Writing
James DeMonaco
Born October 12, 1969 · 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
5.8
The Purge
Writer, Director
6.4
The Purge: Anarchy
Director, Writer, Characters
6.0
The Purge: Election Year
Characters, Director, Writer
5.2
The First Purge
Characters, Executive Producer, Writer
6.6
The Purge
Executive Producer, Writer, Story, Original Film Writer, Creator
5.4
The Forever Purge
Producer, Characters, Writer
7.3
The Negotiator
Screenplay
5.8
Jack
Screenplay
6.3
Assault on Precinct 13
Screenplay, Co-Producer
5.5
The Home
Writer, Director
4.5
Skinwalkers
Screenplay
4.7
Haunted
Executive Producer
5.9
Staten Island
Director, Writer
7.3
The Kill Point
Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
5.5
This Is the Night
Screenplay, Director
6.7
Crisis Negotiators
Original Story
5.2
The Last Kiss
Producer
6.8
Crash
Executive Producer, Writer
5.1 TMDB
Hate
Writer, Executive Producer
5.6
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
Filmography
- 2026The Last KissProducerMovie
- 2025The HomeWriter, DirectorMovie
- 2024Crisis NegotiatorsOriginal StoryMovie
- 2021This Is the NightScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 2021The Forever PurgeProducer, Characters, WriterMovie
- 2018HauntedExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2018The PurgeExecutive Producer, Writer, Story, Original Film Writer, CreatorSeries
- 2018The Purge: Behind the SeriesSelfMovie
- 2018The First PurgeCharacters, Executive Producer, WriterMovie
- 2016The Purge: Election YearCharacters, Director, WriterMovie
- 2014The Purge: AnarchyDirector, Writer, CharactersMovie
- 2013The PurgeWriter, DirectorMovie
- 2009Staten IslandDirector, WriterMovie
- 2008CrashExecutive Producer, WriterSeries
- 2007The Kill PointExecutive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 2006SkinwalkersScreenplayMovie
- 2005Assault on Precinct 13Screenplay, Co-ProducerMovie
- 2005HateWriter, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1999Ryan Caulfield: Year OneExecutive Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 1998The NegotiatorScreenplayMovie
- 1996JackScreenplayMovie
- 1994RedAssociate Producer, WriterMovie
- —Untitled Purge 6 Film.Writer, Characters, ProducerMovie
- —VigilantDirector, WriterMovie