The Purge
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
"One night a year, all crime is legal."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: an original horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 6,827 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
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