The Purge Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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.

Plot

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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.

Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com

Crime Sci-Fi Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Purge.

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  Ethan Hawke

  ... James Sandin

  Blue Moon, The Black Phone 2

• L
  Lena Headey

  ... Mary Sandin

  Ballerina Overdrive, The Brothers Grimm

• R
  Rhys Wakefield

  ... Polite Stranger

  Sanctum, Nobody Walks

• M
  Max Burkholder

  ... Charlie Sandin

  Winnie the Pooh

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  Tony Oller

  ... Henry

  Beneath the Darkness

• A
  Adelaide Kane

  ... Zoey Sandin

  The Swing Of Things, Where the Devil Hides

• T
  Tom Yi

  ... Mr. Cali

  Umma

• E
  Edwin Hodge

  ... Stranger

  Parallel, The Tomorrow War

Crew Behind the Film

The The Purge behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director James DeMonaco last directed This Is the Night and The Purge: Election Year. The film's writer James DeMonaco last wrote This Is the Night and The Forever Purge.

Director

James DeMonaco

Screenwriter

James DeMonaco

Producers

Michael Bay
Jason Blum
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Sebastien Lemercier

Production Details

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Production Updates for The Purge

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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