The Purge
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The Purge is a dystopian horror-thriller film about a near-future America where all crime, including murder, is legal for one night each year, exploring themes of class, violence, and social control.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Purge canonical | 13 |
| The Purge film series | 4 |
| The Purge (2013 film) | 1 |
| The Purge (film series) | 1 |
| The Purge (franchise) | 1 |
| The Purge film franchise | 1 |
| The Purge film franchise (for The Purge TV series) | 1 |
| The Purge franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8516510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Purge Context triple: [James DeMonaco, directed, The Purge]
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A.
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy is a 2014 dystopian action-horror film that follows several groups of people struggling to survive a lawless annual night of government-sanctioned crime in near-future America.
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B.
The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 dystopian horror-thriller film that follows a U.S. presidential candidate and her protector as they try to survive a government-sanctioned night of lawlessness.
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C.
The Forever Purge
The Forever Purge is a 2021 dystopian action-horror film in the Purge franchise that depicts the breakdown of society when violent Purge-style chaos continues beyond its sanctioned time limit.
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D.
The Purge (TV series)
The Purge is an American horror television series based on the film franchise of the same name, depicting a dystopian future where all crime is legal for one night each year.
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April 12 Purge
The April 12 Purge was a violent anti-communist crackdown in Shanghai in 1927, led by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, which marked a decisive split between Chinese Nationalists and Communists and helped trigger the Chinese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Purge Target entity description: The Purge is a dystopian horror-thriller film about a near-future America where all crime, including murder, is legal for one night each year, exploring themes of class, violence, and social control.
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A.
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy is a 2014 dystopian action-horror film that follows several groups of people struggling to survive a lawless annual night of government-sanctioned crime in near-future America.
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B.
The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 dystopian horror-thriller film that follows a U.S. presidential candidate and her protector as they try to survive a government-sanctioned night of lawlessness.
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C.
The Forever Purge
The Forever Purge is a 2021 dystopian action-horror film in the Purge franchise that depicts the breakdown of society when violent Purge-style chaos continues beyond its sanctioned time limit.
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D.
The Purge (TV series)
The Purge is an American horror television series based on the film franchise of the same name, depicting a dystopian future where all crime is legal for one night each year.
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E.
April 12 Purge
The April 12 Purge was a violent anti-communist crackdown in Shanghai in 1927, led by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, which marked a decisive split between Chinese Nationalists and Communists and helped trigger the Chinese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian film
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film ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercially successful ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jacques Jouffret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | James DeMonaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Gvozdas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEvent | annual Purge ⓘ |
| fictionalGovernment | New Founding Fathers of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | home invasion thriller ⓘ |
| franchiseOrigin | The Purge film series began with this film ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian
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horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Purge: Anarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class inequality
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crime ⓘ social control ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nathan Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a wealthy family defending their home during the Purge night ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Purge film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | In a future America, the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period during which all crime, including murder, is legal. ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Form
NERFINISHED
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Brad Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Blum NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Blumhouse Productions
NERFINISHED
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Platinum Dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem |
MPAA film rating system
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surface form:
MPAA
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| releaseDate | 2013-06-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| setInPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | near future ⓘ |
| starring |
Adelaide Kane
NERFINISHED
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Ethan Hawke NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Headey NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Burkholder NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhys Wakefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| writer | James DeMonaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Purge Description of subject: The Purge is a dystopian horror-thriller film about a near-future America where all crime, including murder, is legal for one night each year, exploring themes of class, violence, and social control.
Referenced by (23)
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The Purge (franchise)
this entity surface form:
The Purge film series
this entity surface form:
The Purge (2013 film)
this entity surface form:
The Purge film series
this entity surface form:
The Purge franchise
this entity surface form:
The Purge (film series)
this entity surface form:
The Purge film franchise (for The Purge TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Purge film franchise
this entity surface form:
The Purge film series
this entity surface form:
The Purge film series