The Dare

A family man named Jay is abducted from his home and imprisoned in a basement alongside three other strangers. A masked captor subjects the group to torture and forces them to fight for their lives. To escape and protect his family, Jay must uncover a connection between the prisoners and a hidden event from his own past.

The 2019 American horror thriller was directed by Giles Alderson, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jonny Grant. This production marks the first of three films directed by Alderson listed in the records, preceding Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot and The Stranger in Our Bed. The cast features Bart Edwards as Jay Jackson, along with Richard Brake, Richard Short, Alexandra Evans, Robert Maaser, and Harry Jarvis.

The film received mixed responses from viewers and critics. It holds a rating of 5.1/10 on IMDb based on 4,200 votes and a 5.9/10 on TMDB from 156 votes. Film critics provided a lower average score of 4.7/10 across 9 reviews.