Person
James DeMonaco
Writing · Born 1969-10-12 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
James DeMonaco (born October 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for creating the Purge franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, The Purge (2013), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), and The Purge: Election Year (2016).
Known for
The Purge
Executive Producer
The Negotiator
Screenplay
The Forever Purge
Producer
The Purge
Writer
The Purge: Anarchy
Director
Assault on Precinct 13
Screenplay
The Purge: Election Year
Characters
The First Purge
Characters
Jack
Screenplay
Crash
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025The HomeWriter
- 2024Crisis NegotiatorsOriginal Story
- 2021This Is the NightScreenplay
- 2021The Forever PurgeProducer
- 2018HauntedExecutive Producer
- 2018The PurgeExecutive Producer
- 2018The Purge: Behind the SeriesSelf
- 2018The First PurgeCharacters
- 2016The Purge: Election YearCharacters
- 2014The Purge: AnarchyDirector
- 2013The PurgeWriter
- 2009Staten IslandDirector
- 2008CrashExecutive Producer
- 2007The Kill PointExecutive Producer
- 2006SkinwalkersScreenplay
- 2005Assault on Precinct 13Screenplay
- 2005HateWriter
- 1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneExecutive Producer
- 1998The NegotiatorScreenplay
- 1996JackScreenplay
- 1994RedAssociate Producer
- —Untitled The Purge FilmWriter
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