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The Purge: Election Year

2016·Movie
1h 49min·R
56
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0Metacritic555.7Rotten Tomatoes55%48%

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A , horror movie: , .

Good for friends night · party vibe · pure escapism

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Keep America great.

Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Dystopian SatireExtreme Action HorrorPolitical AllegoryVisceral ViolenceSurvival ThrillerClass WarfareHigh-Octane SuspenseCynical Social Critique

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Directed by:
James DeMonaco
Written by:
James DeMonaco
Produced by:
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Andrew Form
Composed by:
Nathan Whitehead

Sequels and Prequels

The Purge
The Purge (2013)
GoodWatch score 46
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
GoodWatch score 58
The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
GoodWatch score 56
The First Purge
The First Purge (2018)
GoodWatch score 50
The Forever Purge
The Forever Purge (2021)
GoodWatch score 54

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Questions about The Purge: Election Year

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Where can I stream The Purge: Election Year?

PrimePeacockPeacock Premium+

In the United States, The Purge: Election Year streams on Prime and Peacock. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 132 other countries.

Is The Purge: Election Year worth watching?

56
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 55%, and Metacritic 55).

Will The Purge: Election Year scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Purge: Election Year?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Was The Purge: Election Year a box office hit?

Budget$10 million
Box office$119 million

Yes, a big one: it cost about $10 million to make and earned $119 million worldwide, 11.9 times its budget.

What tropes does The Purge: Election Year use?

Taking the BulletMalevolent Masked MenThose Wacky NazisOlder Than They LookNoble DemonThis Is for Emphasis, Bitch!Sequel HookSudden Sequel Death SyndromeA Lighter Shade of BlackIdiot BallFalse Rape AccusationWorldbuildingand 70 more

TV Tropes lists 82 tropes for it, including Taking the Bullet, Malevolent Masked Men, and Those Wacky Nazis.