Good Filipino Movies
Just some of the best Filipino movies I have watched. Ranked in no particular order.
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- DirectorJeffrey JeturianStarsNenita DeonosoKaren Leslie DemateraBoobsieThe movie follows a seemingly-usual day in the life of Loida Malabanan as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap opera as an extra. As the shoot goes on we get a glimpse of truth in the ruling system of the production as well as the exploitation of marginalized laborers like Loida.Original title: Ekstra
- DirectorSadhana BuxaniDitsi CarolinoThis is a documentary about child labor in the Philippine provinces. The directors recorded small children working under excruciating conditions in slaughterhouses, sugarcane fields, and ship docks in order to add to their family income.Original title: Minsan Lang Sila Bata
Documentary film featuring poor children doing hard work to earn some living. - DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsAnita LindaRustica CarpioTanya GomezTwo elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the victim, the other is the suspect. Both weak and poor, they laboriously solicit money in the midst of a storm, one for the victim's burial, the other for the suspect's bail bond.Original title: Lola
- 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.
- DirectorMaryo J. de los ReyesStarsNida BlancaNestor De VillaMaricel SorianoA family's source of joy becomes the cause of all their grief. After years of trying to have a son, a couple finally decides to adopt one. While Shayne their only child is receptive at first, she finds herself getting increasingly jealous of Joel who has become the couple's center of attention. Shayne realizes that her adopted brother is no threat at all when he demonstrates his affection for her. But just when harmony is restored in the family, tragedy strikes during a beach excursion. Acting on a dare by Joel, Shane's father drifts afar from the shore and drowns. Shane's mother suffers a breakdown and blames Joel for the tragedy. Albeit Shane tries to hold the family together, the mother becomes inconsolable and demands that she return the boy to the orphanage. Now, Shayne must make the painful choice whether to keep her brother or submit to her mother's wishes.About a family adopting a child to give joy to their family, not knowing it will be the source of their grief in the end
- DirectorVeronica VelascoStarsEugene DomingoEnchong DeeLeo MartinezRoad rage between two buses causes an accident that puts the passengers' lives in jeopardy. The ones most greatly affected are a middle-aged woman named Fiesta, retired old family patriarch Tonio, and young lad Caloy. These three are pierced through a single steel bar--a dangerous situation that even their doctors find a major challenge. But even before this unfortunate circumstance, these three have had their share of unhappiness in their lives.
- 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.Atsay (English translation: "maid")
A maid's hardships by several cruel employers. - DirectorYam LaranasStarsJomari YllanaRichard GutierrezIza CalzadoMarvin savors his independence in a newly-acquired unit of an old apartment building. He is frequently visited by his girlfriend Pinky. Except for the occasional noise from an apartment unit down the hallway, the place is almost perfect for Marvin. At the end of the hallway live Anna, her jealous husband Bert, and their young daughter Lara. Bert is a cop who has always suspected Anna of two-timing him. His frequent jealous outbursts always lead to beatings that can be heard throughout the whole floor. Marvin is often awakened at night by the sound of violence and screaming from Anna's unit. He complains to the building's drunken caretaker, who just tells him to ignore the disturbances from down the hall. Anna and Lara usually ask for help from Jude, whose apartment is in the middle of the hallway. Jude's apartment becomes a temporary refuge for little Lara. One day, Pinky drops by Marvin's apartment and is shocked to see a woman knocking on his door. Pinky suspects Marvin is seeing another girl, which could explain why he has been acting strange lately. Marvin vehemently denies seeing another woman; it's the strange happenings in the building that are making him act strangely lately. Meanwhile, the beatings down the hall intensify. Jude gets scared because cruel cop Burt suspects--wrongly) that he's having an affair with Anna. Marvin gets drawn to the couple's frequent quarrels; he even witnesses Bert chasing Anna and beating on her in the corridor. All that violence affects Marvin. At length, he musters the courage to find out more about the quarreling couple. What he finds out shocks him. Marvin uncovers a secret that will change his life, and Pinky's. The discovery launches a series of hauntings that stalk him and Pinky. He decides to leave his apartment, but the hauntings follow them wherever they go. Marvin finally decides to confront the problem, and he returns to the old apartment building to face the evil that dwells there. What happens next shakes the very core of his beliefs about life, love, and the spirit world.Referring to "Sigaw", the original 2004 movie in Tagalog language, and not the 2007 remake in English language.
- DirectorMark Philipp EspinaStarsIan VeneracionAssunta De RossiYul Servo"HILAKBOT," Xavier Adriano's brainchild-horror show is doing well in its afternoon slot. The show tackles tongue-in-cheek re-enactments of horror stories interspersed with interviews with the people who have knowledge or have had experienced the hauntings. Now, GBS Network wants to bring it to primetime- provided that they present an entirely new concept. Carlo takes the challenge and decides to shoot in Siquijor- an Island in the south well-known of its mysticism. But that's just the beginning of things to come. The network assigns Doreen Jimenez as the executive producer of the new show. She has reputation of developing great shows for the network. But Doreen is Carlo's former flame. They still have unresolved issues to deal with. And now, she's breathing behind her neck and has a hand in the creative decisions. She even replaced Carlo's resident cameraman and writer much to Carlo's disgust. Alex Alonzo, Carlo's current girlfriend and the show's host tries to calm him down and encourage him to ignore Doreen. Together with Alex Yniquez, the show's new cameraman, Jake Bernal, the writer and Miguel Sarmiento, the production assistant, they travel to Siquijor. During their stay in Siquijor nothing odd happens in the island. So Carlo resorted back to his old ways- he stages a possession in order to get what he wanted because they're running out of time. But like a catalyst- as soon as they've finished shooting the pseudo-possession and went back to Manila- strange things start to happen to each members of the team. It's as if they've been cursed. Carlo tries to investigate what is really happening. He probes into the events and digs deeper into their footages with the help of his editor Neil. As he does, a whirlwind of chilling mystery ensues steadily building up into a hell-raising finale. In the end, the crew learns that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. But is it too late to redeem themselves?A horror movie, based on Phil. folklore/beliefs.
Venue: Siquijor Island, Philippines - DirectorJose De VillaStarsParalumanRita GomezLolita RodriguezA B&W movie. About the effects of a controlling mother to the family.
- DirectorEddie GarciaStarsDina BonnevieChristopher De LeonNida BlancaAn embittered mother sends her daughter away when the girl reestablishes a relationship with her estranged father.Magdusa Ka! (English translation : "[you] Suffer!")
About an adopted girl forced to live on her own and left to suffer to the extreme. - 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.Original title: Muro Ami
Effects of reef hunting. Also features some insight into the lives of the (young) reef hunters while at sea. - DirectorChris MartinezStarsAnne CurtisCristine ReyesSam MilbyChildhood best friends who are both geniuses in school eventually become bittersweet rivals for campus athlete Mark Ferrer. Zoe Tuazon is a rich, overweight and aggressive mestiza; Aica Tabayoyong is a poor, nerdy, nearsighted student with a bad case of teenage acne. In an effort to outsmart and outclass each other, Zoe and Aica each undergo cosmetic surgery and become ravishing vixens engaged in ugly confrontations.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsMaricel SorianoEdu ManzanoAngelu De LeonAfter finishing prison sentence in Canada and came back to the Philippines, Gemma wants to recover her son after she was abandoned by her husband, Edwin. To do so, she worked as a nanny and was hired by Cindy, new wife of her husband. Being closer to her son in this household, she plans to escape with her son.Original title: Abandonada
- DirectorJoel LamanganEric QuizonStarsLorna TolentinoEric QuizonAlbert MartinezIs three always a crowd? What if one daring woman afraid of being left behind by Mother Time sets out to seduce one handsome guy who without her knowledge is hiding an explosive secret in his closet? What if she succeeds and she ends up being knocked up by him? And what if she discovers that he is gay and that he has a live-in partner who is also gay? Can the three of them live in peace and harmony under one roof? Or will they be forever trapped inside the notion that three is always a crowd? A funny heart warming story about three extraordinary people and their extraordinary relationship.Original title: Pusong Mamon
A gay and his boyfriend's relationship undergo some changes when one of them impregnates a woman, who forces the gay to be the father of the child to be born. - DirectorBebong OsorioStarsRobin PadillaBb GandanghariRoi VinzonWitness the soldiers who risk their lives to protect the people. Giving up their personal happiness to respond to the call of duty, the dedicated servicepeople encounter tremendous excitement on the battlefield as the conflict between Christians and Muslims rages on.About the conflict between Christians (Christian soldiers) and Muslims in Mindanao province.
Genre: Action, comedy, drama - DirectorJoel LamanganStarsEddie GarciaCogie DomingoJaclyn JoseHaving strung along with delinquent friends to a home robbery that ends in a wealthy old woman's death, Manila slum youth Sonny is too stunned to get away while the others elude police capture. He's duly convicted of murder--as an adult, since the orphan boy's birth certificate was lost in a fire, and his callous foster parents are nowhere to be found. Thrown into lockup among hardened lifers, the terrified 16-year-old is at the mercy of various strong-arm cliques on death row. He's courted by booty-bandit Gabino, who plots to seize cell block "mayor" Mio's status as chief executor of the in-house drug trade controlled by rich prisoner Assunta. A few figures take a more protective than explosive interest in the new fish. But Sonny's best ally turns out to be old-school gangster Sinat, who at 77 is still gruff and imposing enough to survive outside all the block's warring factions. He also has the support of distant relative Gina, a church-sponsored legal advocate. As he is uninterested in the early-release petition she offers, he encourages her to take up Sonny's case instead.