Film2017122 min

Alien: Covenant

Name: Alien: Covenant
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 2017
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir

Taste attributes: horrormysteryscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacethrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The path to paradise begins in hell."

Boxlist takeA fantastical, morally murky horror film: weighty and fresh. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 6,693 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—which has a sole inhabitant: the 'synthetic', David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

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