The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up based on 5,453 votes. Critics scored it lower at 55%, but audiences disagreed.

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. Wikipedia ↗

The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 American dystopian action horror written and directed by James DeMonaco, the third installment. Frank Grillo returns as Leo Barnes, now working as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, played by Elizabeth Mitchell, a presidential candidate running on a platform of abolishing the Purge. When the New Founding Fathers of America revoke the immunity that previously protected government officials during Purge night specifically to target Senator Roan, Leo must protect her through a night of citywide violence while an underground resistance movement fights to keep her alive until morning.

The Purge: Election Year was released in an actual election year and its themes of political extremism, class warfare, and the weaponization of fear resonated powerfully with audiences across the political spectrum. The film earned $118 million worldwide on a $10 million budget.