Best Filipino Films
These are the films that make the Filipino film industry great
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- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsNora AunorSpanky ManikanGigi DueñasElsa saw the blessed Virgin Mary who had changed her life and caused a hysteria in a poor isolated village.
- DirectorJerrold TarogStarsJohn ArcillaArron VillaflorMon ConfiadoSet during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
- DirectorEddie RomeroStarsChristopher De LeonGloria DiazEddie GarciaSet at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.
- DirectorJerrold TarogStarsPaulo AvelinoCarlo AquinoArron VillaflorThe story of Gregorio 'Goyo' del Pilar, one of the youngest Generals during the Philippine-American War who fought in the historic Battle of Tirad Pass.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonPiolo PascualA middle-class Filipino family struggles to survive in the era of dictatorship.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezLilia DizonEddie GarciaThis landmark film is considered by many to be one of the most important in Philippine cinema. The son of a wealthy man, Junior has everything he could possibly want. But the emptiness of his extravagant lifestyle and the hypocrisy of the town's so-called leading citizens weigh heavily on him, pushing him to reach out to the village outcasts.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelBembol RocoLou Salvador Jr.Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelMona LisaRez CortezThe life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsKathryn BernardoAlden RichardsMaymay EntrataA bartender romances a domestic helper despite the fact that she is moving to Canada.
- DirectorRory B. QuintosStarsVilma SantosClaudine BarrettoJoel TorreFilipina Overseas Contract Worker is forced to leave her family and take a higher-paying job in a more-prosperous Asian country, unaware of her husband's death.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsBrenna GarciaBea AlonzoBea BasaFour sisters try to stop their younger brother's wedding; in the process, all discover resentments among one another.
- DirectorJun LanaStarsPaolo BallesterosChristian BablesJoel TorreFriends attend the wake of Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman. They look back into her life and how she faced the adversities and triumphs of living as a transgender in Filipino society.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsVilma SantosJay IlaganGina AlajarA nun becomes involved in an on-going labor strike. She starts out non-politicized, but later learns about the plight of the simple working man and inevitably, the government's neglect of the poor masses. Filipino Tagalog movie.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsMark GilSandy AndolongWard LuarcaThe lives of seven neophytes as they strive to enter a Greek letter fraternity through a difficult hazing process. The entire experience is seen through the eyes of Sid Lucero, one of the neophytes.
- DirectorOlivia M. LamasanStarsAga MuhlachLea SalongaWilliam MartinezAgnes and Jerry's relationship becomes distant when Agnes migrates to America.
- DirectorJaime Habac Jr.StarsMaja SalvadorPaulo AvelinoDominic RocoDays before graduation, two college best friends go on one last road trip where they settle how they really feel for each other. But to put it upfront, this is not a love story.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsVilma SantosAriel RiveraAlbert MartinezWomen's-rights advocate Lea has two children from two different men. Although her children's fathers find madness in her methods, they pretty much let her have her way as far as their children are concerned.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsNora AunorPhillip SalvadorMarissa DelgadoA female movie fan idolizes a movie bit-player who becomes her obsession. Her unrequited love for him leads to a nightmarish end.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorAmy AustriaJohnny DelgadoHe has battled with the screen's heavies, starred opposite its most desirable beauties, lived through the full range of human emotions. Now he is ready for the big time. Phillip Salvador takes the big role in "Jaguar."
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsCharo Santos-ConcioJay IlaganVic SilayanA crime-drama-suspense genre film not often seen in Philippine cinema. A controlling patriarch loses it over his daughter's marriage and her attempts to escape from their incestuous household.
- DirectorAntoinette JadaoneStarsCharlie DizonMicko LaurenteCamille PenaverdeAvid Paulo Avelino fan Jane meets her onscreen idol in less-than-ideal circumstances after stowing away in the back of his pickup truck, and the young stan finds out that he isn't quite the perfect man when nobody's watching.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsTommy AbuelMario MontenegroMona LisaDuring a return to his provincial home, a young man gets involved with a woman who is ultimately possessed by her sister's spirit, paving the way to revealing the painful truth about her unsolved disappearance.
- DirectorPeque GallagaStarsCherie GilSandy AndolongLiza LorenaTwo affluent families struggle and learn to survive during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorChristopher De LeonBembol RocoA woman falls in love with a Japanese soldier during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines; the whole town turns against her.
- DirectorJoyce BernalStarsVilma SantosAngel LocsinXian LimWhen powerful businesswoman Vilma Santos falls seriously ill, she navigates her complicated relationship with her caregiver, Angel Locsin, and her estranged son Xian Lim in this story about acceptance, love, and forgiveness.
- DirectorPrime CruzStarsMaine MendozaCarlo AquinoLotlot De LeonA frustrated architect finds solace with a deaf, non-verbal neighbor. But their relationship is faced with challenges as miscommunication kicked in.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsElizabeth OropesaDaria RamirezGeorge EstreganIshmael Bernal's opus recreates the quality and slow pace of life in a dying village surrounded by the sea as it is caught in the eternal cycle of love and hate, of fertility and pollution, of birth and death. A bold and successful attempt to depart from the usual commercial fare, it cryptically paints a large, bleak canvas showing rural fold and how their chances at redemption and happiness are irreversibly decimated by poverty, ignorance, neglect and the dark side of big business.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezEddie GarciaLuis GonzalesMarried businessman Don Benito (Eddie Garcia) has a steamy affair with driver Diego (Mario O'Hara).
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsKathryn BernardoDaniel PadillaJean GarciaA young couple dreams of growing old together as they as they deal with the struggles of being in a long-term relationship.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsJohn Lloyd CruzBea AlonzoDerek RamsayA long-time couple seem destined for marriage, but frictions and differing ambitions break them apart. As they try to move on with their lives they are continually reminded of what they once had and temptation to go back is never far away.
- DirectorMae Czarina CruzStarsAlexa IlacadBelle MarianoCharlie DizonAfter discovering that their parents' marriage is on the brink of ending, the Salazar siblings scheme to bring them back together in time for their 20th anniversary in a prequel to "Four Sisters and a Wedding."
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsRicky DavaoJoel TorreCris VillanuevaPart-investigative documentary, part-satire and shot entirely in black-and-white, the film tackles the mystery that surrounds the life and death of the Filipino hero, Jose Rizal.
- DirectorJason Paul LaxamanaStarsVance LarenaNikko NatividadRyle Paolo SantiagoFour brothers, who are forced to leave their hometown after it is devastated by a super typhoon, struggle to bring music back into their lives. They then meet a city girl who discovers their talent and wants to help them succeed.
- DirectorMikhail RedStarsArnold ReyesMary Joy ApostolJohn Arcilla"Birdshot" is a mystery-thriller film that tells a story of a young Filipina farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a Philippine reservation forest. Deep within the reservation she mistakenly shoots and kills a critically endangered and protected Philippine Eagle. As the local authorities begin a manhunt to track down the poacher of a national bird, their investigation leads them to an even more horrific discovery.
- DirectorDan VillegasStarsEddie GarciaGina PareñoKat GalangLisang is two years late. After dying from a complication of diabetes in her 60s, Lisang has overstayed in her waiting room in purgatory, occasionally causing other souls trouble for her own entertainment. But today her waiting ends. Today, she is finally set to cross over, and her room is to be leased to a new tenant: Manolo, her newly-deceased ex-boyfriend.
- DirectorKip OebandaStarsCarlo AquinoRocco NacinoEnzo PinedaThe misadventures of 3 young men who try their luck in the college of law. As their friendship, families, relationships and convictions are brought to breaking point, they must keep their heads together as they prepare for the big day.
- DirectorLauren GreenfieldStarsImelda MarcosEtta RosalesFerdinand MarcosAn extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
- DirectorRamona S. DiazStarsAmal ClooneyRonaldo 'Bato' Dela RosaRodrigo DuterteA look at how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation.
- DirectorIrene VillamorStarsBela PadillaJC SantosMatteo GuidicelliIt follows the story of Jane Pineda, a washed-up actress and former child star whose career hits rock bottom while she trying to escape a big scandal.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsChristopher De LeonRichard GomezDina BonnevieSerge Osmeña and Geny Lopez are wrongly accused of plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsDaniel PadillaKathryn BernardoRichard GomezAthena Dizon plays a trick on campus heartthrob and bad boy, gangster, Kenji de los Reyes. Setting up an arrangement to pretend as lovers-to make his ex jealous-they found themselves falling to each other yet falling apart.
- DirectorAntoinette JadaoneStarsNadine LustreAdrian AlandyJames ReidIt tells the story of young lovers who tries to build a life together until career opportunities sends them to a different country where their relationship will be tested.
- DirectorAntoinette JadaoneStarsJulia BarrettoJoshua GarciaCarmina VillaroelA young woman forms a bond with a terminally-ill young man while on a road trip.
- DirectorCathy Garcia-SampanaStarsJohn Lloyd CruzBea AlonzoJanus Del PradoA couple with a tumultuous romantic past finds married life to be just as difficult.
- DirectorPerci M. IntalanJun LanaStarsSarah GeronimoGina PareñoArlene MuhlachJasmine takes her newfound canine friend Happy on a journey to her grandmother in Baguio, where they face challenges and help strangers along the way.
- DirectorErik MattiStarsAnne CurtisBrandon VeraVictor NeriAn anti-drug enforcement agency stages a massive drug bust in the slums of Manila.
- DirectorAndoy RanayStarsJC SantosArci MuñozIna RaymundoIn an attempt to save their relationship, a couple agree to both start sleeping with other people.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsMaricel SorianoPiolo PascualPrincess PunzalanThe film was based on the life story of Anita Pamintuan who died during her fight for proper wages and compensation for public school-teachers in the Philippines.
- DirectorMae Czarina CruzStarsKathryn BernardoDaniel PadillaMatteo GuidicelliUpon getting engaged, a woman finds out that she is already accidentally married to a stranger and goes about getting her marriage annulled.
- DirectorTheodore BoborolStarsJulia BarrettoJoshua GarciaRonnie AlonteSenior engineering student Vince has a crush on go-getter and fellow engineering student Kath. Just when he's about to confess his feelings for her, his varsity-basketball-player cousin James begs to build him up to Kath by pretending to be secret admirer 'Var' through text message. As he becomes James' secret wingman, Vince struggles to restrain his own feelings for Kath. However, as Kath gets to know Vince during internship, she increasingly feels a genuine connection with him -- the same connection she had felt with 'Var'. In this young-love triangle filled with filters, will the three of them ever find the genuine love they all deserve?
- DirectorDan VillegasStarsAgot IsidroJojit LorenzoAnna LunaBased on the Palanca Award-winning musical play by Vincent de Jesus, Changing Partners film adaptation tells the story of couple Alex and Cris; their love relationship and at the period of breaking up. Film tells the story in 4 relationship variations.
- DirectorAntoinette JadaoneStarsAngelica PanganibanJM De GuzmanJoem BasconA story about a broken-hearted girl who meets a boy in a not so normal way. Together, they go to places and find out "where do broken hearts go?".
- DirectorJoel FerrerStarsEnchong DeeJanine GutierrezVictor AnastacioBert is quick-witted but an emotional guy who falls in love with Elise who is a strong and independent woman. They separated to pursue their studies only to meet again when they grow up.
- DirectorJun LanaStarsEddie GarciaJaclyn JoseElijah CanlasThe film addresses several issues at the same time: the stigma surrounding HIV; the carelessness of Filipino youth regarding sex; youth in the Philippines when it comes to sex, the heavy consequences of growing up with a troubled parent; and the Christian double moral standard.
- DirectorArden Rod CondezStarsMeryll SorianoJansen MagpusaoSunshine TeodoroA 14-year-old farm boy's life is suddenly upended when a video of him brutally attacking a classmate goes viral.
- DirectorIrene VillamorStarsNadine LustreCarlo AquinoElia IlanoMaya (Lustre) has always held a pessimistic view of the rain; it reminds her of failed love and other depressing things. Will the rain ever stop in her journey to overcome past heartaches?
- DirectorDiane ParagasStarsEva NoblezadaPrincess PunzalanSylvia RamosA Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
- DirectorAlyx Ayn G. ArumpacStarsCiriaco Santiago IIIJomariOrly FernandezWhen Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug dealers, users, and small time street criminals. ASWANG follows people whose lives entwine with the growing violence.
- DirectorVictor VillanuevaStarsJaclyn JoseChai FonacierVincent ViadoThe death of a woman's estranged husband brought her and her family into a road that changes their lives forever.