First Purge, The

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Synopsis

Action/Horror. On the night of the first purge, a group of citizens (Lex Scott Davis, Y'lan Noel, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez) fight to stay alive.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence - blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use in recreational and trafficking contexts

Thematic elements

• Survival
• Perspectives on violence
• Economic and social inequality

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for brutal genre violence and coarse language

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