
Beyond the Gates
Press play... and pray.
Directed by Jackson Stewart
Produced by Lodger Films, Easy Open Productions
A darkly nostalgic horror film that weaponizes 1980s VHS culture to explore estranged brotherhood and paternal mystery through a cursed board game.
Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game titled 'Beyond the Gates' that holds a connection to their father's disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Beyond the Gates scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Beyond the Gates violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Beyond the Gates end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Beyond the Gates sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Beyond the Gates easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Beyond the Gates
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Beyond the Gates
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Beyond the Gates, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Beyond the Gates, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Beyond the Gates, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































