If you loved The Purge: Election Year, try The First Purge

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

The Purge: Election Year

2016 · dir. James DeMonaco

→

Try this next

Theyboth carry the dread, late night mood tags, and they sit in Action / Horror / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Purge: Election Year, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

dreadlate night

What The First Purge is

Staten Island, summer, sirens blaring. A social experiment unleashes chaos, the haves and have-nots collide. This prequel sets the stage for a nationwide nightmare.

If you loved The Purge: Election Year, try The First Purge

The Purge: Election Year

The First Purge

What they share

What The First Purge is

Ask for a deeper bridge

If you loved The Purge: Election Year, try The First Purge

The Purge: Election Year

The First Purge

What they share

What The First Purge is

Ask ChatGPT▾ChatGPTClaudeGrokLe ChatPerplexity for a deeper bridge

Ask for a deeper bridge