The Gateway

Given its Action, Adventure, and Crime genres, and a plot centered on a social worker intervening in a family's descent into crime, the audience's primary emotional responses would be **Anxiety** and **Anticipation** due to the high-stakes and dangerous situations. **Empathy** would be strong for the vulnerable mother and daughter, while **Anger** would be directed at the father for his manipulative actions. The disturbing nature of a child being lured into crime contributes to **Disturbing** emotions, and the inherent dangers of the criminal world evoke **Fear**. Action sequences would provide moments of **Excitement**, and the overall difficult circumstances of the family would elicit **Sadness**.