Dark Skies fingerprintHigh energy, no humor.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Dark Skies is tense, thrilling, and scary.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Dark Skies is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and VIX . You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 42%, and Metacritic 50). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 37 min
Dark Skies runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Dark Skies higher (58) than critics (46). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $28 million worldwide, 8.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+31GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dark Skies in 45 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 51 storytelling tropes for Dark Skies, including Wham Line, Cassandra Truth, Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
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