[ Ringing continues ]
Hello?
Man: Father?
Hello?
Hello?!
[ Pulsating tone ]
[ Footsteps approach ]
[ Door hinges creak ]
I'm going out for a few minutes.
No one leaves this house -- no one.
Merrill: Where you going?
[ Keys jingle ] -- Ray Reddy's house.
Why?
I think he just called here.
[ Door opens, slams ]
Bo: You don't think something bad will happen,
do you, Morgan?
Why? You have one of your feelings again?
Is it bad?
I won't let anything bad happen to you.
I don't want you to die.
Who said I was gonna die?
[ Knock on door ]
[ lnsects chirping ]
[ lnsects chirping, door hinges creak ]
[ Creaking ]
[ Pulsating tone ]
Hello, Ray.
What happened?
I wrote your number down to call you.
It's been sitting next to the phone for 6 months.
When I knew it was inside the house...
I couldn't think of any other number to call. I panicked.
Thank you for coming, Father.
You're welcome, Ray.
I worked so long that night.
I've never fallen asleep driving before...
never since.
Don't.
Most of the ride home,
there wasn't a car in sight in either direction.
If I'd have fallen asleep then,
I would have ended up in a ditch with a headache.
And it had to be at that right moment --
that 10, 15 seconds when I passed her walking.
It was like it was meant to be.
I guess if this is the end of the world,
I'm screwed, right?
People who kill reverends' wives
aren't exactly ushered to the front of the line in Heaven.
[ Keys jingle ]
[ Engine turns over ]
Wh-- Where are you going, Ray?
To the lake.
The way I see it...
these places marked in crops and such --
none of them are really near water.
I don't think they like water.
Can't be any worse than here.
Did you see something, Ray?
I know what I've done to you.
I made you question your faith.
I'm truly sorry for what I've done to you and yours.
[ Sighs deeply ]
All right.
And don't open my pantry, Father.
I found one of them in there and locked him in.
[ Tires spin ]
Woman on TV: The startling footage we're about to show you
was photographed by a 42-year-old, Romero Valadarez.
This video was taken yesterday afternoon
at his son's 7th birthday
in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil.
It was sent to the local news bureau there
and sent to us via satellite just a few minutes ago.
All initial opinions are this is genuine.
What you're about to see may disturb you.
[ Children shouting indistinctly in Portuguese ]
[ Dog barking ]
Move, children! Vamanos!
[ Shouting continues ]
[ Shouting intensifies ]
Oh!
[ Shouting continues ]
[ Tape rewinds ]
[ Shouts in Portuguese ]
[ Rustling, wind whistling ]
[ Rustling stops ]
Hello?
The police are here. I am with them.
I am a police officer.
I just want to talk with you.
We know all about the hoax.
We already took some of your friends downtown in a paddy wagon.
Just tell us your name and why you did it,
and we'll give you the same deal we gave the others.
Don't throw your life away, son.
[ Sighs ]
[ Knife scrapes ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Scrapes ]
Oh! Ah!
Oh!
[ Both scream ]
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Dead bolt clicks ]
Their skin changes colors.
That's why we couldn't see them that night.
Tell me something, Morgan.
Uh...in this book of yours...
did they happen to detail
what would happen if they were hostile?
Yes.
It said they would probably invade.
They would use ground tactics -- hand-to-hand combat.
They wouldn't use our technology or fight an airborne battle
'cause they know eventually we would use nuclear weapons.
Then the planet would be useless to them.
How could anyone possibly know that information? It's ridiculous.
What else did it say?
They said there are one of two outcomes of an invasion.
One, they fight and are defeated and have to return again
with full forces hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years later.
What's two?
They win.
I'm sorry, what -- what book is this?
Is this really happening?
[ Sighs ]
I heard a theory that, uh,
they don't like places near water.
Maybe we'd be safe from them near a lake or something.
Sounds made-up.
I saw one of them at Ray Reddy's house.
I can't be sure,
but I got the distinct feeling he wanted to harm me.
So...
we can choose to believe this lake idea, pack up, and go,
or we can stay here, hide inside our home, wait it out.
We might be overreacting, but I'm willing to live with that.
Either way, at least we'll be together.
All those in favor of the lake idea, raise your hand.
Yeah.
All those in favor of home, raise your hand.
Okay.
My vote counts as two.
That's bullshit! You're cheating!
Morgan, calm down.
I get two votes because I represent two parents here.
We don't know anything yet.
We'll be safe here anyway.
I don't want to leave home.
This is where we lived with Mom.
That's got nothing to do with this.
I change my vote.
You can't change your vote.
All those in favor of home, raise your hand.
This is ridiculous.
You lose, 3-2.
[ Sighs deeply ]
We're going to board up every window in this house.
How do we know boards will do anything?
Because they seem to have trouble with pantry doors.
[ Sighs deeply ]
[ Wind chimes tinkling ]
[ Door hinges creak ]
[ Corn stalks rustling ]
[ Tinkling, rustling continue ]
[ Soft thud ]
[ Tinkling, rustling intensify ]
Man on TV: The information we're receiving
comes from our affiliates across the world.
[ Siren wails on TV, pounding ] Morgan: Dad, Uncle Merrill!
Amman joins Nairobi, Beijing, and Jerusalem
as the latest to confirm the appearance of lights.
There are lights in over 274 cities.
They think it'll be 400 within the hour.
They're appearing at or within one mile of crop signs.
They were for navigation.
They made a map.
They're gonna be within a mile of us.
Dad?
Yes?
They think these are staged
immediately preceding an attack maneuver.
I was wrong. They're hostile.
[ Horns honk on TV ]
It's like "War of the Worlds."
Man on TV: Ground forces have been assembled
in countries throughout the globe.
[ Clears throat ]
Hundreds of thousands
have flocked to temples, synagogues, and churches.
[ lndistinct conversations, bell tolls ]
God be with us all.
[ Machinery clanking, helicopters whirring on TV ]
I'm going to get back to the windows.
Hey, you guys okay?
Some guy had a sign saying it was the end of the world.
Don't worry.
You won't let anything happen to us, right?
No way.
I wish you were my dad.
What did you say?
Don't you ever say anything like that again.
Ever.
[ Tinkling ]
There's too many windows in the bedrooms.
We don't have enough boards.
We'll board up the bedroom doors.
Where are we gonna sleep?
In the family room.
What about lsabel?
We'll tie her up in the garage after dinner.
I'll make some sandwiches.
I want spaghetti.
We'll just eat fast, Bo.
Spaghetti sounds great.
What do you want, Morgan?
Anything?
French toast...
and mashed potatoes.
Now we're talking.
How about you, Merrill?
Chicken teriyaki.
Good choice.
I'm going to have a cheeseburger with bacon.
Extra bacon. [ Chuckles ]
What's the matter with everyone? Eat.
Maybe we should say a prayer.
No.
Why not?
We're not saying a prayer.
Bo has a bad feeling.
I had a dream.
We aren't saying a prayer.
Eat!
I hate you.
That's fine.
You let Mom die.
Merrill: Morgan.
I am not wasting one more minute of my life on prayer.
Not one more minute.
Understood?
[ Bo cries ]
Now we are going to enjoy this meal.
No one can stop us from enjoying this meal, so enjoy it!
-- [ Crying continues ] -- Stop crying!
-- Graham... -- Don't yell at her!
[ Crying continues ]
All right, since you're all not gonna eat.
I'm gonna try some of everything.
[ Silverware bangs ]
[ Sniffles ]
[ Crying ]
[ Static ]
[ Droning, trilling ]
[ "Off air" signal blaring ]
It's happening.
[ lnsects chirping ]
[ Silence ]
Graham, hurry.
Did I ever tell you what everyone said
when you were born, Bo?
You came out of your mama, and you didn't even cry.
You just opened your eyes,
and you looked around the room at everybody.
[ Chuckles ] Your eyes were so big and gorgeous.
All the ladies in the room just gasped.
I mean, they literally gasped.
And they go, "Oh, she's like an angel."
And they said, "We've never seen a baby so beautiful."
And then...you know what happened?
They put you on the table to clean you up,
and you looked up at me and you smiled.
They say babies that young can't smile.
You smiled.
Let's go down now.
[ lsabel barking in distance ]
We forgot lsabel.
[ Barking continues ]
[ Growling ]
[ Whimpering ]
[ Silence ]
[ Wind chimes tinkling ]
Should we turn off the lights?
They already know we're here.
[ Footsteps ]
[ Wind chimes tinkling ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Footsteps continue ]
[ Loud thud ]
[ Thud ]
[ Clattering ]
Dad...
[ Rapid footsteps ]
Do you know what happened when you were born, Morgan?
You came out, and your mama kept bleeding,
so the doctors rushed you out of the room
before I even had time to see you.
[ Footsteps continue ]
They're on the roof.
While they were fixing her up,
all she kept asking about was you.
[ Crash ]
They're in the house.
I wanted your mama to see you first
because she had dreamed about you her whole life.
Then she got feeling better, they brought you in,
and they placed you in her arms,
and she looked at you, and you looked at her,
and you just stared at each other for the longest time.
And then she said real soft,
"Hello, Morgan. I'm your mama.
You look just how I dreamed."
[ Breathes deeply ]
[ Chuckles ]
[ Clattering ]
[ Rapid footsteps ]
Merrill: The attic door.
Let's go.
Come on.
We forgot our foil helmets.
Have we got anything to wedge against the door knob?
They'll read our minds.
You're scaring your sister.
I'm already scared.
[ Trilling ]
Merrill.
I'm looking!
They'll know our secret thoughts.
I'm not ready.
Merrill!
Got it!
[ Light bulb shatters ] -- Dad!
[ Thumping, clattering ]
[ Coughs ]
Where's Bo?
I'm okay.
[ Footsteps, clattering ]
[ Clicks, tuning, static ]
What's happening out there?
Graham: I can't even imagine.
I hope they're doing better than we are.
We don't even have helmets.
[ Pounding on door ]
They're only making noises. They're not trying to get in.
Why would they do that?
They want our attention on the door?
[ Pounding continues ]
They're distracting us.
From what?
The book says they're probably very good problem solvers.
They'll find a way in.
[ Pounding continues ]
Morgan, give me your flashlight.
They used to pour coal down in this basement.
There's a coal chute in here.
[ Pounding continues ]
I can feel air.
Me too!
It's getting stronger.
I'm close.
[ Wind whistling ]
What?
Hold him!
I got him!
Hold him!
I got him!
Hold him!
[ Rustling, clattering ]
[ Panting ]
[ Wheezing ]
We don't have his medicine.
Don't be afraid, Morgan.
We'll slow this down together.
Feel my chest.
Feel it moving in and out.
Breathe like me.
Come on.
I dreamed this.
Stay with me.
I know it hurts. Be strong, baby.
It'll pass.
[ Wheezing continues ]
Don't do this to me again.
Not again.
I hate you.
[ Panting ]
The fear is feeding him.
Don't be afraid of what's happening.
Believe it's going to pass. Believe it.
Just wait. Don't be afraid.
The air is coming. Believe.
We don't have to be afraid.
It's about to pass.
Here it comes. Don't be afraid.
Here comes the air.
[ lnhales deeply ]
Don't be afraid, Morgan.
Feel my chest. Breathe with me.
T ogether. The air is going in our lungs.
[ Exhales deeply ] Together.
[ Exhales deeply ] We're the same.
[ Voice breaking ] We're the same.
[ Exhales deeply ]
We should save the flashlights.
[ Clicks ]
[ Sirens wailing ]
Caroline: Ray's truck swerved off the road
and hit Colleen and then a tree,
and she was pinned between the two.
What does that mean -- pinned?
The truck --
the truck has severed most of her lower half.
What did you say?
She won't be saved.
Her body is pinned in such a way
that it's alive when it shouldn't be alive,
and the truck is holding her together.
And she doesn't feel much,
and she's -- she's talking almost like normal,
and we didn't pull the truck out
'cause we -- we wanted you to come down here
and be with her as long as she's awake.
And that won't be very long.
Now, Father, do you understand what I've told you?
Caroline...
is this the last time I'm gonna talk with my wife?
Yes, it is.
[ lndistinct radio conversation ]
Man on radio: People think they came here to take over the planet.
That's bull. I don't think that.
My friend and I saw them.
[ Static ] -- I found a pack of light bulbs.
They poisoned his family. They dragged them away.
[ Static ]
Nobody believes it, but they didn't come here for our planet.
This is a raid.
They came here for us, to harvest us.
[ Static ]
We're lucky as hell they're leaving here.
They're leaving?
That's what they're saying.
[ Static ]
How long have we been sleeping?
12 hours or so.
[ Radio turns off ]
He said they had poison gas...
they secrete in small amounts.
A lot of people died.
But they're leaving.
They left real fast this morning,
Iike something scared them off.
They left some of their wounded behind.
Why are they going?
People must have figured out a way to beat them.
Everyone has a weakness, right?
You didn't think we'd make it through the night, did you?
No.
Listen...
there's things I can take and a couple things I can't.
One of them I can't take is when my older brother,
who's everything I want to be...
starts losing faith in things.
I saw your eyes last night.
I don't want to ever see your eyes like that again.
Okay? I'm serious.
Okay.
[ Wheezes ]
He's been like that for a while.
He needs his medicine.
Have they said anything about our area?
Philadelphia and its outlying counties are cleared...
but who knows for sure?
He's not strong enough.
If he has another attack right now --
I know.
We'd have to be sure before we opened up that door, Graham.
[ Clicks ]
[ Static ]
[ Sighs ]
It's good enough for me.
Me too.
[ Clanging ]
[ Hinges creak ]
[ lndistinct television conversation ]
Get the syringes' well.
We may need to give him an epinephrine shot.
Man on TV: The atmosphere here is cautiously optimistic.
-- People are celebrating. -- They're doing this on TV.
There's a great sense of relief.
-- They're dancing. -- Yeah, like this.
As we begin evaluating the loss of life,
-- Do you want to see it? -- We will be left with a lot of questions.
-- I'll bring the TV in here. -- I see the same expression on every face.
We know the battle turned around in the Middle East.
Three small cities there found a primitive method to defeat them.
We have no further details at this time.
[ TV turns off ]
[ Trilling ]
Merrill, wait.
[ Growls, trills ]
[ Wheezing ]
[ Growling ]
[ Trilling ]
[ Weakly ] Hi, sweetie.
Hi, baby.
I was...just taking a walk before dinner.
You love walks.
It was meant to be.
Does it hurt?
I don't feel much.
Good.
[ Voice breaking ] Tell Morgan...
to play games.
It's okay to be silly.
[ Voice breaking ] I will.
Tell Bo to listen to her brother.
He'll always take care of her.
I will.
And tell Graham --
I'm here.
Tell him...
see.
Tell him to see.
And tell Merrill to swing away.
See, what you have to ask yourself is, what kind of person are you?
Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles?
Or do you believe that people just get lucky?
Is it possible... there are no coincidences?
[ Hisses ]
[ Trilling ]
Swing away, Merrill.
Merrill...
swing away.
Ahhhhhhhhh!
[ Groans ]
[ Growls ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Alien growls ]
[ Trills ]
[ Sizzling ]
[ Growls ]
[ Trilling ]
[ Growls ]
[ Hisses ]
Ahhhh!
[ Sizzling ]
[ Wheezing ]
[ Silence ]
Graham: That's why he had asthma.
[ Breathing heavily ]
It can't be luck.
His lungs were closed. His lungs were closed.
No poison got in. No poison got in.
His lungs were closed. His lungs were closed.
Don't touch him. Give him a minute.
Graham...
Give him a second.
D-Daddy...
Don't touch him.
Graham...
Don't...don't.
Morgan: Dad?
What happened?
[ Gasps ]
Did someone save me?
[ Sobs ]
Yeah, baby, I think someone did.
[ Giggling, indistinct conversation ]
[ lnstrumental music playing ]
[ Music ends ]