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The Purge
One night a year, all crime is legal.
May 31, 2013 · 1h 25m
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Science Fiction
Horror
Thriller
PLOT
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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CAST
Ethan Hawke
James Sandin
Lena Headey
Mary Sandin
Max Burkholder
Charlie Sandin
Adelaide Kane
Zoey Sandin
Edwin Hodge
Bloody Stranger
Rhys Wakefield
Polite Leader
Tony Oller
Henry
Arija Bareikis
Mrs. Grace Ferrin
Directed by
James DeMonaco
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$91,266,581
Production
Universal Pictures, Why Not Productions, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions
Country
US, FR
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