Mercury Man
2006 1h 46m movie Film Thailand

Mercury Man

มนุษย์เหล็กไหล

“He knows no fear.”

Synopsis

มนุษย์เหล็กไหล

“He knows no fear.”

After a brush with a strange substance, an average fireman transforms into something far greater than himself — the Mercury Man. Endowed with fantastic superpowers, he will now use his abilities to help conquer the forces of evil.

Other Titles From Baa-Ram-Ewe

Action + Adventure in Thailand

11 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mercury Man itself).

The 2005–2007 Thailand Window

In the crowded 2005-2007 Thailand release window, Mercury Man sits at #31 of 32. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Seasons Change
    #1

    Seasons Change

    ★ 7.9 · 2006
  2. Love of Siam
    #2

    Love of Siam

    ★ 7.3 · 2007
  3. Midnight My Love
    #3

    Midnight My Love

    ★ 7.2 · 2005
  4. Art of the Devil 2
    #4

    Art of the Devil 2

    ★ 6.7 · 2005
  5. Mid Road Gang
    #5

    Mid Road Gang

    ★ 6.7 · 2007
  6. The Unseeable
    #6

    The Unseeable

    ★ 6.6 · 2006
  7. Dorm
    #7

    Dorm

    ★ 6.5 · 2006
  8. Kingdom of War: Part 2
    #8

    Kingdom of War: Part 2

    ★ 6.5 · 2007

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Thailand, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mercury Man premiered alongside 9 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 9 other Thailand films in 2006.

The 45th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).

Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
47th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 20% of Thailand films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Thailand films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Mercury Man, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • transgender · 4
  • comic book · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • buddhism · 22
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • super power · 61
  • terrorism · 47

Reception Benchmarks

4.3
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #228 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.0 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.

Among Thailand Action productions specifically: #52 of 58 (top 90%).

Production Details

Primary CountryThailand
Original LanguageThai
Production CompaniesBaa-Ram-Ewe, Sahamongkolfilm
Runtime1h 46m
Release DateAugust 9, 2006
IMDbtt0860462