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The Forever Purge

2021 · 103 min

A relentless, tense chase through a collapsing society that keeps you on edge with its visceral action and grim survival stakes.

Directed by
Everardo Gout
Genres
Action, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Josh Lucas
Tagline
The rules are broken.
Overview
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Everardo Gout
Genres
Action, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Josh Lucas
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • race
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, horror, thriller, western
Directed by
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Written by
James DeMonaco
Starring
Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin, Cassidy Freeman, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton, Will Brittain
Music
Taylor Stewart, Andrew Grush
Cinematography
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Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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