The Gateway

A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.

Cast

Shea Whigham

as Parker

Olivia Munn

as Dahlia

Taryn Manning

as Corey

Frank Grillo

as Duke

Bruce Dern

as Marcus

Keith David

as Terry

Mark Boone Junior

as Gary

Zach Avery

as Mike

Jessica Medina

as Latina

Alexander Wraith

as Louis

Reviews

JPV852

Really solid cast with good performances all around, but especially led by Shea Whigham who deserves more leading roles, and Bruce Dern doing more than just laying in a bed muttering some lines (see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), plus a great 70s-era soundtrack used I suppose to give this a gritty ...

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