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The Purge: Anarchy

Genre
Horror
Rating
R
Released
18 July, 2014
The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy is a 2014 American dystopian action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. A sequel to 2013's The Purge and the second installment in The Purge franchise, the film stars Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, and Michael K. Williams. Edwin Hodge reprised his role from the first film. It was released worldwide on July 18, 2014. The film grossed over $111 million and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised it as an improvement over its predecessor, but criticized its clichéd formula and screenplay. While the first film was set entirely in one house, Anarchy takes place around the Greater Los Angeles area and shows more of what happens to the surroundings during the event. A third film in the series, The Purge: Election Year, was released on July 1, 2016.

Director James DeMonaco
Produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Sébastien K. Lemercier
Writer(s) James DeMonaco
Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Michael K. Williams
Music Nathan Whitehead
Cinematography Jacques Jouffret
Edited by Todd E. Miller, Vince Filippone
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released July 18, 2014
Running time 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $9–11 million
Box office $111.9 million
Netflix ID 70299747

About The Purge: Anarchy

Dystopian action horror movie and the second film in the Purge franchise which creates a wider scope of what happens on the annual day in the Los Angeles area.

Achievement of The Purge: Anarchy

The film became a theme for a scare zone at the 2014 edition of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. 

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