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The Purge: Election Year

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As a young woman, Sen. Charlie Roan survived the annual night of lawlessness that took the lives of her family members. As a presidential candidate, Roan is determined to end the yearly tradition of blood lust once and for all. When her opponents hatch a deadly scheme, the senator finds herself trapped on the streets of Washington, D.C., just as the latest Purge gets underway. Now, it's up to Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo), her head of security, to keep her alive during the next 12 hours of mayhem.
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It isn't particularly subtle, but The Purge: Election Year's blend of potent jolts and timely themes still add up to a nastily effective diversion.

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Ed Potton Times (UK) More interesting than most popcorn thrillers. Rated: 3/5 Oct 10, 2016 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) The Purge: Election Year feels like a franchise that is running out of ideas. Rated: 2/5 Aug 28, 2016 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) DeMonaco serves up plenty of chases, shoot-outs and gory killings but, amid all the mayhem, he soon loses sight of the political subtext. Rated: 2/5 Aug 25, 2016 Full Review Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews Fun Horror Action but AWFUL Villain characters that annoy you through the entire runtime. Aug 7, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Whether DeMonaco is visualizing a reflection of our current condition or providing a cautionary tale, his dependency on his high-minded message ultimately drowns out the drama. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review DeMonaco's movie provides his audience with the very thing the movie seems to condemn: mindless, uninhibited aggression. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 11, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bianca H My favorite movie. Love it. Frank Grillo best movie. 100% recommend. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review Albert W It's no masterpiece but wasn't horrible either. Passes the time... but definitely violent. Thought Frank Grillo was good like in Anarchy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Wendel L Direção: Bom Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Bom Soundtrack: Ok Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review George K It's worht the wathc and in line with the Purge franchise. I like the cast. But honestly I would have prefered more action. It's purge night after all. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Not a particularly exciting or entertaining movie; it is made all the worse by being so blatantly politically charged and its completely forced, rather strange portrayal of Christianity. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Ari B Definitely better than the first one. But the senator is an absolute moron for not taking out the people trying to assassinate her. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Purge Patrol The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Purge Patrol 1:54 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - All-American Murder The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - All-American Murder 2:45 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - One More Move The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - One More Move 2:29 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Pequeña Muerte is Back The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Pequeña Muerte is Back 2:58 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - They've Come to Kill You The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - They've Come to Kill You 2:57 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Y'all Need to See This The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Y'all Need to See This 2:53 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - A Man of God and Gun The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - A Man of God and Gun 2:11 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Born Again Through Blood The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Born Again Through Blood 1:52 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Church Massacre The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Church Massacre 2:37 The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Killing Party in the USA The Purge: Election Year: Official Clip - Killing Party in the USA 2:33 View more videos
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Synopsis As a young woman, Sen. Charlie Roan survived the annual night of lawlessness that took the lives of her family members. As a presidential candidate, Roan is determined to end the yearly tradition of blood lust once and for all. When her opponents hatch a deadly scheme, the senator finds herself trapped on the streets of Washington, D.C., just as the latest Purge gets underway. Now, it's up to Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo), her head of security, to keep her alive during the next 12 hours of mayhem.
Director
James DeMonaco
Producer
Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Sebastien K. Lemercier
Screenwriter
James DeMonaco
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions
Rating
R (Strong Language|Disturbing Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$79.0M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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