Dark Skies
2013 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 6.3 · 46% critics
A young family in the suburbs faces escalating, disturbing events that tear apart their safe home. As the strange incidents intensify and point to an unimaginably terrifying force, the parents push back to uncover what is targeting their family.
Also known as Ciel obscur
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-02-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 46/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,944 votes)
- Budget
- $3,500,000
About
If you like suburban supernatural threats with a slow, creeping build, Dark Skies may hit your sweet spot, especially alongside Signs or A Quiet Place Part II—Not for you if you want nonstop scares or wholly original ideas throughout.
Pros: slow-burn dread; believable weirdness; strong atmosphere | Cons: familiar genre setup; uneven acting; some dull stretches
Themes
- blackout
- alien
- alien abduction
- fear
- home invasion
- family
- fourth of july
- mysterious
- mysterious events
- suspenseful
- sci-fi horror
Cast & crew
Keri Russell
as Lacy Barrett
Josh Hamilton
as Daniel
Dakota Goyo
as Jesse
J.K. Simmons
as Edwin Pollard
Trevor St. John
as Alex Holcombe
Annie Thurman
as Shelly
Myndy Crist
as Karen
Josh Wingate
as Gun Salesperson
Ron Ostrow
as Richard
Alyvia Alyn Lind
as Young Daughter
Directed by Scott Stewart