Dark Skies is a 2013 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Scott Stewart, produced by Jason Blum under his Blumhouse Productions banner, and starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo and J. K.

Greatly disturbed by the various phenomena afflicting the family and the house, Lacy begins to search online for answers and finds articles attributing some of what they have experienced to UFOs and reports of alien abduction.

Daniel reviews the night's footage and frame-by-frame analysis reveals three dark figures standing over their beds as they slept.

Now believing that there's an extraterrestrial force at work, Lacy and Daniel seek the help of a specialist, Edwin Pollard, who calls the beings "the Greys."

Edwin warns the Barretts that the person who the Greys first show interest in is usually the one who is abducted and that they should be highly protective of Sammy, whom he believes has been "chosen."

The family spends the Fourth of July boarding up the windows and front door of the house, then they eat dinner as Daniel flips the TV on to a program showing fireworks and playing patriotic music, reminiscing about happier times.

Suddenly, the TV fills with static, and the house lights begin to flicker, while the dog starts barking ferociously towards a boarded up window.

[8] The film was written and directed by Scott Stewart,[9] and produced by Jason Blum,[10][11][12] Jeanette Brill, and Couper Samuelson.

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 41% rating, based on reviews from 93 critics, with the site's critical consensus being: "Dark Skies writer-director Scott Stewart has a solid cast, an interesting premise, and some admirable ambitions, but he can't figure out what to do with any of them, and the result is a dull, muddled effort that will bore all but the most devoted horror buffs.

[20] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote that "[t]he movie builds a moderate, if less than monumental, level of spookiness, regardless of your ignorance.

"[21] In a moderately favorable review for The New York Times, Andy Webster praised the film for the "consummate dexterity" with which it employs worn-out horror devices.