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DirectorJames DeMonaco
Runtime1h 25m · R
GenresHorror · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release2013-05-31
Film
The Purge
2013· R· 1h 25m· Horror· Science-fiction· Thriller
“One night a year, all crime is legal.”
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.
2013-05-31
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Key Crew
DirectorJames DeMonaco
WriterJames DeMonaco
ProducerAndrew Form
Director of PhotographyJacques Jouffret
Original Music ComposerNathan Whitehead
EditorPeter Gvozdas
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Details
Released2013-05-31
Runtime1h 25m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures · Why Not Productions · Platinum Dunes
Budget$3M
Box office$91M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesFrance · United States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 8890 votes
Original languageen
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