Dark Skies

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  • Opened February 22, 2013 
  • 1 hr 37 min
  • PG-13 | Violence, Language, Drug Content, All Involving Teens, Sexual Material and Terror Throughout
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons
  • Director: Scott Stewart
  • Genres: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller

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Excellent Popcorn Movie

by StangManDans

Dark Skies has everything... Good tight storyline, a couple of good jumps, good acting, I don't feel the movie ever dragged at any point, and the great thing is the movie did not lean on scares or...

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Amazing

by Comrade1917

This was truly an original take on the alien abduction genre. I felt like I was watching a puzzle come together from beginning to end, if you'r into horror and science fiction, this is a must see!...

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It was ok

by quimsley

Nothing great but I am older and it takes a lot to impress me. The teens a couple of seats downs seemed to like it. The ending kind of sucked. Realized it was pg13 so should have stayed away....

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Entertainment Weekly
| Clark Collis

While there are some scares along the way, Stewart foolishly gives away the whole kit and caboodle plot-wise with an opening quotation from Arthur C. Clarke. Read full review

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New York Post
| Sara Stewart

Mostly, though, it all ends up feeling like a lost, minor episode of “The X-Files:” A little scary, a little silly and catnip for those who want to believe. Read full review

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Total Film
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As a shocker, Scott Stewart’s (Priest) film is solid, but it’s the thoroughly depressing backdrop that you’ll take away. Read full review

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Time Out New York
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The real mystery of Dark Skies isn’t who’s pulling the paranormal pranks — it’s lanky visitors from above, not vengeful spirits from beyond — but why Dimension is treating this reasonably effective potboiler like something that should be hidden away at Area 51. Read full review

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Keri Russell and Dakota Goyo in "Dark Skies."