Philippines Synopsis
“Desperate men take desperate measures.”
Looking for a brighter future in metropolitan Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their miserable life in the rice terraces of Banaue, in the northern Philippines. In the sweltering capital, where all kind of perils lurk in every corner, Oscar catches a lucky break when he is offered a steady work for an armored truck company and the senior officer Ong takes him under his wing.
Audience Engagement
138 audience reviews — more than 99% of Philippines films in our index.
Review volume (99th percentile) outruns trending popularity (76th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Crime + Thriller in Philippines
11 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Metro Manila itself).
The 2012–2014 Philippines Window
Metro Manila holds position #7 of 19 Philippines films in the 2012–2014 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 Metro Manila premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Philippines films in 2013.
The 68th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Metro Manila, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- security guard · 4
- armored truck · 3
- life in the slums · 2
- co-workers relationship · 9
- manila philippines · 7
- farmer · 6
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #26 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Crime productions specifically: #3 of 25 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Philippines, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Spoken Languages | English, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Chocolate Frog Films |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | July 17, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt1845838 |