Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

A bond. A pledge. A commitment.

Directed by Guy Ritchie

Produced by STXfilms, Toff Guy Films

2023123 min7.7 / 10

A tense, action-driven war thriller centered on a bond of loyalty and debt between two soldiers navigating the moral and physical dangers of Afghanistan.

After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.

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  • Is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Guy Ritchie's The Covenant end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Distinctly its own thing.

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Surprise95

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Love93

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