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The Purge: Election Year

2016 · 109 min

A tense, violent siege thriller that mixes survival horror with blunt political anger, rarely letting up.

Tagline: Keep America great.
Overview: Seventeen 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.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and satirical. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, politics, corruption
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
politics
corruption
power
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild