Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Graham SkipperGordon
- Chase WilliamsonJohn
- Barbara CramptonEvelyn
- Brea GrantMargot
- Justin WelbornHank
- Sara Malakul LaneDahlia
- Matt MercerDerek
- Caryn RichmanMarilyn
- Jesse MerlinElric
- Henry LeBlancBob
Recommendations
- 75
The A.V. Club
It’s not intensely scary, but it is faithful to its ’80s influences, right on down to the deadbeat dad. - 70
We Got This Covered
Beyond The Games plays to the nostalgia crowd instead of adopting 21st century scares, but still finds a way to explore untapped VHS potential. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Beyond the Gates is more imaginative than frightening, and Stewart and co-writer Stephen Scarlata take too long to get to the good parts, killing time with long dialogue scenes where the characters pause interminably between lines. - 60
Variety
This fun if unmemorable occult thriller sports — all too faithfully at times — both the typical pleasures and shortcomings of the movies it pays homage to. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Supernatural shenanigans and amateur sleuthing add up to mild-mannered entertainment in Jackson Stewart’s affectionately quirky directorial debut. - 50
The New York Times
Getting retro right is harder than it seems.
