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  • 2009
  • R
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Dare is a captivating story of high school seniors at the crossroads of their adult lives. When a pompous actor tells good girl Alexa that she hasn’t lived, she embarks on a bold journey that takes her to mysterious bad boy Johnny. Envious, her shy best friend Ben also dares to pursue Johnny, complicating Alexa’s romance and pushing the ...

Directed By: Adam Salky

Written By: David Brind

  • 2009
  • R
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Dare

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
5.4
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Summary Dare is a captivating story of high school seniors at the crossroads of their adult lives. When a pompous actor tells good girl Alexa that she hasn’t lived, she embarks on a bold journey that takes her to mysterious bad boy Johnny. Envious, her shy best friend Ben also dares to pursue Johnny, complicating Alexa’s romance and pushing the ...

Directed By: Adam Salky

Written By: David Brind

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
44% Positive
4 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
44% Positive
4 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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70
As it develops, Dare lays out some interesting psychological puzzles, though the filmmakers lack the technique to explore them as thoroughly as you might wish.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
70
A smart and well-observed entry in the genre, is a cut above the usual hijinks.
By James Greenberg FULL REVIEW
63
A high school coming-of-age film that dares to push the envelope. It doesn't always succeed, but that's not for lack of trying.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
The film lacks the comedic charm of "American Pie," but with its dark, hyper-sexualization of teens, it offers an engrossing if not soap opera-esque tale of self-discovery.
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58
Dare, a sweetly sexed-up high school triangle movie, is like a John Hughes comedy trying to pass itself off as ''transgressive.''
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
40
There’s one bright spot amid all the awkward groping and abundant onscreen texting, and his name is Zach Gilford.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
40
Zach Gilford's game performance is still no match for the film's catalog of easy ironies, awkward framings, and advice on how to play Blanche DuBois.
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
5.4
36% Positive
4 Ratings
36% Mixed
4 Ratings
27% Negative
3 Ratings

User Reviews

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
5.4
36% Positive
4 Ratings
36% Mixed
4 Ratings
27% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company Next Wednesday Productions, Gigantic Pictures
Release Date Nov 13, 2009
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Do something you're afraid of.
Website http://www.darethemovie.com/
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Awards

Hamptons International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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