The Iron Ladies
2000 1h 44m movie Film Thailand

The Iron Ladies

สตรีเหล็ก

“Sometimes Even Sportsmen Want To Be Ladies.”

Synopsis

สตรีเหล็ก

“Sometimes Even Sportsmen Want To Be Ladies.”

The two main characters, Mon and Jung, play two gay transvestites, who had been constantly overlooked by volleyball coaches because of their appearance. However, when a local team changes coaches, the new coach holds tryouts for a new team. When Mon and Jung are selected, most of the old players resign, leaving the new coach, Coach Bee, in a sticky predicament.

The 1999–2001 Thailand Window

12 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Iron Ladies sits at position #11.

  1. 6ixtynin9
    #1

    6ixtynin9

    ★ 7.1 · 1999

  2. Mon-Rak Transistor
    #2

    Mon-Rak Transistor

    ★ 6.9 · 2001

  3. Mysterious Object at Noon
    #3

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    ★ 6.5 · 2000

  4. Tears of the Black Tiger
    #4

    Tears of the Black Tiger

    ★ 6.5 · 2000

  5. Nang Nak
    #5

    Nang Nak

    ★ 6.4 · 1999

  6. To End All Wars
    #6

    To End All Wars

    ★ 6.3 · 2001

  7. Bang Rajan
    #7

    Bang Rajan

    ★ 6.3 · 2000

  8. Jan Dara
    #8

    Jan Dara

    ★ 6.1 · 2001

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Iron Ladies. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Tai Entertainment

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

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

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Reception Benchmarks

5.0
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #210 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.

Among Thailand Comedy productions specifically: #66 of 70 (top 94%).

Production Details

Primary Country Thailand
Original Language Thai
Spoken Languages Thai, English
Production Companies Tai Entertainment
Runtime 1h 44m
Release Date March 4, 2000
IMDb tt0263957

Themes & Motifs

  • transvestite
  • thailand
  • volleyball
  • based on true story
  • lgbt
  • gay theme

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