Would You Rather (2012)

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

Director:

David Guy Levy

Writer:

Steffen Schlachtenhaufen

Stars:

Brittany Snow, June Squibb, Jeffrey Combs

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brittany Snow	...	Iris
Jeffrey Combs	...	Shepard Lambrick
Jonny Coyne	...	Bevans
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Dr. Barden
Enver Gjokaj	...	Lucas
Sasha Grey	...	Amy
John Heard	...	Conway
Charlie Hofheimer	...	Travis
Eddie Steeples	...	Cal
June Squibb	...	Linda
Robin Lord Taylor	...	Julian
Robb Wells	...	Peter
Logan Miller	...	Raleigh
Larry Cedar	...	Driver
Ptolemy Slocum	...	Shift Manager

Storyline

A young woman, desperate to help her sickly brother, accepts a dinner invitation to what seems to be easy money. As soon as she arrives to dinner, she realizes that playing the "game" is deadly for its losers. She and several others spend the night being terriorized in a game of would you rather.

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Plot Keywords:

game | whip | shock | eye slitting | title spoken by character | 

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Taglines:

Tell yourself it's just a game.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robin Lord Taylor, Jeffrey Combs, and Jonny Coyne would all go on to co-star in the Gotham episode Gotham: Red Hood (2015).

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Goofs

During end credits, the character "Travis" is listed twice, once portrayed by Enver Gjokaj and again by Charlie Hofheimer. Enver Gjokaj played "Lucas", a role not listed in the end credits at all.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Shift Manager: You're available to start right away?
Iris: Yes.
Shift Manager: I'm not really seeing a lot of restaurant experience on the, uh, resume.
Iris: I've always had, um, summer jobs, but... yeah, mostly retail.
Shift Manager: So, did you drop out of school, or... Why'd you come all the way back here?
Iris: Oh, no, um... Well, this is my home, and there was an accident, so I have to take care of my brother.
Shift Manager: Well, I'll tell you what I can do, um... I'll talk to the owner. Uh, I know they were looking for, uh, wait staff with experience,...
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Crazy Credits

During initial credits the production company is misspelled as Perisicope.

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Connections

Referenced in The Darkest Nothing: Paraphrenia

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Soundtracks

Midnight, the Stars and You
(uncredited)
Written by Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
Performed by Ray Noble and His Orchestra (as Ray Noble Orchestra) with Al Bowlly

User Reviews

good idea. not as good execution..

When I started this movie I wasn't expecting too much. I thought I was going to get a badly acted run of the mill horror. But as the movie progressed I started to find myself getting invested in the plot and the main character. However, my new found hope for the movie was tarnished when it came to the torture itself. There is so much more that could have been done with character development and plot but it just seemed like it couldn't be bothered. It turned into a movie where you could predict every move up until the end.

To me it kind of felt like hostel where if more time and effort had been taken it could have been really good and got the audience invested but sadly it was not the case.

When watching a film like this I kind of hope to see the torture at hand but this movie lacked in this aspect. Advertising a movie as horror and torture and not providing it is disappointing.

This isn't a terrible movie by any means but it isn't exactly good. If you want a sort of popcorn flick to watch with some friends by all means give it a go but this isn't a movie that stood out to me at all.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2019 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Would You Rather

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Periscope Entertainment, Social Construct, Dreamher Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1