Truth or Dare (2018)
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A group of college students on spring break find themselves trapped in a deadly game of truth or dare with supernatural consequences.
The story
While on spring break in Mexico, a group of college students including Olivia Barron, Markie Cameron, and their friends visit an abandoned mission. There, they meet a man named Carter who convinces them to play a game of truth or dare. However, the game quickly takes a dark turn as the participants realize they must follow the rules or face deadly consequences. As the group is forced to reveal secrets and complete dangerous dares, they begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences, realizing that the game is far more sinister than they initially imagined.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A young woman in Mexico is forced to burn another woman alive after a demonic voice asks her 'Truth or dare?'. In the present, college student Olivia Barron joins her friend Markie Cameron, Markie's boyfriend Lucas, and their friends Tyson, Brad, Penelope, and Ronnie on a spring break trip to Cancún. At a bar, they meet Carter, who leads them to the abandoned Rosarito Mission to play truth or dare. Carter reveals he was tasked with finding a group to play and warns them that they will die if they don't follow the rules. Back at school, Olivia begins to hallucinate classmates with demonic faces asking her to play. During the game, Ronnie is killed for failing a dare, Markie breaks Olivia's hand, and Brad is forced to come out to his father. The group discovers the story of Giselle Hammond, a woman murdered in Mexico. They eventually meet Giselle, who explains that a demon named Calux was summoned by a previous group. Giselle accidentally kills Penelope before committing suicide. The group learns of a 1960s massacre at the mission. Olivia is attacked by a possessed vagrant, and Lucas is forced to reveal his love for Markie. They visit Inez Reyes, the sole survivor of the massacre, who gives them a spell to stop Calux that requires the person who released him to sacrifice their tongue. Brad is killed during his dare. Olivia reveals her secret: she had encouraged Markie's father to commit suicide. They kidnap Sam (Carter's real identity) to perform the spell. Calux possesses Lucas, killing Sam and himself, then possesses Markie. Olivia records a video recounting the story and asks 'Truth or dare?' to expose the world.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jeff Wadlow
- Writers
- Michael Reisz · screenplay; Jillian Jacobs · screenplay; Chris Roach · screenplay; Jeff Wadlow · screenplay; Michael Reisz · story
- Cast and characters
- Lucy Hale · Olivia Barron; Tyler Posey · Lucas; Violett Beane · Markie Cameron; Hayden Szeto · Tyson; Landon Liboiron · Brad; Sophia Taylor Ali · Penelope; Ronnie · Ronnie
- Genres
- supernatural horror; horror thriller; teen horror
- Themes
- consequences of secrets; supernatural curses; peer pressure
- Tone and mood
- tense; scary; frantic
- Premise and plot tags
- supernatural; horror; death game; spirit possession; curse
- Reception
- The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, who found it uninventive and not scary enough, though it was a significant box office success.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 35 · scale: 100 · review count: 33
- Awards and nominations
- Teen Choice Awards · Choice Drama Movie · 2018 · Nomination; Teen Choice Awards · Choice Drama Movie Actress · 2018 · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was initially set for release on April 27, 2018, but the date was moved up two weeks.; Director Jeff Wadlow was hired after spitballing an opening scene based on the film's title.
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