The Gateway (2021 film)

The Gateway is an American crime thriller film directed by Michele Civetta and starring Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn and Frank Grillo.^[1] The screenplay, written by Alexander Felix and originally titled Where Angels Die, was included in the 2013 Black List.^[2] The film was released in theaters and on VOD on September 3, 2021.^[3]

The Gateway
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michele Civetta
Screenplay by	Alexander Felix Bendaña Michele Civetta Andrew Levitas
Story by	Alexander Felix Bendaña
Produced by	Andrew Levitas Stephen Israel
Starring	Shea Whigham Olivia Munn Zach Avery Taryn Manning Mark Boone Junior Keith David Frank Grillo Bruce Dern
Cinematography	Bryan Newman
Edited by	Suzy Eimiger Trish Fuller
Music by	Alec Puro
Production companies	Grindstone Entertainment Group Metalwork Pictures
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A troubled but dedicated social worker, assisting a working and struggling single mother and her daughter, intervenes when the father returns from prison and drags his family back to his habitual world of crime.

Cast

• Shea Whigham as Parker Jode^[2]
• Olivia Munn as Dahlia Montrose^[2]
• Zach Avery as Mike Montrose^[2]
• Bruce Dern as Marcus Jode^[2]
• Frank Grillo as Duke Harmaday^[4]
• Alex Wraith as Louis
• Taegen Burns as Ashley Montrose
• Jackson James as Tommy
• Shannon Adawn as Detective King
• Nicholas Daly as Detective Bachman
• Mike O'Connell as Stu
• Taryn Manning as Corey Belton^[4]
• Mark Boone Junior as Gary Wolfbock^[4]
• Keith David as Terry Thompson^[4]

Production

The film was shot in Norfolk, Virginia in May 2019.^[5]

Release

The film was released in selected theaters and on video-on-demand on September 3, 2021 in the United States.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 37 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 19 as positive and 18 as negative for a 51 percent rating.^[6]