Prometheus

R

Released Jun 8, 2012

2h 3m

Sci-Fi

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

73%

Tomatometer

315 Reviews

68%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

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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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

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

CNN.com

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

The Wolfman Cometh

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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keith b

Though the performances and effects are terrific, the story is incoherent where it isn't scientifically absurd.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Patrick S

Why? Why does plot need to happen, to move the plot forward? Why are characters adding stupid, to advance plot? What did I just watch? 0.5 out of 10.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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babarizam D

Just watched it 10th time during past few years and I felt like its another space movie instead of Alien universe franchise. Movie as stand alone is good but not part of Alien series.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Austin P

This movie is one of my absolute favorites. It takes the conceptual horrors of the original Alien and expands them in a way that sets important foundations for would-be sequels in the franchise. On top of having incredible performances from all of the leads, this movie has such an ambitious scope that it could have set the entire Alien universe in a truly dynamic, fresh, and terrifying direction, while also remaining faithful to the original concepts. I say “could have” because we never got the true sequel to this movie, and Alien: Covenant failed to deliver on most of the important plot points that are established here. But whether this critical fault in franchise story telling was due to creative changes by Ridley Scott or studio interference in the middle of development for Covenant, Prometheus can’t be blamed for the failures of the subsequent installment. I still re-watch this movie and try to envision what could possibly have happened to the main characters after the fact, if they had gotten the subsequent treatment they richly deserved. (I still want THAT movie BTW).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Felipe F

O filme entrega um conceito fácil de entender, é intrigante e os personagens são carismáticos. Com certeza está acima da maioria dos outros filmes da franquia Alien.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/29/24

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Brian H

Let's get the obvious out of the way: Prometheus is not as good as Alien. However, it is one of the best sci fi movies of the past decade.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/24

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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
Producer: Ridley Scott, David Giler, Walter Hill
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
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby

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