The Gateway

R

Released Sep 3, 2021

1h 31m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Shea Whigham (American Hustle), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), and Frank Grillo (The Grey) star in this gritty, edge-of-your-seat crime-thriller. Whigham is Parker, a down-on-his-luck social worker who finds himself in over his head when he tries to protect his client from her recently paroled husband. Can Parker save the family from the violent threat of the maniacal drug dealer and his crew, desperate to reclaim their priceless stash?

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Critics Consensus

With a sturdy framework but too many unnecessary parts, The Gateway leads to a bit of a B-movie dead end.

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Jason F

I live in St. Louis. My main complaint is that this film is supposed to be set in St. Louis, and while I did not know this going in, I knew this was not shot in St. Louis, Right away. It really did not look like St. Louis, at all. The buildings, the streets, the casinos, the police cars, even the sunlight did not look like St. Louis. Beyond that I enjoyed it. Shea Wigham was good, Bruce Dern was great. Olivia Munn was good, as was the girl who played her daughter. Grillo always plays a good pompous ahole. The bad guys were a little suspect. St. Louis does not have much of a Mexican/Cartel criminal element. Overall I did like the movie and SPOILER it does have a downer ending. I feel like these types of movies, small independent movies, are rarely at the theaters anymore, so I was happy to see it on the big screen.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/21

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Anthony

Good movie with good acting. Storyline a little boring at times and it didn’t even come close to looking like St. Louis where the movie was supposed to be set. We haven’t had electric street cars since 1966 except the new Delmar area train and that train just started running off and on. But it was still entertaining.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/08/21

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Audience Member

Long-winding drama with country oldies...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Manny P

Grillo isn't great, we know this, but for for Whigham to get get involved in this rubbish, is a little more than puzzling ? Routine stops with weapons and dogs ? Utter nonsense.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/22

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Audience Member

When a social worker gets a little too wrapped up in his client and her dirtbag ex-con hubby comes home, things explode. It's got that made-for-tv feel.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

A fun, well acted, well made noir thriller!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Michele Civetta

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Shea Whigham

Parker

Olivia Munn

Dahlia

Frank Grillo

Duke

Bruce Dern

Marcus

Taryn Manning

Corey

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I can't say I'm sorry to have missed out on more Grillo, because The Gateway provides Whigham with all he needed to announce himself as the pulpy anti-hero of my B-movie dreams.

Oct 6, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

You might have seen something like this before, but this one is well-made and pulls you into its web.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 23, 2021

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Not quite credible enough to stand up as a gritty, 70s-esque social drama, and lacking the focus of the Training Day-style urban thriller it's marketed as, Michele Civetta's second feature is an awkward but passably entertaining blend of both.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2021

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

It's better to rip the Band-Aid off right away: A lot doesn't work with this movie. It's described as a crime thriller, but it lacks on the thrilling part. The story is pretty simple and doesn't do a whole lot to hook viewers in.

Rated: 3/10

Jun 21, 2022

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

The Gateway is such a generic and unimaginative rehash of many other crime dramas, it's likely to be soon forgotten after people see it. It's yet another story about a hero who has an 'against all odds' struggle against gangster thugs.

Dec 29, 2021

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Peter Gray

This is Film

The Gateway, which could have been a serviceable action film or a gritty drama, unfortunately does itself a disservice by attempting to be both and failing to commit to either.

Nov 24, 2021

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Synopsis

Shea Whigham (American Hustle), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), and Frank Grillo (The Grey) star in this gritty, edge-of-your-seat crime-thriller. Whigham is Parker, a down-on-his-luck social worker who finds himself in over his head when he tries to protect his client from her recently paroled husband. Can Parker save the family from the violent threat of the maniacal drug dealer and his crew, desperate to reclaim their priceless stash?

Director: Michele Civetta
Producer: Jonathan Gardner, Anna Halberg, Kacie Lehner, James T. Russell, Jeremy Salvador
Screenwriter: Alex Felix Bendaña, Andrew Levitas, Michele Civetta
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Metalwork Pictures
Rating: R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual Content|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2021
Runtime: 1h 31m

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