The Dare (2019 film)

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The Dare
The Dare 2019 movie poster.jpeg
Directed byGiles Alderson
Written byGiles Alderson
Jonny Grant
Production
companies
  • B2Y Productions
  • JupiterLights Pictures
  • Nu Boyana Film Studios
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)(Netherlands [1] )
Running time
97 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Bulgaria
  • United Kingdom
  • United States [1]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3 millions (in Netherlands, estimate) [3]

The Dare is a 2019 horror film directed by Giles Alderson starring Bart Edwards, Richard Brake, Richard Short, Alexandra Evans, and Robert Maaser.

Contents

Premise

After having his house invaded at night when he was with his family, Jay is transported to a basement with three other prisoners. [4]

Cast

Production

Giles Alderson reshot the film's ending after it performed well at film festivals and secured more distribution deals. He described the alternate ending as "british". [5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 44% of 9 critics' reviews are positive. [6]

On Film Threat , Norman Gidney scored the film a 8 out of 10 writing in his review consensus section: "where were Giles and Grant when ideas for the reboot of Saw were being thrown around?" [7] Writing for Starburst , Jacob Walker said that "despite the holes in some of the logic of the story, it ends up fitting together quite well, the acting is decent, and the gore is well handled." [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Dare". The Numbers. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  2. "Shaked Berenson And Jonathan Barkan Launch Genre Distro Label The Horror Collective". Deadline . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  3. "Box Office:"The Dare" grosses over $3M in The Netherlands". Jupiter Lights. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "The Dare". Starburst. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  5. McStay, Hugh (October 13, 2020). "Director Interview: Giles Alderson". Independent Horror Society. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  6. "The Dare". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  7. "The Dare". Film Threat. Retrieved August 19, 2025.