Half social allegory, half home-invasion thriller, The Purge attempts to make an intelligent point, but ultimately devolves into numbing violence and tired clichés.
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Movie Info
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Director -
James DeMonaco -
Producer -
Jason Blum , Sebastien K. Lemercier , Michael Bay , Andrew Form , Brad Fuller -
Screenwriter -
James DeMonaco -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Platinum Dunes , Blumhouse , Why Not Productions -
Rating -
R (Strong Disturbing Violence|Some Language) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 7, 2013, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 24, 2013 -
Runtime -
1h 25m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby SRD , DTS
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