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The Gates follows three college students -- Derek, Kevin, and Tyon (Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, and Keith Powers) on a road trip gone wrong, as the three young men take an ill-advised shortcut through a remote gated community, where they find themselves trapped behind the walls after witnessing a murder. Over the course of the night, they find themselves blamed, hunted, and fractured by their own differing belief systems, while the perpetrator--James Van Der Beek, at his most charming and terrifying--emerges as the cunning patriarch that holds the entire community under his influence.

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John Burr

Director

Mason Gooding

Actor

Algee Smith

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Keith Powers

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James Van Der Beek

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Sofia Hublitz

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Synopsis The Gates follows three college students -- Derek, Kevin, and Tyon (Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, and Keith Powers) on a road trip gone wrong, as the three young men take an ill-advised shortcut through a remote gated community, where they find themselves trapped behind the walls after witnessing a murder. Over the course of the night, they find themselves blamed, hunted, and fractured by their own differing belief systems, while the perpetrator--James Van Der Beek, at his most charming and terrifying--emerges as the cunning patriarch that holds the entire community under his influence.
Director
John Burr
Producer
Nancy Leopardi, Ross Kohn, Gary Glushon
Screenwriter
John Burr
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Indy Entertainment, Core 4 Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 2026, Limited