Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

Theatrical - Wide 2017-05-09

Cast Michael Fassbender Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Danny McBride Demian Bichir
Directed by Ridley Scott
Directed by Dante Harper John Logan

Box Office Gross: $240,891,763

Running Time: 122 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions, Scott Free Productions

Genres: Horror

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9/10

Synopsis

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.

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