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James DeMonaco(I)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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James DeMonaco in The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
This summer, all the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end in The Forever Purge.
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The Forever Purge (2021)
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James DeMonaco was born in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Purge: Election Year (2016) and The First Purge (2018).
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Born1969
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      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    The Purge: Anarchy
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
    The Purge: Election Year
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 2016
    James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
    The First Purge
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
    The Purge
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 2013

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    Writer

    • Purge: One V. All
      • characters
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • John Glover, Anastas N. Michos, Bruce Altman, Pete Davidson, James DeMonaco, Todd E. Miller, Ethan Phillips, Sébastien K. Lemercier, Bill Block, Nathan Whitehead, Adam Cantor, Marilee Talkington, and Mary Lena Colston in The Home (2025)
      The Home
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Crisis Negotiators (2024)
      Crisis Negotiators
      6.7
      • Writer (1998 screenplay "The Negotiator")
      • 2024
    • Mosgel Animations Spin-Off (2020)
      Mosgel Animations Spin-Off
      TV Series
      • based on the Purge by
      • 2022
    • The Forever Purge (2021)
      The Forever Purge
      5.4
      • written by
      • based upon the characters created by
      • 2021
    • This Is the Night (2021)
      This Is the Night
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2021
    • The Purge (2018)
      The Purge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • story by
      • 2018–2019
    • James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
      The First Purge
      5.2
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
      The Purge: Election Year
      6.0
      • written by
      • 2016
    • George Summers, Miska Tarnai, Seb Summers, and Ben Edward J. Ward in The Purge UK (2015)
      The Purge UK
      2.7
      Short
      • based on the movie written by
      • 2015
    • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
      The Purge: Anarchy
      6.4
      • written by
      • characters created by
      • 2014
    • Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
      The Purge
      5.8
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts in Crash (2008)
      Crash
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Little New York (2009)
      Little New York
      5.9
      • written by
      • 2009
    • John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg in The Kill Point (2007)
      The Kill Point
      7.3
      TV Series
      • creator
      • written by
      • writer
      • 2007
    • Skinwalkers (2006)
      Skinwalkers
      4.5
      • written by
      • 2006

    Producer

    • The Forever Purge (2021)
      The Forever Purge
      5.4
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2021
    • The Purge (2018)
      The Purge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2019
    • Haunted (2018)
      Haunted
      4.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2019
    • James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
      The First Purge
      5.2
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Dennis Hopper and Eric Roberts in Crash (2008)
      Crash
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg in The Kill Point (2007)
      The Kill Point
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Hate (2005)
      Hate
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
      Assault on Precinct 13
      6.3
      • co-producer
      • 2005
    • Ryan Caulfield: Year One (1999)
      Ryan Caulfield: Year One
      5.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1999

    Director

    • John Glover, Anastas N. Michos, Bruce Altman, Pete Davidson, James DeMonaco, Todd E. Miller, Ethan Phillips, Sébastien K. Lemercier, Bill Block, Nathan Whitehead, Adam Cantor, Marilee Talkington, and Mary Lena Colston in The Home (2025)
      The Home
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2025
    • This Is the Night (2021)
      This Is the Night
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
      The Purge: Election Year
      6.0
      • directed by
      • 2016
    • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
      The Purge: Anarchy
      6.4
      • directed by
      • 2014
    • Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)
      The Purge
      5.8
      • directed by
      • 2013
    • Little New York (2009)
      Little New York
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2009
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • 1969
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
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    • Trivia
      He grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York.
    • Trademarks
        Often works with Ethan Hawke on films he has written or directed.

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