The Purge Parent Guide
The Purge
Rating & Content Info
Why is The Purge rated R? The Purge is rated R by the MPAA for strong disturbing violence and some language.
This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Violence:
- Frequent explicit violence, with acts shown in a realistic that includes detail, blood and tissue damage.
- Frequent portrayals of gun, hand-to-hand, and weapons violence, sometimes involving children.
- Depictions of beating, fighting, shooting, stabbing and mutilation, with blood and some detail.
- Several frightening scenes depicting threat, intensity and suspense.
- Detailed disturbing scenes.
- Occasional gory and grotesque images.
Sexual Content:
- Embracing and kissing.
- Sexual references and innuendo.
Language:
- Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context.
- Infrequent use of scatological slang and profanity.
Drug and Alcohol Use:
- Tobacco use.
Page last updated July 17, 2017
News About "The Purge"
Cast and Crew
The Purge is directed by James DeMonaco and stars Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke, Max Burkholder, Rhys Wakefield.
Home Video
The most recent home video release of The Purge movie is October 8, 2013. Here are some details…
The Purge releases to home video on October 8, 2013.
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