The First Purge

The First Purge(2018)

R
07/04/2018 (US)Action, Horror, Thriller1h 37m
6.0

"Witness the birth of an American tradition."

Overview

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

James DeMonaco

Characters

Gerard McMurray

Director

James DeMonaco

Writer

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Part of the The Purge Collection

The Purge Collection unfolds in a dystopian America where all crime is legal for one night each year. Blending horror, action, and social commentary, it explores themes of survival, morality, and systemic control through intense, suspenseful storytelling and a chilling vision of sanctioned chaos.

Media

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Trailer

The Death Party

The Death Party

Clip

Escalation

Escalation

Clip

The Cast

The Cast

Featurette

Bringing The Chaos

Bringing The Chaos

Featurette

The Masks

The Masks

Featurette

Now on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital

Now on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital

Teaser

A Look Inside

A Look Inside

Behind the Scenes

Public Service Announcement

Public Service Announcement

Teaser

The First Purge Announcement

The First Purge Announcement

Teaser

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A review by Gimly
6.0

Written on October 6, 2018

_The Purge_ has come a long way since its inception. Originally used as nothing more than an excuse to explain away "Why don't they just call the cops?" in your average home-invasion movie, the original _Purge_ movie had implied classism for the meat of it, and then an actual call to class division right at the end. Since then, the classism, and racism in American society has become a focal B-story to the _Purge_ movies, and now we're in 2018 for the prequel - _The First Purge_ - and those issues are now the whole point of the movie. Some might say that it's because the movies have lost any sense of subtlety, personally I think it's more that the creatives are sick of people missing the point.

_The First Purge_ can't have been an easy thing to give the go-ahead in the current political climate over in the US, but it's important, and moreover, not a bad little film, socio-economic politics aside.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._