Alien: Covenant

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Alien: Covenant

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Released May 19, 2017

2h 2m

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Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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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Peter Bell

Vague Visages

Another look at the power of creation and destruction.

Jun 22, 2023

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Christopher R

Aliens updated. Pretty good. Seen it before with a million other names. Over it. Bad choice of antagonist. Danny McBride carries the film over the tipping point from meh to okay sure why not I guess. Better than Prometheus.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Luca V

A mildly decent blockbuster if it existed in a vacuum, but it falls completely flat for anyone invested in the franchise. Instead of deepening the lore, it detours into narrative contradictions and unanswered questions. What could have been an expansion becomes a thematic misstep; the once-terrifying xenomorph reduced to the result of a robot’s tantrum and misguided art project. Covenant doesn’t build on the foundation set by Alien or Prometheus, it dilutes it. I'm genuinely curious whether the core questions these prequels posed will ever receive meaningful resolution.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Danny V

What a waste of time. This movie was poorly written and horrible actors. Movie made no sense !!!! Avoid at all cost!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Gregory S

There can only be so many bad choices made before it gets too repetitive and ridiculous. The effects and cinematography are outstanding, but the story itself isn’t that good. A very frustrating movie and franchise.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Darcy J

one of the best projections of the alien, however everything else was weak and poor. the twist of david was unneccesary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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prawnda s

extensive edits aside (good riddance to franko), this movie came out in great condition. there's a lot of lore here to unpack and it's just about as good as prometheus was.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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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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