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The Purge: Election Year (2016)
118K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Style:
brutal, suspense, intense, psychological, bloody, psychological thriller, slasher, suspenseful, scary, saga ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
politics, vigilante, revenge, gunfight, election, death, murder, violence, distopia, survival, brutality, vengeance, social decay, home invasion, class differences, violent, masked man, resistance, political campaign, female politician, social injustice, church, showdown, abuse of power, experiment ...
Time:
near future, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
washington d.c., florida, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending and bloody films with plots about blood, murder, violence, death, blood splatter, survival and danger mostly in Thriller, Action and Horror genres. Some movies like The Purge: Election Year: The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Purge (2013), The First Purge (2018), Snowpiercer (2013), Bounty Killer (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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114K
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Country: UK, Canada, Japan, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, Germany, USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Movie in collections
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Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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