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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 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 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 Read all reviews

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Jake M This film seemed to just do its own thing and ignore a lot of the details from other films. There could have been plenty of chances to pay homage to the originals but I feel like all these chances were missed and it all just got a bit self absorbed. On a second watch of Prometheus, I saw it in a different light and other than a couple of doofus characters at the start, found a new appreciation for it. The same can’t be said for Covenant. On a second watch, my thoughts remained the same. The film was riddled with doofus characters which made me feel no sense of support for them. The alien itself doesn’t create enough tension for my taste in alien films, neither did David. So I didn’t feel any kind of emotion for them either. I just didn’t care about any of it. The film isn’t even fun or silly, which makes it the most disappointing instalment in the alien series for me personally. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/25 Full Review Aze D At this point I don't know why I keep watching any Aliens movie or show after the original Aliens Sequel. David kills the engineers homeworld/colony/outpost with a bio weapon because...ummmm...reasons? Maybe because an engineer killed his "father" for no reason in Promethus? and now plays god because....reasons? I can get past the bad decisions of the crew because the movie ends if they just continue their assigned mission or if they follow a quarantine protocol to leave the landing team on the planet. It is still just bad decision after bad decision. The evil robot is now the horror and the actual alien is a barley used plot device. Again, the poor universe building causes more questions. I think Ridley Scott has some meta concept about humanity but I don't get it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/25 Full Review Jordan R Honestly, as a standalone movie it's weak. As a Prometheus sequel and a Ridley Scott film it is disappointing. It's watchable when David (Michael Fassbender) is on screen. All CGI looks the same to me since 2008 so I can't comment on that. However, every other character on screen makes the most braindead decisions at every turn possible. It was so bad that I just started looking at David as the protagonist and every human as a vehicle for a faux-Alien gore session. The writing was definitely this film's downfall. Man... what a waste of a good franchise. Most likely some Hollywood corporate money-hungry producers were involved with the creative process. Or Ridley Scott is getting old. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/27/25 Full Review Mark K I enjoyed this one a lot - but if they don't bridge the ending of this one to Alien, and I don't think they are going to, it will be disappointing. I want to know what happens to this ship/crew and how we got the space jockey in Alien. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 Full Review And S Unwatchable. Awful. Ridley Scott milks old themes from suckers. Did I say, “Awful” yet? As I read in the review by another, “I was was very quickly rooting for the aliens.” And hoping they’d be quick about it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/25 Full Review Jas J Terrible movie and I never write movie reviews so this says alot. Had so much potential but all i found myself to be was annoyed and irritable. The characters even though “known” to be smart and capable (theyre space travelers so you would think they have common sense) made idiotic choices throughout the whole film. It got to the point where I was rooting for the aliens lolll, maybe that was the point of the movie. Who knows. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 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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