The Covenant

The Covenant (2006)

  • 3% of critics liked it
    (72 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (379,998 ratings)

An ancient secret threatens to unleash the powers of darkness on a group of modern prep school students when the sole survivor of a cursed bloodline returns to lay claim to the powers denied to him centuries ago in a supernatural teen thriller from director Renny Harlin and screenwriter J.S.… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
J.S. Cardone
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Sep 8, 2006 Wide
Screen Gems

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    Flying scenes, frat-boy face-offs and pyrotechnic punch-ups are punctuated by excruciating expository dialogue.

  • Justin Chang, Variety

    [A] muddled and most unmagical offering.

  • Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

    There is not a scary scene in the whole movie.

  • Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

    This is cobbled-together teenybopper tripe about feuding male witches with nothing to offer but classic bad dialogue.

  • Stephen Williams, Newsday

    The Covenant is just a copycat.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Sophie B


    More aimed at younger teens as it's trying to get in on the Twilight supernatural scene.

  • Bethany M


    All of these stars are purely because of the attractive men and the actually alright story with some great thrills and action scenes.

  • Dead A


    There was nothing special about it. Can be boring (most of the time) but got some cool action flicks. The ending was way too corny. Such a lame fight I tell you. Watch this if you're Steven's fan <a href='http://www.dogproductshop.co.uk' title='dog… More

  • Wildaly M


    Stylish but the story needs lots of work and the actors need some acting classes. All they do is look pretty. :P

  • Conner R


    Kind've like a teenage version of Highlander, I loved it. Sure, it's a little corny but it doesn't stop you from enjoying the plot and characters. Given the targeted audience, it's surprising that it manages to be so original and well thought out. The powers are… More

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