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The Covenant is a 2006 American supernatural action horror fantasy film directed by Renny Harlin. The screenplay was written by J. S. Cardone, and the film was produced by Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg. Lakeshore Entertainment served as the production company, with Screen Gems and Netflix handling distribution. The cast includes Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway, and Chace Crawford. Pierre Gill was the director of photography, and Tomandandy composed the music.
Filmed in Nova Scotia, the narrative is set in Ipswich. The movie has a runtime of 97 minutes and is rated PG-13. Its tagline is "Only the power of Hell can help them." Keywords associated with the plot include witch, magic, spider, college, and haunting. The film was released on September 7, 2006, with other publication dates listed as January 1, 2006, and December 21, 2006.
The film received mixed critical reception, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 4% and a Metacritic score of 19 out of 100. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.2 based on 53,946 votes. The production budget was $20,000,000, and the revenue reached $37,597,471. The work is available in video on demand format.
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5.6Four 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.
Cast
- Chace Crawford as Tyler Simms
- Taylor Kitsch as Pogue Parry
- Toby Hemingway as Reid Garwin
- Sebastian Stan as Chase Collins
- Steven Strait as Caleb Danvers
- Laura Ramsey as Sarah Wenham
Themes
- witch
- magic
- spider
- college
- haunting
- male friendship
- inheritance
- super power
- warlock
- swimming team
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Ratings
IMDb
5.2/10
53,946 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
4%
Metacritic
19/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- PG-13
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Renny Harlin
- Written by
- J. S. Cardone
- Produced by
- Gary Lucchesi Tom Rosenberg
- Starring
- Steven Strait Sebastian Stan Laura Ramsey Taylor Kitsch Toby Hemingway Jessica Lucas Chace Crawford Wendy Crewson
- Cinematography
- Pierre Gill
- Edited by
- Nicolas de Toth
- Music by
- Tomandandy
- Production companies
- Screen Gems Lakeshore Entertainment Sandstorm Films
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- September 8, 2006 ( 2006-09-08 )
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Countries
- United States Canada
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $37.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Screenwriter
- J. S. Cardone
- Cast member
- Stephen McHattie
- Composer
- Tomandandy
- Producer
- Tom Rosenberg
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Pierre Gill
- Narrative location
- Ipswich
- Filming location
- Nova Scotia
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 340224
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.jointhecovenant.com
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- publication date
- 2006-12-21
- title
- The Covenant
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 19/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Covenant is a 2006 dark fantasy horror film directed by Renny Harlin and written by J. S. Cardone. The film stars Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch, Jessica Lucas, Toby Hemingway and Chace Crawford. It is an international co-production film between the United States and Canada.
The Covenant was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on September 8, 2006. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, it was a moderate box office success.
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