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Summary To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) 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 marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread ...

Directed By: Gerard McMurray

Written By: James DeMonaco

The First Purge
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 39 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 167 User Ratings
4.6
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Summary To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) 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 marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread ...

Directed By: Gerard McMurray

Written By: James DeMonaco

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Metascore
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41% Positive
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8% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 39 Critic Reviews
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41% Positive
16 Reviews
51% Mixed
20 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews

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4.6
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34 Ratings
49% Mixed
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31% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 167 User Ratings
4.6
20% Positive
34 Ratings
49% Mixed
81 Ratings
31% Negative
52 Ratings

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Production Company Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions, Man in A Tree, Dentsu, Fuji Television Network
Release Date Jul 4, 2018
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
Tagline Witness the birth of an American tradition.
IGN Summer Movie Awards
1 Nomination