Truth or Dare

Truth or Dare

Year: 2017

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Nick Simon

Budget: $3.5M

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Eight college friends gather at a remote rental house for a Halloween weekend. They decide to play a game of Truth or Dare, unaware of the dark rumors surrounding it and the deaths of seven teenagers years prior. What begins as playful fun fueled by vodka quickly escalates into a terrifying ordeal as the dares become increasingly dangerous and the truths reveal unsettling secrets. Refusing a dare has deadly consequences, forcing the friends to confront each other and fight to survive the night.

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Time period

Present day

Set in contemporary times, the events unfold in a college-age social circle with smartphones, social media, and online lore shaping the mystery. The group encounters a modern blend of folklore and digital rumor as they chase the origins of the deadly game. The stakes escalate quickly from a casual dare to a terrifying supernatural ordeal.

Location

Mexico, Abandoned church, Tijuana

The story centers on a college group traveling to Mexico, where they converge on an abandoned church that becomes the focal point of the deadly truth-or-dare game. The church serves as the supernatural hub where the ritual begins and the participants are drawn into a life-or-death cycle. The plot expands beyond the church to nearby towns like Tijuana as clues surface about the game’s dark origins.

🌆 Modern setting 🕯 Haunted location 🏚 Abandoned church

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Main Characters – Truth or Dare (2017)

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Carter Boyle (Luke Baines)

A manipulative instigator who tricks the group into a supernatural version of truth or dare and reveals himself as a central architect of the deadly game. He uses dares as leverage to extend the ritual and control the group, and is later linked to Sam Meehan’s identity, signaling a duplicitous, self-serving nature within the game’s web of deception.

🎭 Drama 🪄 Supernatural 👤 Antagonist

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Major Themes – Truth or Dare (2017)

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🔥 Danger

The truth-or-dare game is a deadly trap that compels participants to confront violence, fear, and Death. Each new dare heightens the stakes, turning friends into suspects and secrets into weapons. The supernatural framework enforces the consequences, showing how easily a playful game can spiral into catastrophe.

🤝 Friendship

The narrative tests loyalty as secrets surface—infidelities, abuse, and hidden identities threaten group bonds. Characters must decide whether to protect one another or reveal painful truths that could fracture their relationships. Forgiveness and reconciliation emerge amid shared trauma, even as trust is continually challenged.

🌀 Truth vs Dare

Truths reveal painful memories and hidden histories, while Dares trigger increasingly dangerous, supernatural consequences. The game's expanding circle to delay turns demonstrates manipulation and control under extreme pressure. Ultimately, truth-telling becomes a weapon against the demon Calux and a pivot point for the group’s fate.

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