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The Purge: Election Year (2016)

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👍 82%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 55%
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Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
R
Country
France, Japan, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.4/10 (5,453 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
55

Cast

Elizabeth Mitchell as Senator Charlie Roan · 77% avg
Frank Grillo as Leo Barnes · 65% avg
Mykelti Williamson as Joe Dixon · 75% avg
Betty Gabriel as Laney Rucker · 69% avg
J. J. Soria as Marcos · 72% avg
Raymond J. Barry as Leader Caleb Warrens · 75% avg
Edwin Hodge as Dante Bishop · 72% avg
Kyle Secor as Minister Edwidge Owens

Is The Purge: Election Year good?

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 55%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#508 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#51 / 295 · 2016

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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 ↗

About the Film

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.

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