Netflix Lands a New Streaming Hit in Guy Ritchie & Jake Gyllenhaal’s 97% RT Rated Action Movie
Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal joins forces with director Guy Ritchie for an action war movie that’s now climbing the Netflix charts. Gyllenhaal has proven himself time and again to be one of the most talented actors in Hollywood right now, and under the direction of Ritchie, heads back into danger to rescue a man who once saved his life.
Co-written, co-produced, and directed by Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Gentlemen), Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant is inspired by several true stories and centers on Gyllenhaal’s Sergeant John Kinley, who, on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan, is teamed with local interpreter Ahmed – a man with a personal mission of his own. After being injured, Ahmed risks his own life to carry John across miles of grueling terrain to safety. But, when John, who has been sent home on account of his injuries, discovers that Ahmed is in trouble, he decides to go back into the war zone to rescue him.
Starring Dar Salim (Game of Thrones), Alexander Ludwig (Vikings, Bad Boys for Life), Antony Starr (The Boys), Jason Wong (The Gentlemen), Bobby Schofield (Black Sea, SAS Rogue Heroes), Sean Sagar (The Gentlemen, Fate: The Winx Saga), Sina Parvaneh (Holy Spider), Emily Beecham (1899, Daphne), Cyrus Khodaveisi (Love at Second Sight), and Christian Ochoa (Pitch, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant is now climbing the charts on Netflix, and you can check out the official synopsis below…
“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.”
“Come to ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ for the Action, Stay for Some Fantastic Performances”
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While it may not be one the best-known projects for either Jake Gyllenhaal or Guy Ritchie, it really should be, as The Covenant was met with a hugely positive response from both critics and audiences alike. The action war movie now stands at a “Certified Fresh” 82% from the former, alongside an exceptional and “Verified Hot” 98% from the latter on Rotten Tomatoes, with both groups heaping praise on the performances and the action on display. Critics hailed it a “satisfying, well-acted war thriller with surprising dramatic depths,” while audiences advised that we “Come to Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant for the action — stay for some fantastic performances and a story that honors wartime sacrifices.”
Fans of The Covenant rejoice, as Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie are all set to reunite for another action thriller, with the pair bringing former Man of Steel and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare stars Henry Cavill and Eiza González with them. Titled In the Grey, the action outing will follow two extraction specialists tasked with helping a senior female negotiator escape from danger with millions of dollars in stolen money and is expected to be released in 2026.
Release Date
April 21, 2023
Runtime
123 Minutes
