Dare

Dare (2009)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 34% of users liked it
    (45,790 ratings)

In high school, what kind of person did you dare to be: risk-taking and lustful, melancholy and confused or simply safe and over-achieving? "Dare" follows three very different teenagers through the last semester of high school. There are Alexa, the overachieving good girl who longs to… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
David Brind
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Nov 13, 2009 Wide
Image Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

    Brind's screenplay is pregnant with fascinating questions of identity and social anxiety. And Salky knows how to create a mood.

  • Gerrick Kennedy, Los Angeles Times

    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.

  • A.O. Scott, New York Times

    Dare feels a bit unfinished, at once overreaching and underrealized. But there is a lot of intelligence, and considerable daring, in the basic conceit.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    Dare is 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.

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    The actors, all great camera subjects, help give director Adam Salky's overly pat movie a trace of confessional conviction.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Thomas J


    What a surprise! I knew nothing about this movie and watched based on my Netflix recommendation. For this movie, it was right on. It seems to be a typical teen drama but new twists are added that are interesting and make the movie unique and enjoyable.

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    Cast: Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Rooney Mara, Ana Gasteyer, Alan Cumming, Sandra Bernhard, Michael Cassidy, Cady Huffman, Brianne Berkson, Adam Fleming, Chris Riggi Director: Adam Salky Summary: In their final semester before graduation from an affluent suburban… More

  • Jake .


    Dare really has a lot of potential genuis, but ultimately it falls flat. The film is incredibly scattered and really does not have any focus, and to top it off, all the characters and situations seemed really far fetched. In the begining we have good girl Alexa trying to "Do… More

  • jay n


    Nothing special and why do these high school seniors all look over 25? Because they are! With teen actors everywhere you look they couldn't find three to star in this?

  • Sunil J


    I enjoyed this quite a bit. Emmy Rossum was a lot of fun, as was the rest of the cast.

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