The Purge (2013) Reviews & Ratings

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The Purge reviews

The Purge holds a 6.2/10 average from 9,016 TMDB ratings.

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.
— inaneswine (7/10)

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…
— CustomerConsumer (3/10)

Atrocious directing and cheesy jump scares disguised as nonsensical "social commentary."
— tmdb76622195 (2/10)

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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