Truth or Dare

Truth or Dare

Year: 2012

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Heath

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You’re next. A group of friends are lured to an isolated cabin by a promise of heavy partying, only to find themselves in a nightmarish game of truth or dare.

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1

Halloween party and Felix's quiet interest in Gemma

The film opens at an end‑of‑term Halloween party where Felix watches Gemma from afar. Luke offers Felix cocaine and nudges him to approach Gemma, who politely declines. Tensions rise as Chris teases Felix, who is visibly smitten but the moment doesn't go as planned.

Halloween night End-of-term Halloween house party
2

Aftermath of the party: Felix’s crush and a punch

Felix asks Gemma out, but she turns him down. Chris taunts Felix and punches him, escalating the tension in the room. Gemma tries to console Felix, and the moment leaves Felix more alone and the group divided.

Same night Party house
3

Invitation to a surprise birthday and the secret mansion

Months pass after Christmas, and the friends receive an invitation to Felix’s surprise birthday. They discover Felix comes from a wealthy family when they arrive at his residence, a grand but eerie mansion. The address sends them to a small forest shack behind the mansion, where they’re greeted by Woodbridge the groundsman.

Months later Felix’s mansion and the forest behind it
4

Justin, Felix’s elder brother, welcomes the guests

Justin, Felix’s well‑trained elder brother, greets the visitors and claims Felix cannot attend due to a flight issue. He invites them to stay for drinks and reveals his loyalty to Felix while displaying a sharp, sometimes hostile, edge.

Night Shack in the forest
5

The truth about Felix’s death and the postcard mystery

Justin asserts that Felix’s suicide has brought shame on the family, and he intends to uncover who wrote a revealing postcard marked 'Truth or Dare, bitch!'. He makes it clear that justice will be pursued against those he believes are responsible. The mood darkens as suspicion takes over the group.

Night Shack
6

The Acid Test torture begins

Justin introduces a twisted game called 'The Acid Test' and forces Gemma, Chris, and Paul into a cruel dilemma with two identical jars. Chris is forced to choose between water and acid, and later Paul is placed in a similar bind. The test ends with Chris choking and dying from the acid‑tainted outcome.

Night Shack
7

Jonesy the intruder and a deadly miscalculation

Jonesy, Luke’s drug‑dealer friend, arrives and is confronted by Justin. Luke performs a dangerous calculation with a gun, offering a choice between a blank or a bullet. He shoots Jonesy, killing him, and Gemma seizes the chance to slip away.

Night Shack
8

Gemma reaches the mansion and a deadly confrontation

Gemma makes it to the mansion where she encounters Felix in a dire state—alive but bed‑ridden. Woodbridge, the groundsman, arrives and is fatally wounded in a struggle as he tries to defend her. Justin then arrives and kills Gemma, cutting the tension with a brutal act.

Night Felix’s mansion
9

Back at the shack: Luke’s betrayal exposed

Meanwhile, back at the shack, Luke resists freeing Paul and Eleanor, hoping Justin’s connections will shield him. He finally reveals that he sent the incriminating postcard, but Eleanor uses the chaos to carve her own path and rips into Luke’s finger with a bite, causing a fatal fall on a nearby tool.

Night Shack
10

Escape attempt and the final showdown begins

Paul and Eleanor manage to free themselves and attempt to escape, but Justin returns with Felix, now in a wheelchair. A brutal brawl unfolds; Eleanor shoots Justin in the shoulder and douses him with a jar of acid, dramatically shifting the balance of power.

Night Shack
11

Felix’s and Justin’s final fate revealed

Eleanor reveals a disturbing truth: Felix wasn’t driven to suicide by a postcard at all, but by a blackmailed video involving Felix and Paul. She confesses she exploited Felix’s fear of discovery for money, and she pulls away with Paul as the night spirals toward disaster.

Night Shack
12

The house explodes, sealing the tragedy

In a final act of chaos, Eleanor escapes with Paul using a grenade, and the house goes up in flames, killing both Felix and Justin. The survivors are left amid the smoke and ruin as the mansion is consumed by the explosion.

Night Felix’s mansion/house

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