Horror movies with characters that have to play to survive

If the first thing that came to your mind was “The Hunger Games”, better choose a pillow or, at worst, a can to throw up, because what awaits you here you won’t see it coming. Well, these life-and-death horror movies test their protagonists, and they don’t go halfway through the consequences.

One of best horror movies with survival games is ‘Ready or Not’ released in 2019 and directed by Matt Bettineli and Tyler Gillett. This is a film starring Samara Weaving, in which a bride on her wedding night is invited to play a traditional dynamic with her husband’s family, but it all turns into a terrifying game. Available on Star+.

Truth or Dare

It is not the classic game that starts a fun evening with friends. Actually, ‘Truth or Dare’, a horror film in which its protagonists have to play a deadly game. Starring Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey and more, a harmless contest between friends turns into a fight for survival when they refuse to participate. Available on YouTube and Claro.

escape room

One of the best horror movie with life and death games is ‘Escape Room’, directed by Will Wernick and starring Elisabeth Hower, Evan Williams and others. It’s about six friends who are put to the test in an escape room, but what seemed like a game soon becomes a reality to try to stay alive. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

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battle royal

The tape that started a whole trend in video games and which was also one of the first horror films in which its protagonists participate in a game of life and death. Kinji Fukasaku’s “Battle Royale” is a film set in a dystopian future, where the government of Japan takes a class of ninth graders and forces them to play a game where they have to kill each other.

saw

One of those that many thought reading the title could not miss, is ‘Saw’, the franchise of James Wan, but this time we only have the one that started it all. It is about a sadistic serial killer who wants to make his victims appreciate the value of life by subjecting them to a game for their lives, reflecting on how they have influenced other people. Available on Claro, Lionsgate+ and Amazon Prime Video.

It follows

And finally, one of the best independent horror films of recent times. We are talking about ‘It Follows’, by David Robert Mitchell, where we meet Jay, a girl who is having an affair with a boyfriend, and immediately discovers that she is the victim of a curse in which only she can free herself from the terrible evil that will persecute, if you have relationships with another person. Available on Amazon Prime Video.