Code Name: Emperor

Code Name: Emperor

Directed by Jorge Coira

Produced by Vaca Films, Playtime

2022105 min5.8 / 10

A tense espionage thriller centered on an agent's manipulation of a vulnerable maid to expose political corruption, built on paranoia and moral ambiguity.

Juan, a secret service agent, approaches Wendy, a young Filipina who works as a maid for a suspicious couple.

Questions people ask

  • Does Code Name: Emperor end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Code Name: Emperor scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Code Name: Emperor sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Code Name: Emperor violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Code Name: Emperor easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Code Name: Emperor, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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