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Prometheus

R

Released Jun 8, 2012

2 hr. 3 min.

Sci-Fi

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

73%

315 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) is out to debunk any spiritual notions. However, neither the scientists nor their shipmates are prepared for the unimaginable terrors that await them.

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Critics Consensus

Ridley Scott's ambitious quasi-prequel to Alien may not answer all of its big questions, but it's redeemed by its haunting visual grandeur and compelling performances -- particularly Michael Fassbender as a fastidious android.

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Mary Z

Good design, art and vfx. Poor plot pitch.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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C H

A film worthy of any of the previous Alien movies. The magic of Fassbender simply shines through.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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Hayden F

A great film, with amazing visuals, with decent characters. It is a pity it doesn't fit into the overall Alien lore better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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David A

Promotheus is clearly not for everyone but is one of the best visual movie out there. The direction, the artistic team, the script, the cast and crew created a movie with a pulse, a rhythm that push you over the edge ask the question of where do we come and the pursue of why we where create. The only thing that in my mind have sabotage that movie is the next step: Alien Covenant who destroyed what could have been a great part two and what could have been a perfect connection between Promotheus and Alien. I feel that Ridley was push to fast for the quality that he usually accomplish. But I still re-watch that movie because its amazing and deserve better credit than people think.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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David G

Sadly, a dismal addition to a great sci-fi story. In all honesty ,I bailed out of the series once they killed off Boo in the third film. But, I was hoping for another edge of your seat adventure with Prometheus. It was not to be. Who would coochie coo, with an alien life form? They did in this movie. And so began the demise of this feature film. I hope someone, someday, brings to the screen a character rich, story driven sequel, but this is not it!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Hot C

This movie is BAD. I mean, it had everything going for it out of the gate, and managed to take a ready-made audience and one of the most interesting premises in film and bungle it completely. It's the cinematic equivalent of watching a stoner rip bong hits and recite poorly interpreted armchair philosophy while sitting in a puddle of his own urine. Nothing is even explained during the entire film. Mostly because the high-minded philosophical axioms it continually brings up are far beyond the capacity of it's dumbass script to address. Also, the characters are a bunch of gormless redshirts who die in ways any human with an IQ above room temp could easily avoid. I.e.- why did that dude try to pet the alien cobra like it was a freaking schnauzer? Why did they take their helmets off when they have no idea to what kind of alien pathogens they might be exposed? Why did that dude mutate into Harry and the Hendersons? Whatever. I don't know or care, and neither does Ridley Scott. The only redeeming feature is the acting, though I don't understand why anyone would want to be in this film after reading that script. At least they deliver their moronic lines well. So, at least there's that.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Elizabeth Shaw

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Candice Frederick

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Prometheus recaptures the essence of not only a beloved franchise, but also an admired yet complicated genre many filmmakers attempt but few successfully. In short, it shows the amateurs how it's really done.

Rated: A

Sep 8, 2017

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Tom Charity

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Even if the movie's logic ultimately spirals down into a vortex of hysteria, horror and hokum, I enjoyed the bulldozer intensity of the climax, which barely keeps a lid on the crackpot cult movie that's wrestling for the soul of this... blockbuster.

Nov 9, 2016

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

With poise and great artistry, Scott crafts a world that combines high-tech science, primal beginnings, human frailty and sheer horror.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 9, 2016

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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It's not without its narrative stumbles, yet it's still impressive to see how Scott can return to the franchise and show how he is happy to challenge himself by exploring new avenues as opposed to resting on his laurels.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 24, 2023

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Prometheus asks a lot of questions that it refuses to answer, but if you're wiling to go along this philosophical ride there's plenty to enjoy.

Rated: 4/5

May 3, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Ambitious to a fault, Scott's return to the beloved franchise is as philosophical as it is messy. Smart scientists make dumb decisions, yes, but the film is gorgeous, intriguing in its heady ideas, and features a solid Ripley combo in Vickers & Shaw

Rated: 4/5

Apr 26, 2023

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Synopsis

The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young scientists lead the expedition. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) hopes that they will meet a race of benevolent, godlike beings who will in some way verify her religious beliefs, while Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) is out to debunk any spiritual notions. However, neither the scientists nor their shipmates are prepared for the unimaginable terrors that await them.

Director: Ridley Scott
Executive Producer: Michael Costigan, Mark Huffam, Michael Ellenberg, Damon Lindelof
Screenwriter: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions
Rating: R (Sci-Fi Violence|Brief Language|Some Intense Images)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $126.5M
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby

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