The Purge: Anarchy
Sequel to the 2013 suspense horror sees the return of the near-future American annual tradition, 'The Purge' - where citizens are free to commit murder and unbridled crime within a 12 hour period. Here a young couple, looking to get home before the mayhem, find themselves stranded in the streets when their car breaks down.
2014Rating: MA15+USA
HorrorThriller
- Director:
- James DeMonaco ('The Purge')
- Writer:
- James DeMonaco
- Cast:
- Frank GrilloMichael K. WilliamsZach GilfordKiele SanchezCarmen EjogoNicholas Gonzalez
The Purge: Anarchy / Reviews
Time Out
A humorless film that skimps on the delicious opportunity for spousal retribution.
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The franchise is a low-risk work-in-progress, but DeMonaco is improving as a shotmaker.
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The Dissolve
There’s an almost-camp quality to how DeMonaco takes this stupidity to greater heights, building a complex mythology around the plot like a giant moat around a pillow fort.
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Hollywood Reporter
Efficiently exploits its high-concept premise while delivering far more visceral thrills than its predecessor.
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