The First Purge

The First Purge
  • Theatrical - Wide 2018-07-04
Box Office Gross: $137,056,262
Running Time: 97 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, Man in a Tree Productions
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6/10

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To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets... See more the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

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The First Purge (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago
PLOT: In Staten Island, New York, the very first experimental purge is conducted by the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA). REVIEW: Just when writer/director and franchise creator James DeMonaco found the sweet-spot of highly entertaining topical salience two years...

Review: The First Purge

Posted 8 years ago
PLOT: In an attempt to find a cure for overcrowding and crime, the US government turns Staten Island into a testing ground for a controversial experiment. Those willing to stay are given an extra financial incentive to join in on...

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Release of The Forever Purge has been delayed one year

Posted 6 years ago
You may have noticed that Universal shuffled the release dates of their upcoming genre films yesterday. HALLOWEEN KILLS moved from October 16, 2020 to October 15, 2021; HALLOWEEN ENDS moved from October 15, 2021 to October 14, 2022; CANDYMAN was...

The next Purge film may be titled The Forever Purge

Posted 6 years ago
The fifth film in the PURGE franchise is scheduled to reach theatres on July 10th, and while we wait to see whether or not the movie will be able to keep that date it looks like The Hollywood Reporter has...

Leven Rambin joins the cast of The Purge 5

Posted 6 years ago
We're six months out from the release of the fifth film in the PURGE franchise, and Blumhouse, Platinum Dunes, and Universal have announced that the latest person to join the cast is Leven Rambin. Rambin has racked up 40 screen...

Ana de la Reguera and Tenoch Huerta to star in The Purge 5

Posted 7 years ago
A few months ago we learned that Everardo Gout will be directing the next installment in the THE PURGE franchise, working from a screenplay written by franchise creator James DeMonaco. DeMonaco has written every PURGE film and directed the first...
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