Philippines Synopsis
“Journey into darkness.”
A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kinatay. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Centerstage Productions
Crime + Drama in Philippines
15 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kinatay itself).
The 2000s Philippines Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Philippines, 17 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kinatay premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 55th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 83% of Philippines films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Kinatay, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- witness · 5
- news reporter · 4
- corrupt cop · 2
- neorealism · 1
- torture · 26
- urban setting · 6
- rape · 64
- philippines · 55
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #64 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Crime productions specifically: #7 of 25 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Philippines |
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Production Companies | Centerstage Productions, Swift Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 23, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1423592 |