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The Gates
Directed by
John Burr
R
2026
1h 39m
Thriller
5.2
48%
38%
6.1
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Three friends' road trip turns terrifying when they witness a murder in a gated community. Trapped inside, hunted by residents who blame them, their bond fractures as a charismatic yet sinister patriarch closes in.
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Cast of The Gates
Mason Gooding
Derek
Algee Smith
Kevin
Keith Powers
Tyon
James Van Der Beek
Jacob
Brad Leland
Christopher
Kylr Coffman
Officer Bobby
Elle Evans
Elizabeth
Sofia Hublitz
Roxy
Aliyah Celeste
Julissa
Rob Gallavan
Officer Horton
Jaxon Noble Pickens
Caleb
Natasha Ellie
Kendra
Randy Wayne
Gary / Co-Producer
Shelby Simmons
Tiffany
Rachel Thundat
Shane
Isabella Betwee
Nicole
Tate Talley
Preston
Jack Snyder
Thad
Josh Sallee
Xavier
Jacob Dever
JD
The Gates Ratings & Reviews
The M Report (WBOC.com)
Marlon Wallace
...Burr makes the decision to split up the characters. Mason Gooding's Derek spends a significant chunk of the film by himself, so we lose any interactions that he could have had [with his friends]...
Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)
Nicholas Bell
Too many odd and sometimes jarring choices tend to mar an otherwise tense and unfortunately pertinent thriller concerning the realities of bigotry and religious charlatans.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
As a crime thriller, The Gates falls short of its potential because it takes a detour into some laughably bad plot developments. This unrealistic movie also mishandles its intent to have socially conscious messaging about racism and classism.
Fort Worth Report
Joe Friar
John Burr's sophomore film is a worthy thriller with solid performances, including James Van Der Beek as the villain. The late actor gives us one more memorable role.
Dallas Observer
Preston Barta
'The Gates' easily could have been a standard, throwaway thriller. Instead, it is a fun, intense and socially resonant ride that treats its characters - and its setting - with deep respect.
Spectrum Culture
Sparks Lowry
The Gates does a perfectly adequate job as a vehicle for both James Van Der Beek, in his last role, and its true lead actors, but struggles with its vision.
The Travers Take
Peter Travers
In his final film, James Van der Beek raises the bar on a standard-issue thriller through the sheer force of his talent and magnetism.
TheWrap
William Bibbiani
'The Gates' is constantly on the verge of getting better, sometimes on the verge of getting good, but it never quite gets there. It's a missed opportunity for thrills, social commentary, humor and/or horror.
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Strauss
"The Gates" benefits from simple, straightforward plotting and understated social commentary that's as effective as shouted outrage.
RogerEbert.com
Robert Daniels
Van Der Beek keeps the film interesting and guarded, even when it tries so hard to blurt out its every theme and lesson. So while "The Gates" itself isn't a total smash, it's a more than sturdy final effort from a beloved actor.
Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)
Joseph Robinson
An intriguing premise and flashes of real tension keep The Gates watchable, but it ultimately fumbles the ball with a series of baffling choices.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[Writer/director John] Burr almost seems to go out of his way to drop or, at least, soften its early depiction of prejudice by the end of this story.
MaitlandOnMovies (Substack)
Maitland McDonagh
Given the America of the last several years, the fact that not one of our heroes is blown away within minutes [in this gun-filled, stand-your-ground gated community] strikes me as a filmmaker's failure of nerve.
Screen Rant
Grant Hermanns
The film wants so badly to be a timely exploration of racial and class divisions, but it's so lacking in nuance, subtlety, or intrigue that it not only proves to be aggressively on the nose, but also woefully devoid of any kind of thrills.
Deep Focus Review
Brian Eggert
Burr delivers an engaging 90-minute thriller. That's thanks in large part to Mason Gooding.
Houston Chronicle
Cary Darling
"The Gates," which admittedly has a stronger first half than second half and has one plot hole that you could plow an F150 through, lives up to both its promise and Van Der Beek's legacy.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
An occasionally gripping, but shallow, contrived and undercooked thriller.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
It's definitely not a film that's trying to make sense of hatred, instead using it to power a mostly effective exercise in suspense and plot turns, which Burr handles to the best of his ability.
Heaven of Horror
Karina Adelgaard
Yes, you can enjoy it "simply" as a story about three young men trying to survive a bad situation, where a crazy killer is after them. However, that makes it sound like a very generic genre production, and I think The Gates offers more than that. And I...
Punch Drunk Critics
Travis Hopson
It's an exciting, if overly simplified thriller, that also features the final performance by the late James Van Der Beek.
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