Dare is a 2009 indie drama film directed by Adam Salky. It is written by David Brind. The movie is based on Salky's 2005 short film which was met with acclaim at film festivals. The feature length version, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

, stars Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum

Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first starred in a string of movies including Songcatcher , An American Rhapsody, and Passionada . However, it was her role in Mystic River that garnered her wider recognition...

 in a story about how "three very different teenagers discover that, even in the safe world of a suburban prep school, no one is who she or he appears to be." IMDB also provides a different teaser synopsis: "The good girl, the outsider and the bad boy…like you’ve never seen them before."

Cast

• Emmy Rossum
  Emmy Rossum
  Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first starred in a string of movies including Songcatcher , An American Rhapsody, and Passionada . However, it was her role in Mystic River that garnered her wider recognition...
  
   as Alexa Walker
• Zach Gilford
  Zach Gilford
  Zach Gilford is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC television drama series Friday Night Lights. Gilford starred alongside Terrell Owens in the 2008 NBA Celebrity All-Star game....
  
   as Johnny Drake
• Ashley Springer
  Ashley Springer
  Ashley Springer is an American actor based in New York City whose screen credits include the 2007 horror-black comedy film, Teeth, written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, and the 2009 drama Dare, directed by Adam Salky....
  
   as Ben Berger
• Ana Gasteyer
  Ana Gasteyer
  Ana Kristina Gasteyer is an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best known for her comedic roles when she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002.-Early life:...
  
   as Ruth Berger
• Rooney Mara as Courtney
• Sandra Bernhard
  Sandra Bernhard
  Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of...
  
   as Dr. Serena Mohr
• Alan Cumming
  Alan Cumming
  Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...
  
   as Grant Matson
• Cady Huffman
  Cady Huffman
  Catherine Elizabeth “Cady” Huffman is a Tony Award-winning American actress.-Early life:Huffman was born in Santa Barbara, California to Lorayne, a pre-school assistant director turned realtor, and Clifford Huffman, an attorney...
  
   as Dr. Kolton
• Wayne Pyle as Alan Berger
• Brianne Berkson as Gabby
• Chris Riggi
  Chris Riggi
  Christopher "Chris" Riggi is an American actor, best known for his role as Scott Rosson in the TV series Gossip Girl, and Jacob White in the Twilight Parody film, Vampires Suck, which was released in the US on August 18, 2010....
  
   as Josh
• Brea Bee as Mel Drake
• Lucy McMichael as Ms. Davis
• Luka Apt as a student

Emmy Rossum won the Young Hollywood Award at the Savannah Film Festival, because of her acting performance in Dare.