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Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

Horror · Science Fiction · 2017

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

Movie details

Alien: Covenant

“The path to paradise begins in hell.”

2017 Horror · Science Fiction 2h 2m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Written by

Dante Harper · Jack Paglen · John Logan · Michael Green

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

David / Walter

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Daniels

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Oram

Danny McBride

Danny McBride

Tennessee

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Lope

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Karine

Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett

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Court is in session

Put Alien: Covenant on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.