[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

American Nightmare 2: Anarchy

Original title: The Purge: Anarchy
  • 2014
  • 12
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
169K
YOUR RATING
Emmanuel Howell in American Nightmare 2: Anarchy (2014)
A young couple works to survive on the streets after their car breaks down right as the annual purge commences.
Play trailer2:33
28 Videos
99+ Photos
Dystopian Sci-FiActionHorrorSci-FiThriller

Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.

  • Director
    • James DeMonaco
  • Writer
    • James DeMonaco
  • Stars
    • Frank Grillo
    • Carmen Ejogo
    • Zach Gilford
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    169K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James DeMonaco
    • Writer
      • James DeMonaco
    • Stars
      • Frank Grillo
      • Carmen Ejogo
      • Zach Gilford
    • 377User reviews
    • 310Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

    Videos28

    Final Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
    Final Trailer
    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
    Theatrical Trailer
    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
    Theatrical Trailer
    The Purge: Anarchy - Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    The Purge: Anarchy - Theatrical Trailer
    Clip
    Clip 1:22
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:57
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 1:13
    Clip

    Photos117

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 112
    View Poster

    Top cast74

    Edit
    Frank Grillo
    Frank Grillo
    • Sergeant
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Eva Sanchez
    Zach Gilford
    Zach Gilford
    • Shane
    Kiele Sanchez
    Kiele Sanchez
    • Liz
    Zoë Soul
    Zoë Soul
    • Cali
    Justina Machado
    Justina Machado
    • Tanya
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Papa Rico
    Jack Conley
    Jack Conley
    • Big Daddy
    Noel Gugliemi
    Noel Gugliemi
    • Diego
    • (as Noel G.)
    Castulo Guerra
    Castulo Guerra
    • Barney
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Carmelo
    • (as Michael K. Williams)
    Edwin Hodge
    Edwin Hodge
    • The Stranger
    LaKeith Stanfield
    LaKeith Stanfield
    • Young Ghoul Face
    • (as Keith Stanfield)
    Roberta Valderrama
    Roberta Valderrama
    • Lorraine
    Niko Nicotera
    Niko Nicotera
    • Roddy
    Bel Hernandez
    Bel Hernandez
    • Katherine
    Lily Knight
    • Mrs. Crawley
    Jasper Cole
    Jasper Cole
    • Homeless Man
    • Director
      • James DeMonaco
    • Writer
      • James DeMonaco
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews377

    6.4169.2K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    7Fella_shibby

    More action packed than its predecessor.

    I first saw this in 2014 on a dvd which I own. Revisited it recently with my family.

    This is the second installment in The Purge franchise. While the first film was set entirely in one house, this one takes place around the Los Angeles area and shows more of what happens to the surroundings during the purge night.

    While many liked this one better than its predecessor, i found the first one more tension filled n shocking.

    This one is a good action thriller and has one of my fav actor Frank Grillo, in his first leading role.

    This one has more action n the empty roads n alleys gave a creepy feel to it.
    8ArchonCinemaReviews

    Far more thoughtful and realistic - disturbing and scary

    In The Purge Anarchy the new founding fathers sanction another murderous cleanse.

    The Purge Anarchy revisits the gruesome dystopia in the not so distant future where for twelve hours all sanctioned crime is legal and all rescue services are suspended. The nation is reborn, unemployment and crime are at record lows, all because of the annual night for decriminalized murder to unleash pent up American rage.

    Five virtual strangers join together to survive when, after several unrelated but harrowing events, all find themselves on the street and in jeopardy on purge night. There is no security system, minimal defense and there is little hope.

    Despite being marketed as a horror film The Purge Anarchy feels more like a thriller. The potential for a despicable act of inhumanity is imminent and occurs frequently throughout the film. Yet, its display is the antithesis of a masturbatory gore fest relishing in the suffering, evocative of torture-porn. Instead, the brutality is appropriately out of focus in the background, almost as an afterthought, consistent with the desensitized society.

    The approach of James DeMonaco's direction is on point with the message of the film. He creates a disconcerting feeling with a deserted cityscape, seemingly lit at night by flickering yellow streetlights casting shrouded shadows. Certain scenes are realistically and deliberately shaky and imperfect to draw the audience into the character's peril.

    One can not talk about a second installment to a franchise without returning to its predecessor, in this case The Purge. Acclaimed as a novel premise and potentially unsettling look into the primal aspect of human nature, it left something to be desired. The story had so many places it could go that were raw and savage; yet, The Purge was slightly simplistic and flawed but still enjoyable. Once again James DeMonaco took the helm as writer and director of The Purge's sequel Anarchy. This time DeMonaco's execution was able to address criticisms by delving further into concept, but from a different perspective: the working class. In doing so we see a harsher existence, far less idealistic and a more depraved purge night.

    The difference between The Purge and The Purge Anarchy is that the active tormenters for this purge are not all unhinged closeted maniacs hiding behind masks. Anarchy takes the end of The Purge and goes more in-depth. Those participating are frustrated and exhausted but ultimately they are people. Most terrifyingly it proposes a hypothetical and disturbingly feasible purge experience for the upper class. The nefarious top 10% obligingly exercise their civic responsibility and now government granted right in style and comfort. The Purge Anarchy is a commentary on society and social inequality in the most gruesome of circumstances.

    The film's ability to play into our inner fears, that deep within anyone there is a darkness capable of unspeakable evil, is pivotal to its success. While I wish The Purge Anarchy hadn't tried to tidy the story up and resolve everything I did find it far more realistic and thought provoking than the former.

    More reviews of recent releases can be found at our website.
    8UniqueParticle

    A worthy sequel

    Much better could ever expect! Originally saw in the theater I just wasn't reviewing then, happily enjoying this glorious action/thriller with lots of great madness and creepy gestures. James DeManco's Purge films might not be appreciated much but Anarchy, Election Year and his writing for The Negotiator is so damn good! Such a great concept that is perfectly executed in this adaptation.
    7claudio_carvalho

    Better and Better than the First Movie

    In 2023, the Purge Night is about to start for the next 12 hours. A stranger (Frank Grillo) leaves home and drives his car with a mysterious purpose. Meanwhile, the couple Liz (Kiele Sanchez) and Shane (Zach Gilford) are provoked by a masked man. They drive in the highway and their car unexpectedly stops. Soon they find that it was sabotaged by the group of masked man that are waiting for the beginning of the Purge. When it begins, they are hunted down by the masked man. Meanwhile, Eva (Carmen Ejogo) and her daughter Cali (Zoë Soul) find that Eva's father sold himself to a wealthy family since he is a burden to Eva and Cali sine he is sick. Out of the blue, an army invades their building and breaks into their apartment. They are taken to the leader but the stranger decides to save them and kills the soldiers. Meanwhile Liz and Shane hide inside the stranger's car and he decides to help them to survive. However his car is hit by the bullets and he needs another car for his mission. Eva tells that her friend Tanya (Justina Machado) lives a few blocks away and he would borrow her car. Soon the stranger gets involved by the four survivors and helps them during the dangerous night.

    "The Purge: Anarchy" is better and better than the first movie since it is an action film in the style of "Warriors", "Escape from New York" and "Hostel". The premise is still stupid, but there is an ironic criticism to the America Society together with lots of action. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Uma Noite de Crime: Anarquia" ("One Night of Crime: Anarchy")
    8Theo Robertson

    A Sequel That Reaches Its Full Potential . Great Action Thriller

    I almost didn't bother with this sequel . The first movie was close but no cigar down to rather lazy and ill thought plotting and since this movie was also written and directed by James DeMonaco we'd be getting more of the same except this time with an inferior and unknown cast . That said one thing that really intrigued me was the large shift in positive votes . The first movie had an average vote of 5.6 while its sequel had an average vote of 6.5 along with many of the comments stating just how different it was from the original film , a film which incidentally could hardly have been called original itself

    The only real criticism I can level at TPA is that it's rather derivative and owes a lot to Anabasis by Xenophon , a very old story that Walter Hill made a career out of reworking and which recent Brit thriller '71 made use of . A good story never grows old whether you're a Greek army trapped behind enemy lines in 400 BC or a young couple trapped in a city centre where the laws of the jungle are about to be enforced the dilemmas facing the protagonists remain the same

    I had to double check a couple of times to check if there were two different writer/directors called James DeMonaco because I had hard task to believe the film maker who wasted so much potential in the first movie was the same one who crafted this heart stopping thriller . Everything wrong with THE PURGE is corrected here . Gone are the idiotic choices characters make and in their place are simple acts of misfortunes . Okay some bits seem a little contrived such as cars breaking down at the most inopportune moment but it's the same sort of cinematic convention you see in every /any thriller or horror movie . The characters are unlucky rather than out and out dumb and boy does misfortune have it in for these characters that you actually get to care about

    Another massive improvement is that you can almost believe this scenario might take place one day . I say almost because it's something of a stretch thinking Pat Robertson might be American president but this would be his ideal Utopian view of America and TPA does play up to all the more extreme elements of an outsiders view of America , gun culture , red necks ,the radical Christian right , rabid nationalism and corporate greed where money can buy you absolutely anything , all summed up by a very effective montage sequence at the closing credits . The politics of the film are not subtle but are superbly well done . There's perhaps a danger of taking it all this too seriously but TPA does deserve some credit for bringing this to our attention and wears its heart on its sleeve as to what's wrong at the heart of America

    And so ends one of these very rare films - a sequel that surpasses the original and by a wide margin too . Okay let's be honest and confess THE PURGE was no great shakes but TPA is one the most effective and thought provoking thrillers I've seen Hollywood produce in a very long time and after seeing THE PURGE I thought I'd never say this but I am really looking forward to THE PURGE 3 when it's released next year

    More like this

    American Nightmare 3 : Élections
    6.0
    American Nightmare 3 : Élections
    American Nightmare
    5.8
    American Nightmare
    American Nightmare 4 : Les Origines
    5.2
    American Nightmare 4 : Les Origines
    American Nightmare 5 : Sans Limites
    5.4
    American Nightmare 5 : Sans Limites
    The Purge
    6.6
    The Purge
    The New Purge
    The New Purge
    The Purge
    The Purge
    Escape Game
    6.4
    Escape Game
    Happy Birthdead
    6.6
    Happy Birthdead
    Puhdistus
    7.1
    Puhdistus
    Don't Breathe : La Maison des ténèbres
    7.1
    Don't Breathe : La Maison des ténèbres
    Happy Birthdead 2 You
    6.2
    Happy Birthdead 2 You

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      In an interview Frank Grillo said that he loved the black car so much he offered to buy it but he wasn't allowed.
    • Goofs
      (at around 12 mins) When Leo's ex wife comes to visit him before The Purge begins, she looks over at a selection of newspaper articles and photos of his target stuck to the wall. After she leaves, he also looks over at the wall, but the layout of the montage has changed dramatically, including completely different photos.
    • Quotes

      Carmelo Johns: Fuck the New Founding Fathers!

      [fires gun upwards]

      Carmelo Johns: Fuck You! Fuck your money! And motherfuck the Purge!

    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.111 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Rack 'Em Up
      Written by Matthew R. Corbett (as Matthew Corbett) and Mike Wilkie

      Courtesy of Sound Ideas

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ21

    • How long is The Purge: Anarchy?Powered by Alexa
    • Is this a sequel to The Purge (2013)

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • July 23, 2014 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 12 horas para sobrevivir
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Platinum Dunes
      • Blumhouse Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,962,800
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,816,675
      • Jul 20, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $111,928,365
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.