Beyond the Gates
IFC Midnight | Release Date: December 9, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeDec 8, 2016
It’s not intensely scary, but it is faithful to its ’80s influences, right on down to the deadbeat dad. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoDec 8, 2016
Beyond The Games plays to the nostalgia crowd instead of adopting 21st century scares, but still finds a way to explore untapped VHS potential. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweDec 8, 2016
Supernatural shenanigans and amateur sleuthing add up to mild-mannered entertainment in Jackson Stewart’s affectionately quirky directorial debut. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis HarveyDec 8, 2016
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. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayDec 8, 2016
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. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 8, 2016
Getting retro right is harder than it seems. Read full review
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