The First Purge

The First Purge

The First Purge

2018 ‧ Thriller film/Fantasy ‧ 1h 52m

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52%Rotten Tomatoes5.3/10IMDb54%Metacritic

83% liked this film

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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.

Initial release: July 4, 2018 (USA)

Director: Gerard McMurray

Box office: $121.9 million

Music composed by: Kevin Lax

Producers: Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Sebastien Lemercier, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller

Critic reviews

Though the staging remains crude, it's getting harder with each film to pretend that this is all just a fantasy.Full review

Owen Gleiberman
Variety

You're always aware that you're watching a B-movie narrative. You have to keep reminding yourself that it's a work of fiction. Full review

David Fear
Rolling Stone

The action-horror film, which takes the franchise to its infancy, is an unabashedly violent B-movie throwback with moments that resonate with real life. Full review

Alan Zilberman
Washington Post

I kinda hope this movie itself is purged from theaters, and quickly. Full review

Paul Asay
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