The First Purge

Directed by Gerard McMurray. With Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Steve Harris. America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.

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A prequel to the 'Purge' series, and the first set in the inner city, is a crude exploitation film that still manages to pack a timely punch.

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This prequel comes up empty when mining real-life tragedies as the backdrop for a summer movie.

Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country's 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. 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 across the nation.

Terrible prequel more about violence than social commentary. Read Common Sense Media's The First Purge review, age rating,

Staten Island becomes a metaphor for Trump-era oppression in Gerard McMurray's silly but meaningful prequel.

The First Purge movie reviews & Metacritic score: To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFF...

The First Purge is a 2018 American action horror film directed by Gerard McMurray and starring Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Mugga, Lauren Vélez, Kristen Solis, and Marisa Tomei. The fourth installment in the Purge franchise, the film is a prequel depicting the origin