Would You Rather

Would You Rather is a 2012 American psychological horror thriller film directed by David Guy Levy and starring Brittany Snow and Jeffrey Combs. It is based on the party game "would you rather", and centers on a woman named Iris as she attends a dinner party, where she must partake in life-threatening games to help her sick younger brother secure a donor after he contracts leukaemia. The film premiered at Screamfest on October 14, 2012. It was released in the United States in select theaters and through video on demand on February 8, 2013, by IFC Midnight. Plot Iris is a young woman who is desperately trying to find a way to afford her brother Raleigh's leukemia treatment. Their oncologist, Dr. Barden, introduces Iris to Shepard Lambrick, a wealthy philanthropist who offers her a deal. If she wins a dangerous game at a dinner party hosted by Shepard, he will pay for Raleigh's treatment and use his foundation's influence to find a bone marrow donor. At the dinner party, Iris meets the other contestants: Julian, Shepard's son; Lucas; Travis, a war veteran; Linda, a paralyzed elderly woman; Peter, a gambling addict; Amy; Conway, an alcoholic debtor; and Cal. Shepard tries to test their principles by offering money for compromising choices. Iris reluctantly accepts $10,000 to eat meat despite being a vegetarian, and Conway accepts $50,000 to drink a decanter of Scotch as a recovering alcoholic. Once dinner is over, Shepard reveals that the game is a deadly version of "would you rather." The contestants must make difficult choices, and the last person standing will win. Conway tries to leave but is shot dead by Bevans, demonstrating the seriousness of the game. The first round involves an electric shock machine, and no one is eliminated.