2013 · Science Fiction, Horror

The Purge

One night a year, all crime is legal.

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Released
31 May 2013
Runtime
85 min
Rating
R
Director
James DeMonaco
Language
EN
Country
France
Budget
$3,000,000
Box office
$91,266,581
IMDb
tt2184339
Science Fiction Horror Thriller
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.

Cast
Ethan Hawke Lena Headey Max Burkholder Adelaide Kane Edwin Hodge Rhys Wakefield Tony Oller Arija Bareikis Tom Yi Chris Mulkey Tisha French Dana Bunch Peter Gvozdas John Weselcouch Alicia Vela-Bailey
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Continuity by rross · 14 Jul 2023
Towards the end of the film, as the neighbors prepare to execute the family, Dwayne intervenes by shooting Mr. Cali before seizing Grace by the throat. While her hands are visibly empty as she grips Dwayne’s arm, a knife suddenly materializes in her hand just before he releases her, only to vanish completely the moment she is let go.
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Logic fail by ccaldwell · 06 Oct 2017
When the security system is armed, the barricades are depicted as smooth, one-inch-thick steel panels recessed within the walls, clearly mounted on internal runners. The film creates a severe logical inconsistency during the breach scene: it depicts the panels being ripped out using a simple chain. Given the smooth surface of the steel, there is no viable anchor point for a chain to grip, and the structural integrity required to move a steel slab of that thickness would necessitate industrial-grade machinery. Attempting to rip such a panel out with simple force would realistically cause the entire wall to collapse or the attachment point to shear off immediately, rather than extracting the barrier itself.
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Physics fail by trace_ruiz10 · 08 Dec 2015
As Mary and her neighbor walk back toward her house, a prominent production error occurs in the rear-facing shot. The positioning of the camera relative to the scene's primary lighting causes the shadow of the camera equipment, and likely the operator, to be cast clearly across both characters' backs.
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