decisions by the characters. For a far superior examination of violence driving normal people mad, check out Rambo '08.
Rated 22 Mar 2014
fancymikeFancyMike
Rated 11 Oct 2018
2
4th
Interesting but kind of clunky politically. I liked a good bit of what it was going for but actually watching it the movie just wasn't that good. A serious over-reliance on setting something up and then getting out of it by having someone get blasted by a character we haven't seen off-screen. Thinking a bit about it I'm not sure there's been a home invasion movie I've actually liked
Rated 11 Oct 2018
cgcorecgcore
Rated 08 Apr 2014
44
19th
it's what it supposed to be.
Rated 08 Apr 2014
sliderccslidercc
Rated 06 Jun 2014
30
28th
Good premise, poor execution. However, mad props for making so much money with such a low budget.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 26 Feb 2015
2
15th
A high-concept premise thoroughly undercooked and underexplored in the least interesting possible way, and shot likea Doom 3 cutscene. The sequel is a vast improvement.
Rated 26 Feb 2015
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 20 Jun 2013
72
26th
An interesting horror idea ultimately fails because of it's limited budget. Sure the home invasion horror isn't bad, but with a backdrop they set up with "The Purge" I would have liked to see more going on outside the house
Rated 20 Jun 2013
brovbrov
Rated 09 Oct 2016
73
17th
The Purge has an interesting idea, even if pretty odd, an while it doesn't unfold as it really should, it is still a fun film. Some of the acting is pretty good, the villain is threatening and the action later in the film is cool. However the story could be better, though there was a sweet twist, most of the characters are weak and there's much else to be done. But not a bad film, it is enjoyable.
Rated 09 Oct 2016
jack_parsonsjack parsons
Rated 03 Nov 2013
0
1st
Biggest piece of shit waste of time.
Rated 03 Nov 2013
nofearnofear
Rated 14 Oct 2013
65
21st
God I wish they would switch the lights back on. This is all I thought during this. Forced and could have been done hell of a lot better.
Rated 14 Oct 2013
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 02 Oct 2016
5
4th
Quite possibly the dumbest fucking premise for a movie ever conceived.
Rated 02 Oct 2016
jasoo2jasoo2
Rated 01 Aug 2014
25
5th
An interesting premise squandered after the movie soon devolves into a standard slasher flick.
Rated 01 Aug 2014
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 17 Apr 2014
70
54th
Pretty obvious metaphor in play here. The premise is interesting but rediculous as this would have lasted one year and there wouldn't be many people left afterwards. Still, entertaining enough
Rated 17 Apr 2014
kwackerkwacker
Rated 18 Jul 2016
70
17th
The weakest of the series, but the concept is enough to pull it through
Rated 18 Jul 2016
maxwax123maxwax123
Rated 12 Oct 2013
71
13th
not so good..
Rated 12 Oct 2013
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 12 Sep 2015
5
0th
Horrendous execution of a legitimately interesting premise.
Rated 12 Sep 2015
istayawayistayaway
Rated 30 Jul 2014
55
14th
Concept is entertaining, and should have made for a good movie. But it's a non-scary home invasion movie, that is just attempting to say "killing is bad, mmk?"
Rated 30 Jul 2014
entertainmeEntertainMe
Rated 24 Nov 2013
35
11th
I'm in love with the premise, and the film does wring a few bits of catharsis out of its themes of societal clash and moral integrity. But I'm much more struck by the amount of waste here, the stock action beats that don't give us any insight into the underdeveloped characters, and the pacing which manages to feel off in spite of the film's tight runtime.
Rated 24 Nov 2013

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