General Commander
2019 1h 25m movie Film Philippines

General Commander

“This is more than revenge. This is redemption.”

Synopsis

“This is more than revenge. This is redemption.”

GRS operative Jake Alexander and his team of young recruits go after the most dangerous and notorious criminals with the help of a Hong Kong billionaire.

Audience Engagement

51
Reviews
90th
Review-volume percentile
88th
Popularity percentile

51 audience reviews — more than 90% of Philippines films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among Philippines films.

The 2018–2020 Philippines Window

In the crowded 2018-2020 Philippines release window, General Commander sits at #21 of 21. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Miracle in Cell No. 7
    #1

    Miracle in Cell No. 7

    ★ 7.2 · 2019
  2. You Animal! The Nimfa Dimaano Story
    #2

    You Animal! The Nimfa Dimaano Story

    ★ 7.0 · 2020
  3. Goyo: The Boy General
    #3

    Goyo: The Boy General

    ★ 6.9 · 2018
  4. Yellow Rose
    #4

    Yellow Rose

    ★ 6.9 · 2020
  5. Almost Paradise
    #5

    Almost Paradise

    ★ 6.7 · 2020
  6. Making Fun: The Story of Funko
    #6

    Making Fun: The Story of Funko

    ★ 6.5 · 2018
  7. The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi
    #7

    The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi

    ★ 6.5 · 2018
  8. The Halt
    #8

    The Halt

    ★ 6.5 · 2019

The 2010s Philippines Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Philippines, 69 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when General Commander premiered alongside 10 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 10 other Philippines films in 2019.

The 119th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on General Commander, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • billionaire · 3
  • global response staff · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • criminal · 27
  • cia · 12
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • hong kong · 73

Reception Benchmarks

4.3
TMDB Rating
51
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #137 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.9 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.

Among Philippines Action productions specifically: #33 of 39 (top 85%).

Production Details

Primary CountryPhilippines
All Production CountriesPhilippines, Hungary, United Kingdom
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesSaradan Media, SPI International
Runtime1h 25m
Release DateMay 28, 2019
IMDbtt7043534