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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Film Cast:
- James Sandin: Ethan Hawke
- Mary Sandin: Lena Headey
- Charlie Sandin: Max Burkholder
- Zoey Sandin: Adelaide Kane
- Bloody Stranger: Edwin Hodge
- Polite Leader: Rhys Wakefield
- Mrs. Grace Ferrin: Arija Bareikis
- Henry: Tony Oller
- Mr. Cali: Tom Yi
- Mr. Halverson: Chris Mulkey
- Mrs. Halverson: Tisha French
- Mr. Ferrin: Dana Bunch
- Dr. Peter Buynak: Peter Gvozdas
- Freak Interrupting: John Weselcouch
- Female Freak: Alicia Vela-Bailey
- George (uncredited): David Basila
- Freak (uncredited): Nathan Clarkson
- Freak #1 (uncredited): Boima Blake
- Freak #2 (uncredited): Jesse Jacobs
- Brunette Female Freak (uncredited): Mickey Facchinello
- Freak (uncredited): Chester Lockhart
- Freak (uncredited): Tyler Osterkamp
- Freak (uncredited): Rj Wolfe
- Freak (uncredited): Aaron Kuban
- Newscaster (uncredited): Karen Strassman
- Purge Screen Announcer (uncredited): Cindy Robinson
Film Crew:
- Producer: Michael Bay
- Stunts: Eugene Collier
- Additional Editor: Jim May
- Sound Mixer: Edward Tise
- Key Makeup Artist: Nacoma Whobrey
- Writer: James DeMonaco
- Producer: Andrew Form
- Producer: Bradley Fuller
- Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis
- Foley Artist: Dawn Lunsford
- Foley Artist: Alicia Stevenson
- Compositor: Marty Taylor
- Casting: Lisa Fields
- Sound Effects Editor: Jordan Wilby
- Producer: Jason Blum
- Stunts: Steve Kelso
- Stunt Coordinator: Kurt Bryant
- ADR Voice Casting: Joe Cappelletti
- Casting Associate: John Barba
- Co-Producer: Jeanette Volturno
- Sound Effects Editor: Paul J. Diller
- Still Photographer: Matt Kennedy
- Art Direction: Nicolas Plotquin
- Editor: Peter Gvozdas
- Producer: Sebastien Lemercier
- Original Music Composer: Nathan Whitehead
- Director of Photography: Jacques Jouffret
- Production Design: Melanie Jones
- Music Editor: Greg Vines
- Construction Coordinator: Augy Plotquin
- Assistant Hairstylist: Elizabeth Rabe
- Stunt Double: Shanna Lynn
- Transportation Captain: John Yarbrough
- Boom Operator: Jason Johnston
- Main Title Designer: Aaron Becker
- Assistant Sound Editor: Tim Tuchrello
- Sound Designer: Sebastian Sheehan Visconti
- Script Supervisor: Babette Stith
- Sound Supervisor: Kevin O’Connell
- Gaffer: Anthony Anderson
- Dialogue Editor: Erin Oakley
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Anna Behlmer
- Costume Design: Lisa Norcia
- Transportation Coordinator: James G. Brill
- Dialogue Editor: Jason Krane
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Craig Mann
- Digital Intermediate: Devin Sterling
- Digital Intermediate: Mike Chiado
- Assistant Sound Editor: Nathan Hankins
- Sound Supervisor: Kelly Cabral
- Unit Production Manager: Kaylene Carlson
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Steve Schatz
- Digital Intermediate Producer: Kamila Baghernejad
- Special Effects Coordinator: Mark Gullesserian
- Visual Effects Editor: Tommy Aagaard
- First Assistant Editor: Lorena Talpan
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Sean Andrew Faden
- Still Photographer: Daniel C. McFadden
- Set Decoration: Karuna Karmarkar
- First Assistant Editor: Debra L. Tennant
- Hair Department Head: David Larson
- Foley Editor: Robert Batha
- Art Department Coordinator: Joel Tabbush
- Art Department Production Assistant: Annie Brandt
- Special Effects Coordinator: Lawrence Decker
- Pyrotechnician: Doug Passarelli
- Production Sound Mixer: Steven Morrow
- Art Department Coordinator: Zak Faust
- Construction Coordinator: Robert ‘Cass’ McEntee
- First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi
- Chief Lighting Technician: Paul Postal
- Special Effects Technician: Micah Roehr
- Makeup Department Head: Steve Costanza
- Camera Operator: Kenneth H. Wiatrak
- Digital Intermediate Colorist: Siggy Ferstl
- Epk Camera Operator: Sean Ricigliano
- Extras Casting: Rich King
- Camera Production Assistant: Kyle Behling
- Sound Effects Editor: Alex Soto
- Stunts: Jesse Jacobs
- Color Assistant: John Tripp
- Color Assistant: Giovanni DiGiorgio
- Extras Casting Assistant: Jeremy Lambert
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Brian Armstrong
- Visual Effects Producer: P. Whitney Gearin
- Grip: Darryl St. Juste
- Property Master: McJoel Hamilton
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Louis Normandin
- Art Department Production Assistant: David Lordan
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Lauren Gauthier
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Chelsea Kammeyer
- ADR Mixer: Evan Daum
- Property Master: Hillel Chaim Smith
- Best Boy Electrician: Eric Sandlin
- Video Assist Operator: Jordan C. Kadovitz
- Art Department Production Assistant: Rhannon Dodge
- Art Department Production Assistant: Jeramey Rund
- Assistant Property Master: Kirk Graves
- Assistant Property Master: Patrick Rourk
- Construction Foreman: Gary Jones
- Propmaker: William Parker
- Propmaker: Mark Rielly
- Set Dresser: Tim Dodge
- Set Dresser: Kay Quitan
- Set Painter: Hector Hernandez
- Set Painter: Mark Kalainoff
- Best Boy Electrician: David Carreira
- Best Boy Grip: Patrick Gomez
- Best Boy Grip: Frank Orozco
- Chief Lighting Technician: John Van Valkenburgh
- Digital Imaging Technician: Jeremy Paul Cannon
- Electrician: David Gottlieb
- Electrician: Yuji Nakaza
- Electrician: Ryan White
- Grip: Aaron J. Galang
- Grip: Terrell Hasker
- Grip: Joe Keawe III
- Key Grip: Bobby Thomas
- Key Grip: William Hall
- Casting Associate: Shannon Collis
- Costumer: John Thong Hoang Nguyen
- Costumer: Regalia Thomas
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Anastasia Von Rahl
- Colorist: Shane Harris
- Leadman: Scott MacDonald
Movie Reviews:
- inaneswine: It’s the basic premise that makes _The Purge_ such a chilling watch and, thought you may see the thrills and scares coming from a mile away, it’s the most interesting home-invasion thriller that I’ve seen in a very long time.
- CustomerConsumer: The core idea of a “purge” is interesting, but every single moment of “horror” or “thrill” in this film is a predictable jumpscare. It takes itself way too seriously and makes some heavy-handed social commentary, while at the same time being really unconvincing and riddled with tropes. Whenever one of the masked villains is on-screen you can count on them to silently tilt their head to the side, playfully skip with a weapon in hand, or giggle about killing.
The main concept and Lena Headey’s acting bumped the rating up a little.