The Covenant (2006)
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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 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. Cardone. The story begins in 1692, when five families from the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts formed a covenant of silence that would forever protect their remarkable powers. One family went too far, though, and as a result of their transgression they were forever banished from the land. Flash forward to the new millennium and the four Sons of Ipswich are now the student elite at the prestigious Spenser Academy. Bound by their sacred ancestry and sworn to silence, these four teens share a secret so remarkable that it has served to protect their families for hundreds of years. The past has a way of coming back when you least expect it though, and when the fifth Son of Ipswich returns seeking to harness the powers denied him in the past, the battle is on to ensure the safety of The Covenant and lay the one descendent who threatens to reveal their secret to rest once and for all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Renny Harlin
- Written By
- J.S. Cardone
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
- In Theaters
- Sep 8, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Screen Gems
Critic Reviews
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Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Flying scenes, frat-boy face-offs and pyrotechnic punch-ups are punctuated by excruciating expository dialogue.
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Justin Chang, Variety
[A] muddled and most unmagical offering.
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Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
There is not a scary scene in the whole movie.
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Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
This is cobbled-together teenybopper tripe about feuding male witches with nothing to offer but classic bad dialogue.
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Stephen Williams, Newsday
The Covenant is just a copycat.
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Cast
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Steven Strait
as Caleb Danvers
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Sebastian Stan
as Chase Collins
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Laura Ramsey
as Sarah Wenham
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Taylor Kitsch
as Pogue Parry
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Toby Hemingway
as Reid Garwin
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Jessica Lucas
as Kate Tunney
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Chace Crawford
as Tyler Simms
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Kyle Schmid
as Aaron Abbot
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Kenneth Welsh
as Provost Higgins
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Wendy Crewson
as Evelyn Danvers
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Stephen McHattie
as James Danvers
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Christian Baril
as Dead Teenage Boy
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Barbara Basia-Jasinski
as Nicky's Bar Waitress
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Robert Burns
as Mr. Pennyworth
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Robert Crooks
as Ryan Bael
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Steven Crowder
as Party Kid
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Larry Day
as Patrolman Reeve
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Vito DeFilippo
as Mr. Hoffman
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Jonatan Deveau
as Semi-Driver
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Frank Fontaine
as Gorman Twoberry
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Dawn Ford
as School Nurse
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Paul Hopkins
as Fireman
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Pierre Yves Leblanc
as Mr. Waugh
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Travis Martin
as Student
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Basil McKenna
as Patrolman Endore
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Jon McLaren
as Bordy Becklin
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Neil Napier
as Coach Hamm
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Charles Papasoff
as Security Guard
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John Robinson (IX)
as Patrolman Byers
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Sarah Smyth
as Kira Snider
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Paul Stewart
as School Doctor
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Jean-Loup Yale
as Nicky the Bartender
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Richard Zeman
as Sergeant Sobel








