Alien: Covenant

R

Released May 19, 2017

2 hr. 2 min.

Sci-Fi

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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R Z

Pretty much what you would expect from the eighth reboot/spinoff/sequel/whatever of a franchise. And somehow it was still disappointing

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Ryan B

god create man, man destroy god, man create robot, robot destroy man, robot create alien, alien befriend robot? wtf

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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g j

Fails miserably as both a Prometheus sequel and an Alien film. Fleeting bits of original content here and there are unceremoniously shunted aside for lame and ham-fisted member berries. The film retroactively ruins Prometheus by failing to deliver on any its unanswered plot threads, rendering its mystery boxes irrevocably pointless and leaving it as an orphaned introduction that goes nowhere. I mean... it's better than Alien vs Predator: Requiem?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Me D

It expects itself to do well in the box office therefore there are many plot holes which it thinks it'll fill in sequels.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Hayden F

I felt that this was two movies in one. On the one side - a reflection on a philosophical question in to what is the meaning of creation. And on the other... An Alien film... Alien, is in a round about way, all about creation - as it is about procreation - but it is a little on the nose here. All in all, I found myself a little bored here. Most certainly the weakest out of Alien, Aliens and Prometheus. But it still deserves to be watched, as it does have it's moments.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Friendly D

Like its predecessor Prometheus, the crew are dumb as fuck and don't follow any of their own protocols. Why would an expedition that presumably costs trillions be manned by such a bunch of incompetents? Then again, if they weren't stupid you wouldn't have a film - and despite its flaws and the downer of an ending that makes you feel like you've wasted 2 hours, Alien Covenant's so beautiful to look at I, for one, forgave its many digressions.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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tt stern-enzi

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Unfortunately, it starts off like you're getting a sequel to Prometheus.

Mar 21, 2019

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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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Peter Bell

Vague Visages

Another look at the power of creation and destruction.

Jun 22, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Prometheus” was too big of a departure for some die-hard fans. “Covenant” tries to lure them back with good action and effects while still giving time to Scott’s philosophical ruminations and mythology building.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

The non-human is the most interesting character and the one who runs the show. "Alien: Covenant" is undoubtedly owned and defined by the multi-layered behavior traits conveyed by the headlining Michael Fassbender.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 26, 2022

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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
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
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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