The Purge
2013FranceLanguage: EnglishDirected by James DeMonaco★ 6.2
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutalbleak
Pacing
escalatingslow build to explosion
Story
survivalsiegeescape
Emotion
feeling powerlessloyalty under pressureparanoiasacrifice
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionslife under oppressionpoverty
Feel
exhaustinggut punchdiscussion starterfun scary
Violence
graphic