Beyond the Gates

Beyond the Gates

Press play... and pray.

Directed by Jackson Stewart

Produced by Lodger Films, Easy Open Productions

201684 min5.2 / 10

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.

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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

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.

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