Philippines 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 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.
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.
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.
- professional hit · 1
- hit lady · 1
- drug cartel · 6
- revenge · 210
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Spoken Languages | English, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Viva Films, BlackOps Studios Asia, PsyOps8 |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | March 7, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt7594584 |