Bangkok Dangerous
2008 1h 39m movie Film Thailand

Bangkok Dangerous

“There's only one way out.”

Synopsis

“There's only one way out.”

When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.

The 2007–2009 Thailand Window

32 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Bangkok Dangerous sits at position #25.

  1. Chocolate
    #1

    Chocolate

    ★ 7.3 · 2008

  2. Love of Siam
    #2

    Love of Siam

    ★ 7.3 · 2007

  3. Somtum
    #3

    Somtum

    ★ 7.1 · 2008

  4. Happy Birthday
    #4

    Happy Birthday

    ★ 7.1 · 2008

  5. Best of Times
    #5

    Best of Times

    ★ 7.1 · 2009

  6. Art of the Devil 3
    #6

    Art of the Devil 3

    ★ 6.7 · 2008

  7. Slice
    #7

    Slice

    ★ 6.7 · 2009

  8. Mid Road Gang
    #8

    Mid Road Gang

    ★ 6.7 · 2007

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Bangkok Dangerous. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bangkok Dangerous premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Thailand.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$45.0M
Budget
$42.5M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.9×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 39m runtime, production spent $455K per minute on screen and earned $429K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

5.2
TMDB Rating
934
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #202 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.

Among Thailand Action productions specifically: #43 of 58 (top 74%).

Production Details

Primary Country Thailand
All Production Countries Thailand, United States of America
Original Language En
Spoken Languages Thai, English
Production Companies Virtual Studios, Saturn Films, Blue Star Pictures, Living Films, Bangkok Dangerous
Runtime 1h 39m
Release Date August 21, 2008
IMDb tt0814022
Official Site www.bangkokdangerousmovie.net

Themes & Motifs

  • assassin
  • hitman
  • gun
  • asia
  • deaf-mute
  • bangkok
  • thailand
  • thailand
  • apprentice
  • video surveillance
  • strip club
  • flashback
  • remake
  • murder
  • betrayal
  • mafia

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