HuluThe Purge (2018)
Bias Rating
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Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night throws at them. As the clock winds down with their fates hanging in the balance, each character is forced to reckon with their pasts as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.
Starring Cast
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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night throws at them. As the clock winds down with their fates hanging in the balance, each character is forced to reckon with their pasts as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly critiques systemic racism, class oppression, and state-sanctioned violence against marginalized communities, portraying an authoritarian government as the antagonist and championing community resistance.
The movie features visible diversity within its supporting cast, though its primary family is white. The narrative strongly critiques the societal structures and the privileged class, often portraying traditional identities in a negative light as either antagonists or complicit in a harmful system.
Secondary
The series includes LGBTQ+ characters whose portrayals result in a neutral net impact. A prominent bisexual character is depicted as a complex antagonist whose problematic actions are not attributed to her identity. A minor gay character is portrayed positively and incidentally, balancing the overall representation without strong affirmation or denigration of queer identity.
The series prominently features a distorted version of Christian rhetoric and imagery used by the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) to justify the annual Purge. This portrayal depicts religion as a manipulative tool for state-sanctioned violence, oppression, and social control, with many Purgers believing they are performing a divinely ordained act. The narrative consistently exposes this religious justification as hypocritical and morally bankrupt.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Purge TV series introduces new characters and storylines within the established universe. It does not feature any pre-existing, canonically established characters from the film franchise or other source material portrayed with a different gender.
The Purge TV series introduces a new ensemble of original characters not previously established in the film franchise. There are no instances of existing, canonically established characters being portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.6
6.9
Critic Ratings
4.2
N/A
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