Singapore Synopsis
“Evil in ink.”
American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he gets his first glimpse at the exotic world of traditional Samoan tattoo (tatau), and, in a thoughtless act, unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. In his devastating journey into Pacific mysticism, Jake must find a way to save his new love, Sina and recover his own soul.
The 2006–2008 Singapore Window
6 Singapore films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Tattooist sits at position #5.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Tattooist. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Singapore Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Tattooist premiered. 12 total titles in this decade from Singapore.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #26 of 32 Singapore films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Singapore average of 5.9/10.
Among Singapore Thriller productions specifically: #5 of 9 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | New Zealand, Singapore |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Spanish |
| Production Companies | Eyeworks Touchdown |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | November 28, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0817228 |