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movie The Purge (2013)

Released: May 31, 2013
Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes
Science Fiction Horror Thriller

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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