Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Michael K — 27 Jul 2016

Decent send-off for this horror/thriller franchise.

This review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) was written by Michael K on 27 Jul 2016.

The Purge: Election Year has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Cineautoctono (479) on 26 Jul 2019

The Purge: Election Day was a movie full of action, but more violent than the previous one, it had a good plot and a good level of terror,…

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After two uneven entries, the series finds its footing and delivers the best film of the three -- one that benefits from being in the right…

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By Srpepe (174) on 02 Jan 2018

Mucho mejor que las anteriores, me gusta que el lore de la saga se expanda tan bien. Me gustó el desarrollo de la historia y los nuevos personajes…

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By Spongeswift (51) on 11 Jun 2018

The Purge Election gave me exactly what I wanted with some issues. This is by far the best installment…

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By Jmario (4) on 22 May 2019

My god, the best movie in the world, I'm in love with this movie and in the others the director of this movie is in congratulations…

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By Frank M (727) on 20 Oct 2018

An entertaining film and sequel, yet the same plot over and over again seems to get quite repetitive and even boring at some points…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 13 Nov 2017

By the 3rd Purge movie, you know what you are getting into. Mindless killing that is very loose when it comes to Plot…

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By David J (1,942) on 05 Jan 2018

Despite a number of plot holes and uneven acting, the third Purge movie does what it wants to do. Its an addictive franchise…

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By Adi L (4) on 16 Jan 2018

The purge 3 : election year. The movie talks about one day that you can commit any crime. including murder…

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By Logan S (241) on 18 Jun 2018

Another purge film better than the first. Although, it probably isn't better than Anarchy…

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