The Gateway
A grieving particle physicist breaches a parallel world to reclaim her dead husband, endangering the family she still has.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- melancholic
- intimate
- late night viewing
- thoughtful sci fi night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's twisty parallel-world premise and Jacqueline McKenzie's committed lead performance compelling, while its thoughtful ideas invite discussion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jane travels to a parallel world seeking her deceased husband after his fatal car crash.
Jane's particle-physics experiment enables travel to a parallel world with dire consequences.
Jane's attempt to recover her husband places her family in escalating danger.
The film comes from Australian-American production companies and centers a contained, character-led speculative concept.
Films like The Gateway, and why
The One I Love
parallel-world science fiction, grief-driven obsession, and escalating family danger
Another Earth
emotionally motivated speculative premise, relationship trauma, and unsettling alternate reality
Coherence
thoughtful science fiction, fractured identity, and tense consequences of crossing realities
The Cloverfield Paradox
grief, scientific experimentation, and a threatening alternate-dimension premise
Movie Details
- Director
- John V. Soto
- Release Date
- 2018-05-03
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (56)
Cast
- Jacqueline McKenzie
- Myles Pollard
- Hayley McElhinney
- Troy Coward
- Ben Mortley
- Shannon Berry
- Ryan Panizza
- Jag Pannu
- Adam T Perkins
- John McPherson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Gateway about?
- A grieving particle physicist breaches a parallel world to reclaim her dead husband, endangering the family she still has.
- What is The Gateway like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Gateway as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Gateway violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Gateway as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Gateway?
- Critics broadly found the film's twisty parallel-world premise and Jacqueline McKenzie's committed lead performance compelling, while its thoughtful ideas invite discussion.
- Which films are like The Gateway?
- Films with a similar feel include The One I Love, Another Earth, Coherence, and The Cloverfield Paradox.
- How long is The Gateway?
- The Gateway runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Gateway?
- In United States, The Gateway streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
