Thailand Synopsis
สุริโยไท
“A woman warrior changed the course of history.”
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.
Other Titles From American Zoetrope
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Legend of Suriyothai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000–2002 Thailand Window
In the crowded 2000-2002 Thailand release window, The Legend of Suriyothai sits at #9 of 12. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Thailand Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Thailand, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Legend of Suriyothai premiered alongside 4 others.
History + War in Thailand
4 Thailand titles in our catalog blend the History and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Legend of Suriyothai itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other Thailand films in 2001.
The 11th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).
Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of Thailand films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Thailand films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Legend of Suriyothai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- burma · 4
- siam · 4
- legend · 10
- queen · 6
- invasion · 6
- based on true story · 98
- thailand · 56
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #173 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.
Among Thailand History productions specifically: #5 of 5 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Thai |
| Production Companies | American Zoetrope, Prommitr International Production, Sahamongkolfilm |
| Runtime | 3h 5m |
| Release Date | August 17, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0290879 |