The Purge: Election Year backdrop

The Purge: Election Year poster

Quick Info

Rating

6.4/10

Release2016

Runtime1h 49m

StatusReleased

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$118,587,880

Production

Why Not Productions

Universal Pictures

Blumhouse Productions

Platinum Dunes

Dentsu Entertainment

Fuji Television Network

Man in a Tree Productions

Movie

The Purge: Election Year

2016

1h 49m

6.4

Action

Horror

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

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