Filipino Films You Should Watch Before You Gets Too Old
These are the highly recommended Filipino films you should watch before you gets too old.
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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.
- DirectorPeque GallagaStarsCherie GilSandy AndolongLiza LorenaTwo affluent families struggle and learn to survive during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelBembol RocoLou Salvador Jr.Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezCharito SolisRio LocsinPura, who has been gone for 20 years, returns to her father's house. Her arrival reignites a bitter rivalry she has with her half-sister, Emilia, which sets the entire household astir.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorManuel SilosStarsRosa RosalTony SantosLeroy SalvadorA young married couple, Maria and Jose (Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos) start life together creating a lanzones orchard in the countryside. They have four children - Miguel (Leroy Salvador), Arturo (Carlos Padilla Jr), Angelita (Marita Zobel), and Lito (Danilo Jurado). The eldest, Miguel, is a deaf-mute. Life is good to them and the children grow up and bring joy to the community. But trouble enters their lives when Jose makes an enemy of Bruno (Joseph de Cordova). Bruno, a widower, is much feared in the village, for it is rumored that he caused the death of his wife. And yet he wants to remarry and is courting Choleng (Mila Ocampo), Jose's niece. But Choleng avoids Bruno and one day, in trying to get away from him, she slips and falls off a cliff and dies. The village is outraged and Bruno hides in the mountains. There, he plots his revenge on the village, particularly on Jose's family.
- DirectorLupita Aquino-KashiwaharaStarsNora AunorJay IlaganGloria SevillaA young nurse questions her planned emigration to the United States, and her country's post-colonial conditions, following her brother's fatal shooting by an American soldier from the nearby military base.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorLav DiazStarsElryan de VeraAngie FerroPen MedinaThe collapse and the struggle of a poor farming clan in Philippines.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaStarsRosa RosalTony SantosJoseph De CordovaA war hero meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.
- 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.
- DirectorKidlat TahimikStarsKidlat TahimikMang FelyDolores SantamariaA Filipino jeepney driver (Kidlat Tahimik) who idolizes America's space program comes to reject the rapid encroachment of technology.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaStarsDaisy H. AvellanaNaty Crame-RogersConrad ParhamA story that explores family conflict between 2 sisters and their painter father before the World War 2, in Intramuros, Old Manila.
- DirectorMaryo J. de los ReyesStarsLorna TolentinoAlbert MartinezGloria RomeroEven though he is not good in school and belongs to a poor and unfortunate family, Magnifico still has a big heart and a large amount of optimism that enabled him to help not only his family, but also the community.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorDina BonnevieGina AlajarIn 1985, in the obscure town of Santa Filomena, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Roco), murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, who was also executed by the same group. At the success of the 1986 EDSA revolt, political detainees, led by Jimmy Cordero (Salvador), celebrate the fall of the dictatorship. All political prisoners are released, including Jimmy, an ex-priest-turned-underground revolutionary. Not long, after, Jimmy marries a human rights activist, Trixie (Bonnevie). Jimmy becomes an advocate of human rights. Despite Trixie's protests, her brother, Roland (Lorenzo), and Jimmy go on a fact-finding mission to Santa Filomena to investigate the latest crime committed by the Orapronobis. Jimmy meets Esper (Alajar), his ex-girlfriend. He finds out that he has a son with her, Camilo (Herrera). They agree to keep Jimmy's true identity a secret form the boy. Conniving with the military, the Orapronobis step up their acts of terror. Jimmy's group helps evacuate the townspeople to the town church, then later to Manila. Back in Manila, Jimmy turns down a friend's invitation to rejoin the underground movement. Later, he and Roland are ambushed. Jimmy survives, but Roland does not. He recovers and shortly after that, Trixie gives birth to their child. Soldiers raid the refugee center with a masked man who identifies several of the barrio folk as rebels. The refugees and the human rights activists complain to the government. Esper and her son are abducted by the Orapronobis who accuse Esper of helping the rebels. She is raped and beaten up by Kumander Kontra in front of Camilo. Fighting back, she shoots at Kontra. In a hysterical rage, Kontra goes on a shooting rampage, killing Esper, Camilo and the captured barrio men. Later, the military bring the casualties to the town where Jimmy weeps over the bodies of Esper and his son. The film ends with Jimmy contacting his old colleague from the underground.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsVilma SantosRosemarie GilRolly QuizonTo support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.
- DirectorManuel CondeStarsManuel CondeElvira ReyesInday JalandoniTemujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander's daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Meanwhile his steps guide him to be a great conqueror. Khan's witty, humorous side in his adolescent years before he takes the throne.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsCharito SolisAlma MorenoLorna TolentinoThe hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families' conflicts are radically pitted against each other as they live in the night streets rampant with drugs and prostitution. The outstanding narrative explicitly unravels the various characters and episodes. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word 'Manila' on its title.
- DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsCoco MartinMaria Isabel LopezJulio DiazA young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then realizes that this job involves killing a woman.
- DirectorGregorio FernandezStarsCharito SolisLeroy SalvadorCarlos Padilla Jr.Story of a family's struggles in life. Rosa lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression, when her drunkard father is run over by a train.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsEddie Del MarEdita VitalJohnny MonteiroEpic screen adaptation of the great Jose Rizal's novel, Noli Me Tangere (otherwise known as Touch Me Not or The Social Cancer) and was taken from a Bible verse.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsLorna TolentinoGina AlajarSandy AndolongJoey, Kathy, Sylvia, and Maritess, best friends from 1979 to 1982, navigate drug use, singing dreams, unconventional relationships, and housewife roles, depicting personal battles and societal challenges during that period.
- 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.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCharito SolisVic SilayanPhillip SalvadorA groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father's house. Struck by her uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, the patriarch is driven to lust after his daughter-in-law. When things come to a head, a violent family quarrel ensues and leads to tragedy. A middle-aged spinster recounts the tale to reveal her identity and trace the downfall of the landowning clan trapped in the past.
- DirectorPeque GallagaStarsDaniel FernandoAnna Marie GutierrezOrestes OjedaA college student has an affair with a security guard's passive wife. The husband finds out that his wife is cheating on him, when one day he walks in on them while they are having sex, and shoots them both.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsVilma SantosBembol RocoRobert TalabisAs a young woman born in a tradition-bound town but raised in the modernizing atmosphere of Manila, Julie gropes towards maturity without benefit of guidance from understanding elders. Home for the traditional town fiesta, she meets poor boy-next-door Dido Ventura (Bembol Rocco), whose passion and impulsiveness rush them into elopement, but his family has a long-standing grievance against the Monserrats, who through fraudulence in the past had grabbed the Ventura property. When the young lovers ask for permission to marry, Julie's snooty aunts make her choose between her present status as a rich single Monserrat, and an uncertain future as Dido's wife. In a moment of indecisiveness, Julie gives up Dido and returns to her music studies. At university, Julie is visited by the elderly violinist from her hometown whom she idolizes, Maestro Juan Roque (Jonee Gamboa), who has learned she is pregnant and come to announce he is her father--then walk out. When she gives birth, against her aunts' wishes she decides to give the baby to its father. But by this time, it's become impossible for the baby to have its father. Dido has joined the band of Huks headed by Kumander Salome (Lito Anzures). Driven by the desire to help his daughter, Maestro Juan Roque goes to the Huk hideout to effect reconciliation between Dido and Julie. A quick night visit for Dido is arranged, and the lovers reunite--too late, for government agents have learned of the Huks rebel's presence, and a bloody shootout affirms the nihilism of the film's title.
- 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."
- DirectorManuel CondeStarsManuel CondeTessie QuintanaLita GutierrezLazy Juan (Manuel Conde) is very bold in his statement about politics and governance in the country. Garbed in a colorful, intricately-designed outfit (designed by Carlos "Botong" Francisco) with various political placards in the background, Juan Tamad looks clueless in the middle of the chaos. The cleverly-conceptualized cover practically summarizes the story of 'Juan Tamad Goes to Congress' where Juan Tamad, egged on by his creditors who imagined that the only way Juan can pay off his debts is to be elected to Congress and is given the usual bribe money that goes along with the position, campaigns, and eventually gets elected to Congress.
- DirectorEmmanuel H. BorlazaStarsSharon CunetaChristopher De LeonCherie GilA devoted fan is groomed to bring down her idol's career. A classic story of love, success, and what people are willing to sacrifice to achieve them.
- DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsGina PareñoJaclyn JoseJulio DiazThe Pineda family struggles with bigamy, unwanted pregnancy, possible incest, and skin irritations in a dilapidated movie theater.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorGina AlajarVenchito GalvezAn apolitical worker in a printing press who works as a scab during a company strike belatedly realizes that everyone is affected by the evils of society.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsCelia RodriguezRonaldo ValdezParalumanAn unstable young woman finally blows the cover of her repressive family's dark secrets when her memories where unlocked with the help of an ardent suitor.
- DirectorJose De VillaStarsVilma SantosConnie AngelesLolita RodriguezSampaguita Pictures' tearjerker about a child named Trudis (Vilma Santos) who was being maltreated and oppressed by her stepmother played by Bella Flores. Due to its charm, it was remade both in movies and television.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsGloria DiazVic VargasElizabeth OropesaA drifted mysterious beautiful woman (Gloria Diaz) starts to wreak havoc and ruin the lives of the people living in a peaceful island.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCesar MontanoJoel TorreJaime FabregasJose Rizal's life and works are recounted through a series of non-linear flashbacks which reflect on various aspects of his life - as writer, propagandist, lover, friend, brother, doctor, and the man that inspired a revolution.
- DirectorNick DeocampoStarsPaul AlantisTony ÁlvarezThis is Nick Deocampo's masterpiece, a documentary about a gay nightclub performer with an especially lurid "Spider-man" act. Oliver is a female impersonator who supports his family by performing in Manila's gay bars.
- DirectorCarlo J. CaparasStarsCesar MontanoDawn ZuluetaBoots Anson-RoaPossessed by an evil spirit lurked into his soul Winifredo (Cesar Montano) brought misery and affliction to his once happy and contented family life. Cecilia (Dawn Zulueta) tried to save his husband from committing murder but it was too late the jungle bolo seemed to have ruled his being thus a bloody and gory ending. It was thought that the spirit lives in the bolo with its dark past used in hacking the victims.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorGina AlajarCelia RodriguezThe story of a woman named Angela who was accused of aggravated murder finds herself in difficult desperate situation inside prison while meeting different kinds of women who were penalized for different kinds of crimes. She soon finds out that she is pregnant and escapes the prison to deliver her baby, but when the police realize that she's gone, they chase after her, and when they find her, to their surprise she is delivering her baby in a zoo.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezEddie GarciaLuis GonzalesMarried businessman Don Benito (Eddie Garcia) has a steamy affair with driver Diego (Mario O'Hara).
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsSharon CunetaTonton GutierrezLoretta MarquezLupe, a poor woman, wishes to terminate her long-suffering and poverty, and improve not only her own life but that of her crippled mother, through her singing. With the help of her three friends (Luming, Tony, and Carding). she is determined to defeat and overcome the ills, traps, and harsh realities of life.
- 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.
- DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsCoco MartinJaclyn JoseAlan PauleIliac works in a massage parlor where the gay clients are given more than a shoulder kneading and back rub. When Iliac's father dies he must reconcile his job as a sex worker with the rest of his family.
- DirectorCarlo J. CaparasStarsRomeo VasquezAurora SalveLady Lee
- DirectorLuis NepomucenoStarsCharito SolisRic RodrigoMario MonteThe tale of an Igorot maiden who falls in love with a man from the city. They insist on being married despite the protests of their families. The Igorot maiden suffers years of constant humiliation from her Manila in-laws, who ridicule her provincial mountainside lifestyle and dress. Finally, the couple moves to her family's territory where the groom is felled by the ax of a clan member.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsJomari YllanaElizabeth OropesaChin Chin GutierrezPepito, growing up in a remote fishing village in the Philippines is destined to become the successor of his mother: the only midwife in the whole district, a job given from generation to generation. As Pepito's mother Rosa who is a widow, becomes pregnant she tries everything to abort the baby because of the shame this would bring. This fails and she sees the only way to protect her son is to commit suicide. After a while Pepito falls in love with a teacher from the capitol, Mrs. Santiago. But this relationship cannot have a future.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsChristopher De LeonHilda KoronelLaurice GuillenThe coming-of-age story of young college student, Joey (Christopher de Leon), who has lost all sense of direction and meaning in life, waking up every morning to the same old day that went before; fruitless, senseless, lifeless. He's a carefree kind of guy who just bums around with his friends. The only thing that inspires him is music. The problem is, he has yet to finish writing a song, which turns out to be the movie's theme song, and the theme song of his awakening. Then Joey meets Ana (Hilda Koronel), who immediately sweeps him off his feet. A very sweet friendship develops between them. Suddenly, Joey's world is turned upside-down and his mornings are never the same again.
- DirectorJoey GosiengfiaoStarsDina BonnevieAzenith BrionesJennifer CortezThis is a story about a group of beauty-contest finalists stranded on a desert island without food, water, or shelter.
- DirectorTikoy AguiluzStarsJorge EstreganRoi VinzonDanny LabraBiopic of the notorious late-1940s Manila gangster until his death at 26 in 1951: a legend known to this day who came from Tondo, a town in Manila known during that period as a tough and dangerous place.
- DirectorJun LanaStarsEddie GarciaPrincessRez CortezGruff and cynical Rene is no stranger to loneliness, living an emotionally detached life with his dog, Bkawaw. Yet a connection with a middle-aged taxi driver begins to soften his outlook on life.
- DirectorEddie GarciaStarsNora AunorRonald CorveauArmida Siguion-ReynaNelia leaves her poor town to work as a maid in the city. Perceived as a lower-class citizen, Nelia gets undeserved harsh treatment from her employer. She toils day and night to fulfill the wishes of her family at the expense of working herself to death. Ultimately, it is also in the city where she discovers an opportunity to move to a better life in the arms of a lover.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsChristopher De LeonDina BonnevieCharo Santos-ConcioA smitten young man helps the mistress of a corrupt politician to fight back and reveal the truth about the politician and his government.
- DirectorEmmanuel H. BorlazaStarsSharon CunetaEddie RodriguezGina PareñoThe illegitimate child of a rich man, living in poverty with her mother and humiliated by her legitimate half-sisters, becomes an overnight success as a singing sensation.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsChristopher De LeonJomari YllanaAngelu De LeonThe dark, harsh reality of life for the urban poor and how the weak become prey for the stronger.
- DirectorOlive La TorreStarsTessie AganaVan De LeonBella Flores
- DirectorGil PortesStarsJomari YllanaMylene DizonKenji MotokiSet in WWII Philippines during the Japanese occupation. This is the story of Pilar, a young woman who is both a loving wife and a wet nurse for the enemy's child. In the course of the war, her true devotion is put to the test.
- DirectorGil PortesStarsNora AunorBembol RocoMarilyn ConcepcionThe dramatic film is a perceptive study on how Filipino expatriates in the USA cope with loneliness and homesickness.
- DirectorArtemio B. TecsonStarsGloria RomeroRamon RevillaChichayDon't Miss This Heart-touching Story Of A Girl Who Was Afraid To Love Because - She Was Black.
- DirectorLaurice GuillenStarsGina AlajarJohnny DelgadoDennis RoldanA persistent suitor is stabbed to death by Salome, the wife of a coconut farmer. From the simple crime of passion three conflicting versions of the truth are given - by Salome herself, by the people of the small fishing village, and by her own husband. Each version contributes a piece and facet of the truth, and slowly reveals to us the real character of Salome and her husband, and the true nature of their relationship.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsPancho MagalonaCharito SolisTeody BelarminoJuan Crisostomo Ibarra has changed his name and identity to rich jeweler Simoun. In disguise, he travels the world amassing wealth, which he intends to use to topple the corrupt and abusive regime in his native land. But Simoun's real motive is personal. He wants to rescue his beloved, Maria Clara, from the convent and avenge the death of his father. In a forest on Christmas Eve, medical student Basilio recognizes Simoun as the man who helped bury his mother Sisa under a tree over 10 years ago. Simoun is in the forest to retrieve the gems he buried near Sisa's grave. As the film progresses, all the secrets and intrigues are revealed, and the plotters' plan fails. A good Filipino priest throws Simoun's jewels away, thereby eliminating the greed, violence, and other evils they might have provoked.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsJorge EstreganKC ConcepcionJoem BasconBoy Golden is a 2013 Filipino film loosely based on the life of Arturo Porcuna who rises through the Manila gang underworld in the 1960s until his murder.
- DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsNora AunorBembol RocoLovi PoeAn infertile midwife and her husband find a surrogate mother so that they can have a child.
- 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.
- DirectorEddie RomeroStarsFernando Poe Jr.Amalia FuentesChristopher De LeonFlashbacks encompass the history of the Philippines as well as the life story of the elderly Daniel Aguila. The Aguila family gathers to celebrate Daniel's 88th birthday, but the old man is nowhere to be seen--he has been missing for a decade. Suspecting that his father is in Mindanao, one of his sons takes off for that region in a determined search. Along the way, his memories of the nation and his father's life tell the story of 80 tumultuous years of personal and historical development.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsAnita LindaReynaldo DanteEddie Del MarA mother makes sense of the realities in the Philippine islands under colonial times.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaStarsRosa RosalTony SantosLeroy SalvadorHassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala-amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala-amai and vice versa, the Moros plot to break up the union of the happy couple.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsLeopoldo SalcedoJoseph EstradaLilia DizonBased on actual events, "The Moises Padilla Story" tells of a man's gallant stand, courage and struggle to fight an oligarchic governor who commands a private army to enforce his repressions of freedom.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorGina AlajarGloria RomeroA hired killer is hounded by the head of his own criminal group as he gradually unravels the syndicate's tightly-guarded secret.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsGardo VersozaYoyoy VillameLou VelosoIn a poor village by the Manila Bay breakwater, brothers Buboy and Basilio come to the city to escape from the violence at home. They meet a prostitute named Pakita and become close with her when Basilio treats her wounds. All they want is to lead normal lives, but the town's leader Dave has knavish interruptions that await them.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsJose Padilla Jr.Anita LindaTony TolmanThis is a great fantasy film about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezNora AunorRaul AragonEster Postigo (Nora Aunor) plays a social worker who cannot have a baby. Because of her infertility, her husband Luis (Raoul Aragon) goes to bed with her mother, Renata (Lolita Rodriguez) and she bears a child. Ester brings the matter to court.
- DirectorLaurice GuillenStarsLorna TolentinoDindo FernandoJoel TorreAbout a woman who changes personality to please the man she's with, and about the man who brings her sexuality to full bloom.
- DirectorGregorio FernandezStarsRogelio de la RosaEmma AlegreIke Jarlego Jr."Higit sa Lahat" tells of a father's love for his family, making a supreme sacrifice to give them a new lease on life.
- DirectorDanny L. ZialcitaStarsNora AunorVilma SantosDindo FernandoA sexy dancer who has been accused of homicide is defended by a female lawyer who tries to keep their relationship professional as the latter struggles with the confusion of thoughts and emotions brought about by her budding affections for the dancer.
- DirectorAuraeus SolitoStarsNathan LopezSoliman CruzJR ValentinA young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.
- DirectorCesar GallardoStarsJoseph EstradaBarbara PerezMario MontenegroThis is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.
- DirectorTikoy AguiluzStarsSarsi EmmanuelleSuzanne LoveJosephine ManuelA boatman wants more than just paddle his canoe for tourists in his town famed for its waterfalls. He moves to Manila, and lands a job as a live-sex performer, and his partner sees in him a way out of the slums and the red light district.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsNora AunorVina MoralesIan De LeonA Filipno domestic helper is accused of murdering her fellow domestic helper, and her employer's son in singapore.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaStarsDelia RazonMario MontenegroPriscilla CellonaLVN's top stars Delia Razon and Mario Montenegro were reunited for the nth time in this 1955 Lamberto Avellana's monumental epic, "Lapu-Lapu". Based form the celebrated Francisco V. Coching's Pilipino Komiks serial novel, the movie tells of the courageous and fierce stand put up by Lapu-Lapu and his men against the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan in what was dubbed as the 'Battle off Mactan'
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsDolphyNiño MuhlachPhillip SalvadorCoring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis (Philip Salvador). The baby grows up (the boy is played by a very young Niño Muhlach) thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems to be smooth until the kid's mother (Marissa Delgado) suddenly shows up to claim her son.
- DirectorMark MeilyStarsSharon CunetaHilda KoronelAngel AquinoA whimsical comedy about three women who cry at funerals, professionally.
- DirectorJeffrey JeturianStarsGina PareñoFonz DezaNanding JosefIn this starkly realistic narrative, director Jeffrey Jeturian presents a captivating portrait of a once-proud woman, haunted by memories of a dead son and hounded by the police, and her fragile and lonely life as a "kurador".
- DirectorEmmanuel I. RojasStarsFernando Poe Jr.Edna LunaRonald RemyA monstrous giant bird soars high across Manila and suburbs. Anak ng Bulkan was set in a remote volcanic island, tells of the friendship between a little boy named Bentoy (Ace York) and a giant bird named Goliat.
- DirectorDeo Fajardo Jr.StarsRobin PadillaEddie RodriguezAmy PerezAfter knowing his true identity, Anghel took the path of crime and violence. After some series of personal tragedies he decided to seek revenge that would lead him behind bars.
- DirectorGil PortesStarsDolphyEric QuizonJeffrey QuizonGil M Portes (Miguel/Michelle, 1999) tells the unconventional true story of Walter Dempster, Jr, otherwise known as Markova. After watching a documentary about the suffering of women forced into prostitution during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Markova decides to tell his own painful story to reporter Loren Legarda. Escaping the torment of growing up with an abusive older brother, he and his friends found further suffering at the hands of Japanese soldiers, forced into sex work to survive. But even after the war, Markova's struggle continued.
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsRosanna RocesRicky DavaoGardo VersozaSelya is disappointed with her lusty boyfriend Bobby, who only wants sex but no real relationship and certainly not marriage, so she leaves him behind and decides to marry the gay Ramon, whom she is convinced is definitely different. Has she made the right choice?
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCesar MontanoPen MedinaJhong HilarioFredo (Cesar Montano) is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life: his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge. Fredo commands a crew of young people from poor families as he takes his rattletrap ship into the ocean in search of fish that live along the reefs, snaring catch with an illegal netting system. Not all of Fredo's youthful sailors are willing to put up with his abusive arrogance, however, and even his father Dado (Pen Medina) and close friend Botong (Jhong Hilario) have grown weary of Fredo's tirades. Fredo's body is beginning to betray him as well, and as he and his crew damage the sea's reef beds in search of fish, no one is certain how much longer he will be able to continue.
- DirectorMar S. TorresStarsCarmen RosalesRogelio de la RosaPatria PlataA classic love story between a composer and a singer, and the song they put together. Celso's (Rogelio dela Rosa) mother's eyesight is failing. Celso, an undiscovered pianist, puts his fortune to the test and goes to the city for his mother's sake, leaving behind his true love Pilar (Carmen Rosales). A nameless figure in the city, all he has with him is a song, fruit of the labor of love between him and Pilar and his funny friend Menes (Dolphy). He finds a producer named Patria del Mar (Patria Plata) who is instantly attracted to him.
- DirectorEddie GarciaStarsVilma SantosDina BonnevieEdu ManzanoAn infertile woman who wants to give her husband a child asks a stranger to be a babymaker.
- DirectorTony CayadoStarsGloria RomeroRamon RevillaRic RodrigoKurdapya (Gloria Romero) is an ugly girl with crook teeth and is in love with a muscular handsome man a character played by Ramon Revilla. Unknown to her, she has a twin sister which is exactly opposite her - beautiful woman with very long silky hair. The riotous comedy begins.
- 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.
- DirectorDanny L. ZialcitaStarsVilma SantosHilda KoronelDindo FernandoTwo women are in love with the same man: one is his wife, the other is his mistress, and between them is the man whose love and time they share. But even the most discreet of affairs can be laid open, and even the most submissive of wives can lost her patience. Vilma Santos, Hilda Koronel and Dindo Fernando lend their thespic talents to this moving tale of love, betrayal, and retribution.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsRita GomezVic VargasEddie GarciaA taxi dancer (Rita Gomez) and taxi driver (Vic Vargas) are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director (Eddie Garcia). The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers.
- DirectorLav DiazStarsYul ServoJoel TorreGloria DiazA Filipino teenager is shot to death on a New Jersey, USA sidewalk: an investigation starts and his family and friends are interviewed. Along the way, more about him is revealed and so is more about the Filipino community in America in general, including the destructive effect of the drug "shabu" on its youth. The detective who handles the case also has his own personal demons to settle with his violent past.