2013 · 85 min

The Purge

Name: The Purge
Director: James DeMonaco
Released: 2013-05-31

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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Quick Facts

Confidence: HIGH

Status: Provisional

Director: James DeMonaco

Why It's Disturbing

A dystopian home-invasion survival scenario involving a family under threat during a period when all illegal activity, including murder, is permitted. Evidence indicates bloody fights, deaths, and violent class-based social tensions.

Psychological20

Gore30

Bleakness18

Realism20

Dread60

Violence33

Body Horror5

Taboo8

Lingering Impact21

20.5

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