Alien: Covenant

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Alien: Covenant

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Released May 19, 2017

2h 2m

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Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, members (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup) of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think to be an uncharted paradise. While there, they meet David (Michael Fassbender), the synthetic survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. The mysterious world soon turns dark and dangerous when a hostile alien life-form forces the crew into a deadly fight for survival.

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Critics Consensus

Alien: Covenant delivers another satisfying round of close-quarters deep-space terror, even if it doesn't take the saga in any new directions.

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Karen Han

Slashfilm

Even if the twists and turns in the plot aren't too hard to see coming, there's a distinct joy that [Ridley] Scott takes in setting up and setting off each of those traps.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 8, 2017

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Covenant works best when it's honoring Alien and massively fails when it hearkens back to Prometheus.

Nov 20, 2017

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

There's an air of mystery to Alien: Covenant that the movie can't live up to, because for all its interest in what it all means, it has relatively little to show for all that idle questioning.

Aug 10, 2017

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Leandro Ariel Porcelli

Naranjita Cine

It has it's issues, but Ridley's big ideas mixed with some risky creative choices end up building a couple of really interesting moments in what could have been an otherwise worthless endeavor. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Aug 7, 2025

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

Alien: Covenant aims for two birds with one stone and grazes both; perhaps actually striking one might have been better.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 6, 2025

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

[The] story falls flat as [Alien: Covenant] cares more about exploring the familiar been-there, done-that territory rather than continuing to embrace the philosophical storytelling approach seen in Prometheus.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 15, 2024

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matt s

While it relies too much on Prometheus which we can all agree had faults and some janky CGI towards the end, the sheer acting force of Michael Fassbender in dual rolls makes this a must-see. A real alien movie but I can see for some people its head is up its ass a bit too much.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Alex I

Halfway in I was rooting for the aliens — at least they had motivation.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/04/25

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Brennon B.

Meh like what you doing in space Danny McBride?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/03/25

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Franklin I

This is one of the most underrated movies in the whole franchise. I literally made a Rotten Tomatoes account just to shed some light on it. The characters weren't complete idiots, like in Prometheus, and the plot is just incredible (yet predictable). Ridley Scott really went all out in this movie, and it is just incredible. People really should stop hating on it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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sam Q

The horror is at its weakest here, the antagonist wins easily and humans are doomed in all sorts of ways.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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K P

Not as good as Prometheus but still an exciting and entertaining watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Synopsis

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, members (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup) of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think to be an uncharted paradise. While there, they meet David (Michael Fassbender), the synthetic survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition. The mysterious world soon turns dark and dangerous when a hostile alien life-form forces the crew into a deadly fight for survival.

Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Michael Schaefer, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter: John Logan, Dante Harper
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Brandywine Productions, Scott Free Productions
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Sci-Fi Violence|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.2M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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