| Overall: | C |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D+ |
| Run Time: | 95 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 28 May 2013 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Dark Skies is rated PG-13: for violence, terror throughout, sexual material, drug content and language - all involving teens.
Director: Scott Charles Stewart
Cast: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, J.K. Simmons
Studio: 2013 Dimension Films / Weinstein Company
Website: Official site for Dark Skies.
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Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.