Philippines Synopsis
Pamilya Ordinaryo
Ordinary People is a family portrait of Jane, 16, and her boyfriend, Aries, who live on their own in the chaotic streets of Manila. Surviving as pickpockets, the lives of the young couple change when they suddenly become teenage parents. But not even a month into parenthood, their child is stolen from them. In order to retrieve the child, the young couple is forced to take desperate measures.
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The 2015–2017 Philippines Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Philippines release window, Ordinary People sits at #22 of 27. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Philippines Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Philippines — 11 titles released, including Ordinary People. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (69 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Philippines films in 2016.
The 91st Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 29% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among Philippines films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #82 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #55 of 82 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Filipino |
| Production Companies | Cinemalaya Foundation, Outpost Visual Frontier, FoundFilms |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | August 31, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5891626 |