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The Purge: Anarchy

Starring: Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Michael K. Williams, Zach Gilford, Carmen Ejogo, Zoe Soul

Directed by: James DeMonaco

Plot: Five people trapped outside during the annual Purge meet and try to survive the roaming, murderous hordes

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 50%

Critic Consensus: “Gritty, grisly, and uncommonly ambitious, The Purge: Anarchy represents a slight improvement over its predecessor, but it’s still never as smart or resonant as it tries to be”

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Sex Tape

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe

Directed by: Jake Kasdan

Plot: A bored couple decide to make a three hour sex tape to rekindle their passion but the tape leaks to the internet and the couple goes on a desperate quest to destroy all copies and keep their friends and family from seeing it.

RT Freshness: 16%

Critic Consensus: “With neither the conviction to embrace its smutty premise nor enough laughs to function as a worthwhile rom-com, the flaccid Sex Tape suffers from cinematic impotence”

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Planes: Fire & Rescue

Starring: Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Ed Harris, Curtis Armstrong, John Michael Higgins, Hal Holbrook

Directed by: Roberts Gannaway

Plot: After becoming a world champion air racer, an engine malfunction puts crop duster Dusty out of the racing circuit and he decides to join up with an aerial fire fighting team as his next adventure.

RT Freshness: 51%

Critic Consensus: “Although it’s too flat and formulaic to measure up against the best family-friendly fare, Planes: Fire and Rescue is a passable diversion for much younger viewers”

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