Mel Gibson plays a former priest who lost his faith after his wife was killed in a freak car accident. Six months later, he discovers a gigantic crop circle in his yard, similar events happen all over the world. Graham's children think it's aliens, his brother thinks it's pranksters, and Graham doesn't know what to think. The crop circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles. However, as more and more strange events occur, he regains his faith and realizes something big is coming, and it's probably not going to be friendly.
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess (Gibson), the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles.
Colleen Hess (Kalember) is killed in a car accident. Her husband, Graham Hess, (Gibson) is a minister, family man, and after her death, Hess lost his faith and quit his job. Six months later, Graham is living with his brother Merill (Phoenix) and two children, (Culkin and Breslin) living in rural Buck County. When they wake up one day, they discover 500-foot long crop circles in their front-yard. The kids think it is extra-terrestrials, Merill think it's pranksters, and Graham is not quite sure. But when weird noises and movements, terrifying news reports and one of the kids buys an alien-based book, the Hess family realizes that it just might be aliens...
The story of the Hess family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. One morning they wake up to find a 500 foot crop circle in their backyard. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his family are told extraterretrials are responsible for the sign in their field. They watch the news as crop circles are soon found all over the world.
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a small family discovers a 500 foot-long crop circle in a corn field. With no convenient explanation, everyone turns to aliens. Merill Hess(Phoenix) believes it was a prankster by the name of Lionel Prichard. However, strange noises and unusual objects appearing out of the sky suggest that there is something hard at work, but what, and why?
After the death of his wife in a freak accident, Reverend Graham Hess questions his faith and even leaves the church. Six months later, he discovers a gigantic crop circle in his yard. Similar events happen all over the world. Graham's children think it's aliens, his brother thinks it's pranksters, and Graham doesn't know what to think. However, as more and more strange events occur, he realizes something big is coming, and it's probably not going to be friendly.