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The Covenant

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for The Covenant PG-13 Released Sep 8, 2006 1h 37m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the 17th century, five families with supernatural powers make a pact of silence. Eventually one power-hungry family is banished. The descendants of those four remaining families are heirs to tremendous power. Known as the Sons of Ipswich, the boys attend elite Spencer Academy. When a student there is found dead after a party, unraveling secrets threaten to shatter the pact that has protected the boys' families for centuries.
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The Covenant plays out like a teen soap opera, full of pretty faces, wooden acting, laughable dialogue, and little suspense.

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Andrew Pulver Guardian ... this falls well short of the Buffy-level resonances at which [Harlin] was presumably aiming. Rated: 2/5 Jan 27, 2007 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out Flying scenes, frat-boy face-offs and pyrotechnic punch-ups are punctuated by excruciating expository dialogue. Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Director Renny Harlin helms like a bat out of hell, and obviously doesn't know a pentagram from a mammogram. Rated: 1/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast It's mind-boggling to me that a movie this stupid resists the urge to be fun at every single turn. Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 22, 2024 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts These guys are like glorified Harry Potter characters. Rated: 2/10 May 7, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Only the modestly entertaining performances of Strait and Ramsey save this film from complete failure. Rated: 1.0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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David K Not a good movie... would appeal to the same crowd that likes Twilight. The script is bad as is the acting. Even the CGI is sub. If you're over 16 you can find much better fare. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Greg S This is a “Twinks with powers” genre movie. It isn’t for everybody, but it knows what it is and does it very well. It’s a David DeCoteau movie, but with a budget. It’s for the same audience as series like Shadowhunters, or Starcrossed, or Tomorrow People, or Beyond, or Kyle XY (and so on and so on). It doesn’t have the extensive backstory / lore that “Smallville” had, but the writing was at least as good as, say, “I Am Number Four.” Now, if you have never heard of any of those shows and movies I mentioned, or if you disliked them, then: do not watch this movie! It’s not for you. But for anyone to dismiss this movie as “objectively bad” simply shows that they are ignorant of the popularity that this style of show has for its target audience. “The Covenant” knows exactly what that audience wants—and it delivers it perfectly! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Giovana L Filme besta pra cacete, personagens nem são desenvolvidos. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review Todd M I'm surprised this movie is ranked so low. But I did first watch it as a kid. For all it's imperfections, it has an interesting story. I recommend checking it out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Sanelisiwe M Really loved the movie. Wish they made had part 2 since Chase's body was never found. But l recommend it, especially since I have watched it 10 times now 🫰 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Alan O This is a seriously underrated movie of its times. I really enjoyed it and would recommend giving it a watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the 17th century, five families with supernatural powers make a pact of silence. Eventually one power-hungry family is banished. The descendants of those four remaining families are heirs to tremendous power. Known as the Sons of Ipswich, the boys attend elite Spencer Academy. When a student there is found dead after a party, unraveling secrets threaten to shatter the pact that has protected the boys' families for centuries.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg
Screenwriter
J.S. Cardone
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Screen Gems, Sandstorm Films, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Some Disturbing Images|Language|Partial Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.3M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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