Would You Rather
Would You Rather

Would You Rather

2013Movie93 minEnglish

Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic55/100
Google Users69%
Director: David Guy LevyGenres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Plot Summary

A young woman, desperate to pay for her ailing brother's bone marrow transplant, learns of a dinner party hosted by a wealthy and sadistic philanthropist. Participants are offered a chance to win a substantial sum of money by playing a deadly game of 'Would You Rather,' where increasingly brutal choices must be made. As the night progresses, the game escalates into a brutal fight for survival, testing the limits of morality and humanity.

Critical Reception

Would You Rather received mixed to positive reviews, with many critics praising its tense atmosphere, effective gore, and strong performance from Brittany Snow. Some found the premise derivative of other torture-porn films, but generally, it was seen as a competently executed and engaging thriller within its genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its effective suspense and gore.
  • Brittany Snow's performance is a standout.
  • Seen as a solid entry in the thriller genre, despite familiar tropes.

Google audience: Audiences generally found the film to be a suspenseful and thrilling experience, appreciating its dark premise and the lead actress's performance. Some viewers noted it was quite graphic and intense.

Fun Fact

Director David Guy Levy initially conceived the film's premise as a short film, inspired by the common party game, before expanding it into a feature-length narrative.

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John Chard

John Chard

Truth or Dare? It’s difficult to know if David Guy Levy’s film is taking the rise out of the current horror market’s propensity for torture porn, or if it is as it seems, a lazy exploitation flic pandering to an undemanding audience? ...