The Gate

Movie • 1987 • Horror  

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Three young children accidentally release a horde of nasty, pint-sized demons from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth.
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Does the dog die?
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FawnicusMaximus
Dies the beginning, lives at the end!! Death is not graphic, but still scary, and sad. The body is seen throughout the film (as far in as an hour) as part of the horror.
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is an animal sad?
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Cleo_L
The dog is old and lethargic
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Is rape mentioned?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is there body horror?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abuse
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JustJessee
A kid is levetated by teens at a party, he hits the ceiling and breaks a light. He runs away crying. The next day he is told "it was just an illusion" and "nothing happened"
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Is someone stalked?
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Is a child abused?
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FawnicusMaximus
Demon disguised as dad chokes the kid for a second before the kid rips his face off.
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JustJessee
The apparition of a child's father chokes and berates him as his sister, and friends watch on and scream in horror.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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FawnicusMaximus
Teenage party scene
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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JustJessee
Moths are shown throughout the movie, there is a bug zapper specifically shown to be very active. Moths are put in a jar with no holes in it ad a kid asks "I wonder how long they can last without air", etc. There are demons, small animal like creatures, that are killed en masse.
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Are animals abused?
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FawnicusMaximus
Neglect of a sweet old dog.
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Colorsntrees
A sweet old dog, Angus I believe. 97 years old in dog years so about 14? Mean lil boy hurting over his mom's death.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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JustJessee
The young boys dog dies (actually is sacrificed, shown being lifted above a kids head and twirled around) and the body (mercifully, it is depicted by a very obvious stuffed animal) is constantly used throughout the movie for scare factor. The body is stuffed in a car, driven around to a vet that is closed, found in a bed with a bloody mouth, etc.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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bixbite
There are a lot of moths in this film.
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Bodily Harm
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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bixbite
A child presses his hands against a man's face and the man's head collapses in on itself, gushing fluids. The head then falls to the ground, falling apart. Despite this, there is no blood, just a weird viscous liquid.
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Is someone burned alive?
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FawnicusMaximus
Hand-stab
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there cannibalism?
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JustJessee
A barbie is used to stab the eye of a possessed child. Later an eye appears in the palm of another child and he stabs it.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there amputation?
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misterG
Clay-Animated gremlin gets arm closed in door - falls off, but turns into worms (clay) that slither off.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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FawnicusMaximus
But falls into a deep pit
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Cleo_L
Boy intentionally stabs his hand with a piece of broken glass towards the end of the movie
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Pinkplasticpoodle
A character's mother, who had died 6 months previously, comes back from the grave to visit her child, and turns from a beautiful apparition into the dead dog. It's not gruesome, just a bit PG-13 disturbing.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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FawnicusMaximus
Zombie drags kid into the demonic portal, then drags babysitter into a demonic, uh... pile of clothes.
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Fear
Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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JustJessee
Ghost of a recently deceased mother
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bixbite
A few, but they're rather weak.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone spit?
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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bixbite
No needles or syringes, but a child gets a long needle-like thorn stuck in their hand, which they slowly pull out.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
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JustJessee
A 16 year old stares at herself in the mirror wearing pj's and is obviously unhappy with herself.
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FawnicusMaximus
Stabs himself in the hand with broken glass (because a demon made an eye grow out his palm)
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FawnicusMaximus
Aside from horror-related freak outs, the main character cries in front of everyone after being scared and holes up behind a closed door upstairs. Brief moment.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there fat jokes?
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JustJessee
F word used intentionally as insult, multiple times by kids against each other.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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bixbite
The kids/teens call each other homophobic slurs twice, and someone is called a r*tard.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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FawnicusMaximus
THE DOG LIVES!!
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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FawnicusMaximus
Chekhov’s gun fires buckshot uselessly through a zombie
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