The Purge in order

The Purge Collection unfolds in a dystopian America where all crime is legal for one night each year. Blending horror, action, and social commentary, it explores themes of survival, morality, and systemic control through intense, suspenseful storytelling and a chilling vision of sanctioned chaos. 5 films, 8h 17m in all, in release order.

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   The Purge

   2013 · 85 min

   Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.

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   The Purge: Anarchy

   2014 · 103 min

   One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.

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   The Purge: Election Year

   2016 · 109 min

   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.

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   The First Purge

   2018 · 97 min

   To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

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   The Forever Purge

   2021 · 103 min

   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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