Guy Ritchie's 123-Minute War Thriller Officially Crowned Prime Video Mega-Hit

Guy Ritchie has been as busy this year as almost any year of his career, but things are finally slowing down now that the holiday season is almost here. Ritchie took his talents to Prime Video at the start of the year for Young Sherlock, the Sherlock Holmes prequel series that was dropped as a binge back in March. Prime Video has already picked up the show for a second season, and it's expected to return to streaming before the end of 2027. Ritchie also returned to the big screen this year with the release of In The Grey, the long-gestating action thriller starring Henry Cavill. The movie managed only $28 million at the global box office, but it is quietly becoming one of streaming's biggest hits on Starz.

Over the years, Guy Ritchie has directed dozens of movies, and with this many entries in his filmography, it's only natural that some of the films are going to be flops. One of the biggest box office bombs of his career, and also one of the most shocking, came just a few years ago when he worked with Jake Gyllenhaal and The Boys veteran Antony Starr on The Covenant, the war thriller that's currently streaming on Prime Video. The Covenant cost $55 million to make, meaning the film held a break-even point of over $100 million, but it scored only $21 million during its entire run, making it one of Ritchie's most notorious flops. Still, the movie has found redemption in the last few years on streaming, and it's been in the top 10 on Prime Video for over 30 days now.

What Is 'Guy Ritchie's The Covenant' About?

In addition to Jake Gyllenhaal and Antony Starr, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant also stars Rhys Yates, Sean Sagar, Jason Wong, and Dar Salim, who can also be seen starring opposite Chris Pratt in The Terminal List Season 2. Ritchie wrote and directed the film with help from Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies on the script. The official synopsis for The Covenant, which holds scores of 82% from critics and a stunning 98% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows:

“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.”