Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Adrian N — 15 Jul 2016

This is a very entertaining B-movie. Nothing more, nothing less.

This review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) was written by Adrian N on 15 Jul 2016.

The Purge: Election Year has generally received mixed reviews.

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Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016)

By Damian S (504) on 16 Nov 2018

Election year Es basante regular en su historia no tiene el sentido suficiente para sobre salir como una gran obra, pero por mucho Sus personajes…

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By Sharronda Williams (83) for Pay Or Wait (83) on 13 Nov 2018

The storyline had more substance than I originally thought in regards to how the political system is ran to benefit only certain social classes…

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By Robertoiglesias (204) on 06 May 2020

The timeline is confusing, but I really liked this film. I like these characters, the story, and the terror…

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By Jessica M (658) on 01 Aug 2018

Once again, the Purge franchise makes a film thats entertaining and interesting. Frank Grillo is great again…

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By Geo333 (93) on 08 Jul 2022

This movie is not that far away from being realistic especially if you lived in the big cities of America after an election…

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By Stephen J (447) on 22 Apr 2018

It's okay, it has good story ideas in a good story idea franchise…

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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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By Therussianator (47) on 06 May 2018

Frank Grillo is back and this time he has to protect a senator who's trying to end The Purge…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 26 Oct 2018

Strengths: As always, the concept behind this franchise allows for a lot of cool ideas to come to fruition…

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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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