The Purge
2013 · 1h 25m · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · France, United States of America · Rated R (US)
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.
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barricadeblood lustbloodybloody deathbloody fightcaliforniaconstitutional conventiondystopiafamily's househome invasionlegalized murderpurgerich vs poorsocial allegorysurvival horror
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