Maria
2019 1h 29m movie Film Philippines

Maria

Synopsis

When a former BlackRose cartel assassin deliberately betrays them by refusing to complete her mission, the cartel orders her execution. Unbeknownst to them, she fakes her own death and is able to create a new life of her own. When the cartel discovers she is alive, the hunter becomes the hunted as she fights to get revenge on those who took her new life away from her.

Audience Engagement

137
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
86th
Popularity percentile

137 audience reviews — more than 98% of Philippines films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Philippines films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Maria. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Viva Films

Action + Crime in Philippines

12 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Maria itself).

The 2018–2020 Philippines Window

Maria holds position #11 of 21 Philippines films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  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 Maria premiered alongside 10 others.

'101'115'123'137'149'156'1611'1710'186'1911

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 10 other Philippines films in 2019.

The 116th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • professional hit · 1
  • hit lady · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • drug cartel · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • assassin · 47

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
137
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #74 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Philippines Action productions specifically: #13 of 39 (top 33%).

Production Details

Primary CountryPhilippines
Original LanguageFilipino
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Tagalog
Production CompaniesViva Films, BlackOps Studios Asia, PsyOps8
Runtime1h 29m
Release DateMarch 7, 2019
IMDbtt7594584