Alien: Covenant
2017 · 122 min · Horror / Science Fiction · TMDB 6.2
The short version:A visceral sci-fi creature feature mixing jump scares with sustained dread. It trades heavily in body horror and gore, featuring graphic alien violence and disturbing themes of bodily violation and involuntary human experimentation; the tone is bleak and nihilistic.
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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.
What is in it
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Violence & gore
- Graphic goreHeavy0 reports
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- Alien creatures violently burst from human bodies; crew members are killed by xenomorphs and neomorphs with graphic violence.
- Realistic, grounded violenceModerate0 reports
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- Crew members are attacked and killed by alien creatures in tense, life-threatening encounters.
- TortureModerate0 reports
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- An android deliberately subjects people to lethal experimentation and deliberately engineered infectious pathogens.
Children & pregnancy
- Pregnancy & childbirth traumaHeavy0 reports
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- Creatures gestate inside human bodies and violently erupt from the chest; forced parasitic impregnation of multiple victims.
Sexual content & violence
- Sexual assaultModerate0 reports
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- Facehugger parasites forcibly impregnate people against their will in invasive, non-consensual attacks.
Body & medical
- Body horrorHeavy0 reports
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- Creatures gestate inside human bodies before erupting; victims undergo rapid biological mutation and transformation.
- Disease & terminal illnessModerate0 reports
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- Airborne fungal spores infect people, causing rapid mutation and death; victims become aggressive predatory creatures.
- Medical & surgicalModerate0 reports
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- An android conducts involuntary biological experiments on humans; a scientist's corpse is dissected for genetic research.