The Forever Purge

The Forever Purge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEverardo Valerio Gout
Written byJames DeMonaco
Based onCharacters
by James DeMonaco
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLuis Sansans[1]
Edited by
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$18 million[3]
Box office$77 million[4][5]

The Forever Purge is a 2021 American dystopian action crime horror film directed by Everardo Valerio Gout and written by series creator James DeMonaco, who also produced along with Jason Blum and Michael Bay. Originally intended as the final installment, it serves as the fifth film in the Purge franchise and a sequel to The Purge: Election Year. The film stars Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, and Will Patton, and follows a group of people who attempt to escape the United States after an insurrectionist movement continues committing crime and murder nationwide after the 2049 Purge's ending.

Delayed from an original July 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Forever Purge was theatrically released on July 2, 2021, by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $77 million worldwide against its $18 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its performances and action sequences but criticism for its writing.[6]

  1. ^ Luis Sansans. "The Forever Purge". Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Forever Purge". BBFC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Forever Purge (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Forever Purge (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Forever Purge Reviews Are Live, Check Out What Critics Are Saying About The Sequel". CinemaBlend. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.