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The Purge: Election Year

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Keep America great

Release:2016
Runtime:1h 49m
Country:France
Director:James DeMonaco
Language:English

Genre

ActionHorrorThriller
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Keywords

dystopiaSequelSurvival HorrorCalvaryLegalized MurderPurgeAttack On PoliticianMilitary Attack
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The Purge: Election Year rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6/10· 117K votes
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic55%
TMDb6.381/10· 5K votes

With 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Purge: Election Year

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.

Cast of The Purge: Election Year

  • Elizabeth Mitchell

    Elizabeth Mitchell

    as Senator Charlie Roan

  • Frank Grillo

    Frank Grillo

    as Leo Barnes

  • Mykelti Williamson

    Mykelti Williamson

    as Joe Dixon

  • Betty Gabriel

    Betty Gabriel

    as Laney Rucker

  • J. J. Soria

    J. J. Soria

    as Marcos

  • Raymond J. Barry

    Raymond J. Barry

    as Leader Caleb Warrens

  • Edwin Hodge

    Edwin Hodge

    as Dante Bishop

  • Kyle Secor

    Kyle Secor

    as Minister Edwidge Owens

  • Ethan Phillips

    Ethan Phillips

    as Chief Couper

  • Terry Serpico

    Terry Serpico

    as Earl Danzinger

  • David Aaron Baker

    David Aaron Baker

    as Tommy Roseland

  • K

    Kimberly Howe

    as School Girl #4

The Purge: Election Year facts

Budget
$10M
Box office
$118.6M
Collection
The Purge Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Dystopian purge concept explores societal violence themes effectively
  • •Political commentary about legalized murder resonates thematically
  • •Action sequences deliver brutal kinetic fighting throughout

What the audience disliked

  • •Social commentary sometimes gets buried beneath action spectacle
  • •Character development takes backseat to plot convenience
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