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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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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 Full Review Kristen Lopez Culturess Covenant works best when it's honoring Alien and massively fails when it hearkens back to Prometheus. Nov 20, 2017 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Peter Bell Vague Visages Another look at the power of creation and destruction. Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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