The Covenant
Seen it?2006 | 97 min | Fantasy, Horror, Adventure
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, fantasy fans and adventure fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments and peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
4% on Rotten Tomatoes, 19 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$38 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 223K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Renny Harlin
- Chace CrawfordTyler Simms
- Taylor KitschPogue Parry
- Toby HemingwayReid Garwin
- Sebastian StanChase Collins
- Steven StraitCaleb Danvers
- Laura RamseySarah Wenham
- Jessica LucasKate Tunney
- Kyle SchmidAaron Abbot
- Kenneth WelshProvost Higgins
- Wendy CrewsonEvelyn Danvers