Alien: Covenant

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Alien: Covenant

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2017

2h 2m

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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Karen Han

Slashfilm

Dec 8, 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.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Nov 20, 2017

Covenant works best when it's honoring Alien and massively fails when it hearkens back to Prometheus.

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

Aug 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.

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Leandro Ariel Porcelli

Naranjita Cine

Aug 7, 2025

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]

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jan 6, 2025

3/5

Alien: Covenant aims for two birds with one stone and grazes both; perhaps actually striking one might have been better.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Aug 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.

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Matt J

@RT95392035 5 days ago

If you liked Prometheus, you'll probably like this. Just another OK, entry into the Alien franchise.

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Mark H

@NotVengeance Sep 28, 2026

Is it as good as alien or aliens? No, but does it have to be to be a good movie and worth the watch?

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Annalee L

@annalee.landon13 Sep 26, 2026

Fantastic, love the expansion of the mythology, although I feel sad it’s so misunderstood by the audience. Michael Fassbender absolutely crushed this role, I could watch 50 movies about David’s origins and his obsession with creation

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 11, 2026

Alien: Covenant = a *3* star Movie

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Igor L

@RT26505595 Sep 10, 2026

It continues the great story started with Prometheus and is almost as good.

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Dominic T

@Dom2Chilly Sep 10, 2026

5.4/10. Lots of gore and vulgar, and similar premise to Prometheus. Good action and predictable but fun twists.

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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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