The Purge Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

One night a year, all crime is legal. Survive the night.

Last modified: Sep. 5, 2017

The Purge

Release Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 Theaters

A thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.

Director: James DeMonaco

Starring: Ethan Hawke • Lena Headey • Rhys Wakefield • Max Burkholder • Tony Oller

R Crime 1 hr, 25 m

3.46 / 5.0

58% WILL SEE 42% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It’s one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.

When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.

Crime Sci-Fi Thriller

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Who stars in The Purge – Cast List

Ethan Hawke
... James Sandin

The Black Phone, Black Phone 2
L
Lena Headey
... Mary Sandin

Dredd, Normal
R
Rhys Wakefield
... Polite Stranger

Sanctum, +1
M
Max Burkholder
... Charlie Sandin

Winnie the Pooh
Tony Oller
... Henry

Beneath the Darkness
A
Adelaide Kane
... Zoey Sandin

Where the Devil Hides, The Swing Of Things
T
Tom Yi
... Mr. Cali

Umma
E
Edwin Hodge
... Stranger

The Tomorrow War, Red Dawn

Who is making The Purge – Crew List

A look at The Purge behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director James DeMonaco last helmed The Home and This Is the Night. The film's writer James DeMonaco last penned The Home and This Is the Night.

Director: James DeMonaco
Screenwriter: James DeMonaco
Producers: Michael Bay
Jason Blum
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Sebastien Lemercier

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Blumhouse Productions
Platinum Dunes
Why Not Productions

Production – What we know about the The Purge

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2013

Completed

Changed The Purge movie production status. MPAA rating has been announced; assumed completed.

Jan 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong disturbing violence and some language
Runtime: 1 hr, 25 m
Tagline: One night a year, all crime is legal. Survive the night.
Also known as: Vigilandia
Language: English

The Purge Trailers and Clips

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spot: One Night

TV Spot: New America

TV Spot: Crime

The Purge Release Date: When was the film released?

The Purge was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 7 , 2013. There were 15 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Internship, The Kings of Summer and Tiger Eyes.