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The Purge: Election Year

Genre
Horror
Rating
R
Released
1 July, 2016
The Purge: Election Year

The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 American dystopian political action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco and starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mykelti Williamson. It is the sequel to 2014's The Purge: Anarchy and is the third installment in the Purge franchise. Jason Blum and Michael Bay are among the film's producers. The film was released on July 1, 2016, and received mixed reviews from critics. It grossed more than $118 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series before being passed by the fourth film, The First Purge, in July 2018.

Director James DeMonaco
Produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Sébastien K. Lemercier
Writer(s) James DeMonaco
Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson
Music Nathan Whitehead
Cinematography Jacques Jouffret
Edited by Todd E. Miller
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released July 01, 2016 (United States)
Running time 108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $10 million
Box office $118.6 million

About The Purge: Election Year

Dystopian horror film and the third installment in The Purge franchise which centers on a former police sergeant appointed head of security for a presidential candidate vowing to eliminate the Purge altogether.

Achievement of The Purge: Election Year

The film earned a 2017 People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Thriller Movie. It also received a couple of Golden Trailer Award nominations. 

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Latest information about The Purge: Election Year updated on July 28 2021.