Truth or Dare

"First you play the game, then the game plays you."

2018 1h 41m EN

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5.9

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16%

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METACRITIC

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5.3

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 4,278🥫16%Rotten Tomatoes●35Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 75,516

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Synopsis

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A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someone—or something—begins to punish those who tell a lie—or refuse the dare.

“First you play the game, then the game plays you.”

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Cast

Nolan Gerard Funk
Tyson Curran
Lucy Hale
Olivia Barron
Violett Beane
Markie Cameron
Tyler Posey
Lucas Moreno
Hayden Szeto
Brad Chang
Aurora Perrineau
Giselle Hammond
Sophia Ali
Penelope Amari
Landon Liboiron
Carter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Wadlow
Writers: Michael Reisz, Michael Reisz, Jillian Jacobs
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $95M — a 27.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Wadlow, shot by Jacques Jouffret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Matthew Margeson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sean Albertson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Nolan Gerard Funk and Lucy Hale and Violett Beane carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "First you play the game, then the game plays you.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Wadlow directs. Jacques Jouffret behind the camera. Matthew Margeson scores. Sean Albertson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $95M — a 27.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Directed by Jeff Wadlow, shot by Jacques Jouffret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Matthew Margeson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sean Albertson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nolan Gerard Funk and Lucy Hale and Violett Beane carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "First you play the game, then the game plays you.".
9IMDB entry: tt6772950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "mexico", "sacrifice", "college", "hallucination".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret
Original score: Matthew Margeson
Editing: Sean Albertson
Production design: Melanie Jones
Costume design: Lisa Norcia
Makeup / hair: Nacoma Whobrey
VFX supervisor: Jamison Scott Goei
Sound: Jamie Hardt
Stunt coordinator: Steven Ritzi
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $95,330,493
Return: 2724% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Truth or Dare (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 16% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 35/100
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 75,516 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

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What people are saying

Simon Foster2018-04-19
"A potentially interesting premise that is then left in the hands of an insipid posse of one-dimensional characters to mull over..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2018/4/12/truth-or-dare.html
Gimly2018-09-13
★ 5/10
Not particularly good, but surprisingly better than I was expecting. It's pretty easy to find faults in Truth or Dare, and sometimes that gets aggravating, but at least it wasn't boring. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
RalphRahal2025-02-02
★ 5/10
Truth or Dare (2018) is one of those horror movies that keeps a decent pace but feels oddly familiar, almost like a mashup of different horror elements you've seen before. The setup is engaging enough, and the production is solid for a Blumhouse film, but there's nothing groundbreaking here. The tension is there, but the scares rely too much on predictable moments and overused horror tropes. It moves fast enough to keep things from getting boring, but at the same time, it doesn’t leave much of a lasting impact. The acting isn't bad, and the cast does what they can with the material, but the film as a whole feels forgettable once it's over. It has a few moments that work, but the story doesn't do enough to stand out from similar supernatural horror films. If you're just looking for a casual, easy-to-watch horror flick with some creepy visuals and a decent pace, it might be worth a shot. Otherwise, it's not something you'd revisit or think about much after the credits roll.