Thailand Synopsis
ฟ้าทะลายโจร
“How the west was won… in the east!”
A homage and parody of 1950s and 1960s Thai romantic melodramas and action films. Dum, the son of a peasant falls in love with Rumpoey, the daughter of a wealthy and respected family. The star-crossed lovers are torn apart for years, but their forbidden love survives. When tragedy strikes, Dum unleashes his rage and becomes the gun-slinging outlaw the "Black Tiger" who will stop at nothing to seek his revenge.
The 1999–2001 Thailand Window
12 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tears of the Black Tiger sits at position #4.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tears of the Black Tiger. 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 Tears of the Black Tiger premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Thailand.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #101 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Thailand Romance productions specifically: #27 of 43 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Thai |
| Production Companies | Film Bangkok, Five Star Production |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | September 29, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0269217 |