The Overture
2004 1h 43m movie Film Thailand

The Overture

โหมโรง

“He fights through his music.”

Synopsis

โหมโรง

“He fights through his music.”

Based on the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII, the movie traces the life of Sorn, who picked up the Thai xylophone mallets as a small child and played all his life.

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The 2003–2005 Thailand Window

The Overture holds position #7 of 22 Thailand films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. My Girl
    #1

    My Girl

    ★ 7.8 · 2003
  2. Shutter
    #2

    Shutter

    ★ 7.2 · 2004
  3. Last Life in the Universe
    #3

    Last Life in the Universe

    ★ 7.2 · 2003
  4. Midnight My Love
    #4

    Midnight My Love

    ★ 7.2 · 2005
  5. Ong-Bak
    #5

    Ong-Bak

    ★ 7.1 · 2003
  6. Citizen Dog
    #6

    Citizen Dog

    ★ 6.8 · 2004
  7. The Overture
    #7

    The Overture

    ★ 6.8 · 2004
  8. Tropical Malady
    #8

    Tropical Malady

    ★ 6.7 · 2004

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Thailand, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Overture premiered alongside 8 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Thailand films in 2004.

The 25th Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).

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

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
8th
Review-volume percentile
35th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 8% of Thailand films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 35th percentile among Thailand films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #78 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Thailand average of 6.3/10.

Among Thailand Drama productions specifically: #53 of 120 (top 44%).

Production Details

Primary CountryThailand
Original LanguageThai
Production CompaniesSahamongkolfilm
Runtime1h 43m
Release DateFebruary 6, 2004
IMDbtt0415046