Is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant scary?

Only a little. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant rated, and is it OK for kids?

Brutal violence, some strong language and graphic gore. The R is earned, so not for kids.

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)

Film · 2h 3m · Rated R

Action, Thriller, War

A soldier repays a life-saving debt, navigating gritty, suspenseful action through a war-torn landscape.

Earnest. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is devastating.

Streaming on Prime Video and YouTube (free).

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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant parents guide

Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: brutal violence and some strong language.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: Graphic gore; Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: None flagged; It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
Language: Moderate; Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant scary?: Only a little. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant?: Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant rated, and is it OK for kids?: Brutal violence, some strong language and graphic gore. The R is earned, so not for kids.

What is Guy Ritchie's The Covenant about?

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.