Aurora
2018 1h 50m movie Film Philippines

Aurora

“The dead will find their way home”

Synopsis

“The dead will find their way home”

The passenger ship Aurora mysteriously collides into the rocky sea threatening an entire island. A young woman and her sister must both survive by finding the missing dead for a bounty.

Horror + Thriller in Philippines

14 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Aurora itself).

The 2017–2019 Philippines Window

In the crowded 2017-2019 Philippines release window, Aurora sits at #26 of 27. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Seven Sundays
    #1

    Seven Sundays

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  2. Kita Kita
    #2

    Kita Kita

    ★ 7.8 · 2017
  3. Love You to the Stars and Back
    #3

    Love You to the Stars and Back

    ★ 7.7 · 2017
  4. Can't Help Falling in Love
    #4

    Can't Help Falling in Love

    ★ 7.4 · 2017
  5. Miracle in Cell No. 7
    #5

    Miracle in Cell No. 7

    ★ 7.2 · 2019
  6. 100 Poems for Stella
    #6

    100 Poems for Stella

    ★ 7.1 · 2017
  7. Goyo: The Boy General
    #7

    Goyo: The Boy General

    ★ 6.9 · 2018
  8. Motherland
    #8

    Motherland

    ★ 6.8 · 2017

The 2010s Philippines Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Philippines, 69 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aurora premiered alongside 5 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 5 other Philippines films in 2018.

The 114th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).

Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).

Audience Engagement

27
Reviews
74th
Review-volume percentile
29th
Popularity percentile

27 audience reviews — more than 74% of Philippines films in our index.

Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (29th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

5.0
TMDB Rating
27
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #121 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.2 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.

Among Philippines Horror productions specifically: #16 of 27 (top 59%).

Production Details

Primary CountryPhilippines
Original LanguageFilipino
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Tagalog
Production CompaniesAliud Entertainment, Viva Films
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateDecember 25, 2018
IMDbtt8821182