Philippines Synopsis
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.
Audience Engagement
73 audience reviews — more than 93% of Philippines films in our index.
Review volume (93th percentile) outruns trending popularity (78th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From Star Cinema – ABS-CBN Film Productions
Action + Crime in Philippines
12 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding On the Job itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with On the Job. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2012–2014 Philippines Window
On the Job holds position #12 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 On the Job premiered alongside 6 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 59m runtime, production spent $9K per minute on screen and earned $4K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Philippines films in 2013.
The 70th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on On the Job, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- police brutality · 3
- philippine army · 1
- corruption · 29
- manila philippines · 7
- philippines · 55
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #58 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Action productions specifically: #10 of 39 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Spoken Languages | German, French, English, Italian, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Star Cinema – ABS-CBN Film Productions, XYZ Films, Reality Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | August 28, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2717558 |