2017 · 122 min

Alien: Covenant

Name: Alien: Covenant
Director: Ridley Scott
Released: 2017-05-09

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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Rated R.

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THE DARK ROOM

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Quick Facts

Confidence: HIGH

Status: Provisional

Director: Ridley Scott

Why It's Disturbing

The evidence indicates science-fiction horror involving dangerous alien life-forms, infection, genetic mutation, acid, experimentation, and references to genocide. The setting is framed as threatening and psychologically suspenseful.

Psychological20

Gore8

Bleakness18

Realism20

Dread30

Violence15

Body Horror33

Taboo8

Lingering Impact20

20.4

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How disturbing is Alien: Covenant?

Alien: Covenant has a DreadQ Score of 19/100. The score reflects psychological impact, dread, bleakness, violence, gore, realism and other disturbance dimensions.

Is Alien: Covenant gory?

DreadQ currently rates its gore intensity at 8/100. See its disturbance profile for context.

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