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The Covenant (2006)

The Covenant
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Chace Crawford, Sebastian Stan, Steven Strait

In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished; its bloodline disappearing without a trace--until now. This thriller tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spe... (read more)

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Release Date: Sep 08, 2006
DVD Release Date: Jan 02, 2007

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1 day ago
l love steven end the covenant
3 days ago
This movie was a very interesting one. It seemed to kind of follow in a way the telling of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials - with the references to John Putnam, etc. Overall, this movie had a spooky atmosphere to it. See this movie now.
3 days ago
Had such potential. Shame they screwed it up.
6 days ago
Could have been great.
Failed miserably...
6 days ago
I just seen this movie a few weeks ago while staying at a hotel, catching the end of it...WOW. I came home and rented it from NetFlix...awesome movie!

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1176 days ago
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Movies like this are why we have eyelids.
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1176 days ago
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Anyone with half a brain is not this movie's target audience.
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1178 days ago
Kyle Smith, New York Post
... if this mild teen thriller were a cigarette, it would be a Salem light.
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