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The First Purge

The First Purge

2018 · Movie · 1h 37m · R

Streaming on Peacock.

Synopsis

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America 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 others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb5.2/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes55%21%
Metacritic54/10021%
TMDB6.0/104,345 votes16%
Balasaur Score54100%

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