The Purge
2013, Mystery & thriller/Horror, 1h 25m
156 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Half social allegory, half home-invasion thriller, The Purge attempts to make an intelligent point, but ultimately devolves into numbing violence and tired clichés. Read critic reviews
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James Sandin
Mary Sandin
Zoey Sandin
Charlie Sandin
Bloody Stranger
Polite Stranger
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Critic Reviews for The Purge
All Critics (156) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (95)
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For all its willingness to serve the viewer generous dollops of violence, noise, and terror, The Purge is oddly lacking in energy.
February 11, 2021 | Full Review… -
... though the film struggles to flesh out this rather Dystopian concept (something nearly every futuristic film has these days), it succeeds in its gripping suspense and romantic eye for violence.
September 7, 2017 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
An entertaining and deeply unsettling premonition of the state the US's obsession with guns may leave it in.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
What should be a taut thriller stretches into an overextended slog with periodic scolding lectures.
July 11, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Writer-director James DeMonaco's The Purge fritters away its promise in lurid, frenzied violence.
June 13, 2013 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
DeMonaco clearly hopes to make a significant moral statement on the level of Shirley Jackson's literary masterpiece The Lottery. Alas, his aim at political conservatives who support the gun lobby falls flat before he can pull the trigger.
June 12, 2013 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
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For all its willingness to serve the viewer generous dollops of violence, noise, and terror, The Purge is oddly lacking in energy.
February 11, 2021 | Full Review… -
... though the film struggles to flesh out this rather Dystopian concept (something nearly every futuristic film has these days), it succeeds in its gripping suspense and romantic eye for violence.
September 7, 2017 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
An entertaining and deeply unsettling premonition of the state the US's obsession with guns may leave it in.
September 5, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
What should be a taut thriller stretches into an overextended slog with periodic scolding lectures.
July 11, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Every cliché is unearthed: children carelessly disobey orders, adults panic, characters wander around in the dark, and everyone seems to achieve sudden bouts of courage.
December 4, 2020 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review… -
It's more appropriately described as a suspense/thriller with some particularly intriguing political and religious threads running through it.
September 20, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Purge
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Jul 20, 2020Many of the old haunted house cliches get an update - not - with this curious trinket of horror. On one night of the year society has ruled that any crime is permitted. This film follows one household and how they survive the night. It begins with typical haunted house stratagem, namely: despite the danger and the common wisdom of staying together, all the characters separate to wander the halls of the house with a dim flashlight alone. How much you enjoy this piece is equal to how much you'll tolerate the obviousness of some followed conventions. People wandering around in the dark whispering for other people. "Where are you?" I found it tiresome, unoriginal and extremely predictable.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Aug 06, 2017seen it all before done better i.e. clockwork orange, funnny games.Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
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Jul 21, 2016The purge is one of the most hyped horror movies ever to date. The commercials and spots where great and the posters got us incredibly hyped to experience the purge. Its fresh concept all lured us in only for a short cliche horror film with its story mostly revolving around its jump scares. Using scares from the likes of Nightmare on Elm Street and even other thrillers this movie falls short on originality and ultimately just loses all credibility for its weak script and cheap scares. It should've score lower on RT at around 20%-23% a poor horror movie.Tyler H Super Reviewer
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Jul 11, 2016This film is largely forgettable with a story climax that pretty much wraps in about 5 minutes and then the end of the film you really can see coming. I guess the only thing you can take from this is the message that people in large groups (social justice) can be violent and bad but people in smaller groups or individuals are, for the most part, good. Whatever though. This movie was completely forgettable but like 80s slasher films, they just keep making new ones.Patrick W Super Reviewer
The Purge Quotes
| Mary Sandin: | Get the fuck out of my house. |
| James Sandin: | We're gonna make it through tonight, and everything is gonna be okay. |
| Zoey Sandin: | Nothing is ever going to be okay again. |
| Polite Leader: | Just let us Purge. |
| Zoey Sandin: | Nothing will ever be okay again. |
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