Truth or Dare (1996)

When three university friends turn up unexpectedly, twenty-something lawyer Lorna Johnston is led into a dangerous world.

Director:

John Madden

Stars:

Helen Baxendale, John Hannah, Susan Lynch

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Helen Baxendale	...	Lorna Johnston
John Hannah	...	Nick
Susan Lynch	...	Mel
Ben Daniels	...	Ben
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fiona Bell	...	Maggie
John Bett	...	Malcolm Ogilvy
Geoff Boyz	...	Stand-up comic
Sarah Collier	...	Antonia Baird
Andrew Conlan	...	Sean Heggie
Jeffrey Daunton	...	Second businessman
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Derek McKendrick
John Fraser	...	Gordon Hillan
Tom Hamilton	...	Self defence instructor
Alex Harvey	...	Hotel manager
Anne Kristen	...	Mrs. Hugill

Storyline

A smart young female lawyer (Baxendale) is suddenly contacted by some old university mates. Baxendale finds it a relief to go out and enjoy some nightlife but it soon becomes apparent that the so called mates are actually playing a sadistic game with her and one that could end up in murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | deceit | betrayal | passion | adultery | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Lügenspiele

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Fully satisfying movie for all tastes

This is a movie that engaged me from start to fadeout.It introduced a thirty-something divorcee, likeable from the outset, who, having it altogether,(within her cosy, if conservative law firm) becomes unravelled when 3 friends of her university days descend upon her. They were all free spirits then, but as she remarks in later disillusionment, she's "the one who grew up." (she's wrong about that -the trio proves, in time, to be sophisticated beyond her worst nightmare). She's vulnerable to their machinations, because of her status within the community; her promiscuity; her up-tightness; and her murky past.(A brush with the Law). This movie should appeal to those who like action, in that it moves, at a cracking pace, (great editing, here), psychological drama(the characters all are unique), suspense (who's gonna murder whom?), and a Message in their movie (how four once-close-friends, can turn, eventually, each against the other because of their "growth" whether it be, upward, outward, or stunted)... there's even some unexpected sex! Yes, a very well-scripted absorbing yarn, in which one can identify with the characters (I got mad at all four protagonists!), appreciate the absence of cliches, and say,at film's end. "Terrific!"