5.1 Score

2013 • 1h 37min • PG-13 • Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Dark Skies

"Once you have been chosen. You belong to them."

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.

IMDb 6.3

RT 41%

MC 50

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Keri Russell

Lacy Barrett

Josh Hamilton

Daniel

Dakota Goyo

Jesse

J.K. Simmons

Edwin Pollard

Trevor St. John

Alex Holcombe

Annie Thurman

Shelly

Myndy Crist

Karen

Josh Wingate

Gun Salesperson

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Keri Russell Lacy Barrett

Josh Hamilton Daniel

Dakota Goyo Jesse

J.K. Simmons Edwin Pollard

Trevor St. John Alex Holcombe

Annie Thurman Shelly

Myndy Crist Karen

Josh Wingate Gun Salesperson

Ron Ostrow Richard

Alyvia Alyn Lind Young Daughter

Kadan Rockett Sam Barrett

L.J. Benet Kevin Ratner

Rich Hutchman Mike Jessop

Jake Brennan Bobby Jessop (as Jak...

Marion Kerr Young Mother

Josh Stamberg Police Officer

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