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The First Purge

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
The film will be a prequel that will focus on the events that lead up to the very first Purge event.
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  • Action
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but ... Read allAmerica's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
63K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,214
209
  • Director
    • Gerard McMurray
  • Writer
    • James DeMonaco
  • Stars
    • Y'lan Noel
    • Lex Scott Davis
    • Joivan Wade
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gerard McMurray
  • Writer
    • James DeMonaco
  • Stars
    • Y'lan Noel
    • Lex Scott Davis
    • Joivan Wade
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 592User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:39
    Official Trailer
    In US Theaters July 4
    Trailer 0:31
    In US Theaters July 4
    BUILD: The Social Commentary in The First Purge
    Interview 1:11
    BUILD: The Social Commentary in The First Purge
    BUILD: Y'lan Noel and Lex Scott Davis on the First Purge
    Interview 0:50
    BUILD: Y'lan Noel and Lex Scott Davis on the First Purge

    Photos109

    Joivan Wade and Lex Scott Davis in The First Purge (2018)
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    Top cast

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    Y'lan Noel
    Y'lan Noel
    • Dmitrias Dmitri
    Lex Scott Davis
    Lex Scott Davis
    • Nyaas Nya
    Joivan Wade
    Joivan Wade
    • Isaiahas Isaiah
    Steve Harris
    Steve Harris
    • Freddyas Freddy
    Mugga
    Mugga
    • Doloresas Dolores
    Patch Darragh
    Patch Darragh
    • Chief of Staff - Arlo Sabianas Chief of Staff - Arlo Sabian
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • The Architect - Dr. Updaleas The Architect - Dr. Updale
    Luna Lauren Velez
    Luna Lauren Velez
    • Luisaas Luisa
    Kristen Solis
    • Selinaas Selina
    Rotimi Paul
    Rotimi Paul
    • Skeletoras Skeletor
    Mo McRae
    Mo McRae
    • 7 & 7as 7 & 7
    Jermel Howard
    Jermel Howard
    • Lorenzoas Lorenzo
    Siya
    Siya
    • Blaiseas Blaise
    Christian Robinson
    Christian Robinson
    • Capital Aas Capital A
    Derek Basco
    Derek Basco
    • Tazas Taz
    D.K. Bowser
    • Sharpieas Sharpie
    • (as DK Bowser)
    Mitchell Edwards
    Mitchell Edwards
    • Kelsas Kels
    Maria Rivera
    Maria Rivera
    • Annaas Anna
    • Director
      • Gerard McMurray
    • Writer
      • James DeMonaco
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Actor Rotimi Paul rode the New York City public subway to his audition for the role of Skeletor in full costume makeup.
    • Goofs
      (at around 50 mins) When Chief of Staff - Arlo Sabian is looking at the latest statistics, there is a graphic of a pie-chart on the screen behind him. It has segments labeled 5%, 25%, 16%, 14% and 50%. This adds up to 110%.
    • Quotes

      Dolores: It tastes like old man ass

    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: There is a mid-credit scene featuring a press briefing expressing the success of the Purge, and how as early as next year, there could be a "nationwide Purge".
    • Connections
      Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The First Purge (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Uhohhhh
      Written by Troy Ave (as Roland Collins), David George Scott
      Performed by Troy Ave
      Courtesy of BSB Records
      Under license from EMPIRE

    User reviews592

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    Top review
    3/10
    Worst Purge movie out of all of them
    The characters are underdeveloped and the acting is bad, which made me indifferent whether they survived or not. There is no real suspense, only random action scenes. Lastly, the "scientific layer" they tried to add, and the stereotypes, are just insulting to the viewer.
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    • VanillaSkunk
    • Jul 24, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 4, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Purge: The Island
    • Filming locations
      • Buffalo FilmWorks - 370 Babcock Street, Buffalo, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Perfect World Pictures
      • Platinum Dunes
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $69,488,745
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,374,280
      • Jul 8, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $137,056,262
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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