Alien: Covenant

2017 ·2h 2m · ★ 6.2 (9,325)

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.

Why it matters

A visually ambitious but uneven chapter in the Alien saga that wrestles with big themes while delivering intense, if familiar, sci-fi horror thrills.

Ridley Scott’s signature atmospheric world-building and practical creature effects keep the franchise’s dread alive, even if the script stumbles.
For fans of cosmic horror and body horror, it extends Prometheus’s philosophical questions but anchors them in more visceral, chest-bursting terror.
The film’s pacing and narrative choices frustrate expectations but reward viewers who appreciate the tension between existential dread and classic monster mayhem.
A cautionary tale on franchise inflation—ambitious world expansion clashes with the lean storytelling that made the original Alien a masterpiece.