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Alien: Covenant

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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 12/08/2017
8/10
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. Go to Full Review
Kristen Lopez Culturess 11/20/2017
Covenant works best when it's honoring Alien and massively fails when it hearkens back to Prometheus. Go to Full Review
K. Austin Collins The Ringer 08/10/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Leandro Ariel Porcelli Naranjita Cine Aug 7
7/10
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] Go to Full Review
Justin Kim Loud and Clear Reviews 01/06/2025
3/5
Alien: Covenant aims for two birds with one stone and grazes both; perhaps actually striking one might have been better. Go to Full Review
Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania 08/15/2024
2.5/5
[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. Go to Full Review
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Matt S @RT99157564 3h Pretty bad. Ridiculous decisions by all crew members throughout the whole movie. Was shaking my head throughout almost the whole thing. Some decent scenes, but to little too late. (why was the bioweapon released? just because? this needed to be explored/ explained way more) Almost turned it off halfway through. VERY predictable ending, saw it coming a mile away (apparently none of the crew did). Only positives are Michael Fassbender is great and there are pretty cool visuals and effects but that is not even close to enough to save this one. What a shame. This could have been super great with proper writing and realistic decisions made by a competent crew. Just save yourself the time and skip this one. Shame. One word describes this movie: Stupid. See more Dominic T. @Dom2Chilly 1d 5.4/10. Lots of gore and vulgar, and similar premise to Prometheus. Good action and predictable but fun twists. See more Kay T. @kayden633 3d The people in this movie are sub 80 IQ. I mean absolute ridiculous stuff . Nearly turned the movie off midway through because of how ridiculously stupid the people in the movie are. What terrible writing See more James R @RT71252014 Jun 4 Alien is my favourite movie of all time, and even I hate this one. The thing about Covenant is that Ridley Scott seemed more interested in making a movie about an AI jealous of humanity that tries to create its own artificial life, and then realized "Oh crap, we need to throw a Xenomorph in there." The actual alien portion of the movie is really at the very end and is only maybe 10-20 minutes long. This movie is kind of just too long and boring. I don't feel connected to the characters (I don't even remember the main character's name), and they all make stupid, irrational decisions. The best part of the movie was Michael Fassbender's David. He's always an interesting character. But, yeah. The Alien franchise has a few bad movies, and this is one of them. See more C J @X300-Chris May 24 Ridley Scott needs to stop! I’m sick of his bad writing and dumb characters who are infamous for poor decision making. Great visuals aren’t enough, it also needs good and coherent writing. See more Priya C. @Sci-FiTrekkie May 17 Alien: Covenant is a disappointing follow up to Prometheus. What could have been a great sequel exploring ideas brought up in Prometheus instead plays out like a generic horror film. I miss when the alien franchise had good writing, characters and creative direction. The only good parts of this film was Michael Fassbender’s acting and the new creature. Ultimately this film is a let down. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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)