Gates of Darkness (2019)

★ 5.8 1h 31m IMDb

A teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.

Gates of Darkness

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Cast

Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell as Monsignor Canell Age 83 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA Joseph Henry Tobin Jr. (born August 7, 1942), known professionally as Tobin Bell, is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in a number of television shows and films, but is most recognized f...
John Savage
John Savage as Joseph Age 76 · Old Bethpage, New York, USA John Savage (born John Youngs; August 25, 1949) is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer. Savage has appeared in more than 200 feature films, short films, recurring roles...
Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau as Rosemary Age 80 · Sacramento, California, USA Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and a...
Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down as Sister Clare Age 72 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is an English actress who is best known for her roles as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs; Olivia Blake in the NBC soap opera Sunset...
Brandon Beemer
Brandon Beemer as Father Dumal Age 46 · Eugene, Oregon, USA Brandon Beemer was born on February 27, 1980 in Eugene, Oregon, USA as Brandon Richard Beemer. He is an actor and producer, known for The Bay (2010), Days of Our Lives (1965) and General Hospital (196...
Mary Mouser
Mary Mouser as Michelle Age 29 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA Mary Matilyn Mouser (born May 9, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sam LaRusso, daughter of the original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso, in the Netflix series Cobra Kai....

Audience Reviews

Avatarz Jul 15, 2023
The possessed son never changes his costume and is never seen to be battling anything important. It would seem to be truths hidden which by his possession are revealed. Unfortunately, mom's (Adrien Barbeau) suicide, at a family picnic of all things for all to witness, was surreal to say the least. Everyone just stood there and watched her hang herself. You'd have thought they were all filming it on their phones. No one made a single move to save her!

The mention that the movie is based on facts doesn't surprise me a bit. Child molestation, whether at the hands of a family member or a priest, is very much a real-world problem. So bad acting or not, it's a hard act to follow. The fact is, true evil is all around and no one wants to admit it much less confront it. The movie takes the concept of a well-to-do family with close ties to "the church" yet all the characters act like they just met. It's a sort of hodgepodge cast with a very hard to confront plot. The son's (played by Tobin Bell) possession, IS the plot. The producers tried hard to show this without spending a gazillion dollars on-screen to do so.

Most reviewers hated this movie simply because it did not give them what they wanted, entertainment. That alone seems to me the problem with people in general. They do everything as if they should be rewarded in some way and if they aren't, they attack or denigrate their own expectations. Hard to watch because it's simply hard to imagine it as something that could actually happen to an outwardly perfect bunch of people in a family whose kids go to a Christian school in a beautiful neighborhood (Thousand Oaks).

The Lord's classroom is truth to behold. Lies are the devil's work and will beget only destruction. The ending held all the special effects in a very impromptu exorcism, which of course worked. If you ever ask whether or not there is both good and evil, surely you can meet the devil. That is truth, but more importantly one you should all be too aware of. Good Lord Above.

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