At the Gates

R

Released Nov 3, 2023

1 hr. 37 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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70%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

100%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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When immigration officers arrive at an affluent family's home searching for its housekeeper and her son, their employers convince them to go into hiding in the family's basement closet. What unfolds is a riveting thriller about two families who begin to question each other's true intentions as the days go by and the threat looms ever nearer.

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Tate Rosio

Incredibly fresh, original and timely film that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. A must-see for any fans of independent cinema and cultural thrillers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Eric T

Highly recommend. Interesting suspense film that keeps you thinking about the dynamics after the movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Sam B

Timely and captivating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/23

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Vincent

Ezekiel Pacheco steals the show. Great acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Augustus Meleo Bernstein

Director

Ezekiel Pacheco

Nico Ibarra

Sadie Stanley

Lauren Barris

Christopher Alvarenga

Officer Derek

Vanessa Benavente

Ana Ibarra

Nikita Chaudhry

Alarm System

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Rex Reed

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At the Gates is a noble film that forces you to think about both sides of a controversial issue in a new light. Not exactly a masterpiece, but highly recommended.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 13, 2023

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

There’s just not enough going on to fill out some of these shots, let alone the story they’re meant to serve.

Rated: C

Nov 3, 2023

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Manuel Betancourt

Variety

Aiming to be a tense drama about trust, the film struggles to balance the personal and cultural stakes at the heart of its neat conceit.

Nov 1, 2023

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Playing into and off of stereotypes, cliches, and expectations based on the many films that have come before it, At the Gates makes us question the Barris family's intentions -- and, for some viewers, confront their own assumptions.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 8, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Melodramatic contrivances undermine some of the more provocative social messaging, although this tightly wound thriller builds tension as an intimate study of paranoia and family dynamics.

Nov 3, 2023

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Pete Hammond

Deadline Hollywood Daily

At The Gates is a modest, claustrophobia psychological drama that hits its mark more than it misses and seems ripe for perilous times placing an individual family story front and center to make its point.

Nov 2, 2023

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Synopsis

When immigration officers arrive at an affluent family's home searching for its housekeeper and her son, their employers convince them to go into hiding in the family's basement closet. What unfolds is a riveting thriller about two families who begin to question each other's true intentions as the days go by and the threat looms ever nearer.

Director: Augustus Meleo Bernstein
Executive Producer: Bob Berney, Armyan Bernstein, Colleen Camp, Rodrigo Garcia
Screenwriter: Augustus Meleo Bernstein
Distributor: Picturehouse
Production Co: Beacon Pictures, Five Towers, Picturehouse
Rating: R (Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.6K