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City After Dark (1980) Ishmael Bernal, Charito Solis, Alma Moreno, Lorna Tolentino
The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Read More »
The Woman Who Left AKA Ang babaeng humayo (2016) Lav Diaz, Charo Santos-Concio, John Lloyd Cruz, Michael De Mesa
After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, a woman plans to take revenge on her former lover. Read More »
Child of the Sun (2009) Christopher Gozum, Lowell Conales, Che Ramos, Tristan Aguirre
An exiled poet returns to his native homeland of Pangasinan province after many years of absence. Read More »
Fight for Us (1989) Lino Brocka, Phillip Salvador, Dina Bonnevie, Gina Alajar
In 1985, in the obscure town of Santa Filomena, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Roco) Read More »
James Batman (1966) Artemio Marquez, Dolphy, Shirley Moreno, Boy Alano
An evil syndicate is set to conquer the world, and the mission is to stop them from fulfilling their viscious plans. Read More »
Imburnal (2008) Sherad Anthony Sanchez, Brian Monterola, Jelieta Mariveles-Ruca, Allen Lumanog
An examination of poverty and violence and the influence it has on two boys who live in a slum. Read More »
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994) Kidlat Tahimik
A unique collaboration between Tahimik and his eldest son Kidlat Gottlieb Kalayaan, Why is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? Read More »
Burger Boys (1999) Lav Diaz, Gerald Madrid, Marcus Madrigal, Marco Salvador, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Four high school friends hatch a plan for a farcical heist that sends them spiraling into a series of surreal events littered with clowns Read More »
Cavite (2005) Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon, Edwin Lagda, Edgar Tancangco, Thriller
Adam, a security guard, travels from California to the Philippines, his native land, for his father’s funeral.
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Magnifico (2003) Maryo J. De Los Reyes, Lorna Tolentino, Albert Martinez, Gloria Romero, Drama
Even though he is not good in school and belongs to a poor and unfortunate family, Magnifico still have a big heart and a large amount of optimism that enabled him to help not only his family but also the community.
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Aberya (2012) Christian Linaban, Mercedes Cabral, Will Devaughn, Iwa Moto, Drama
A Filipino-American boxer on a pleasure trip, a prostitute on a mission, a local drug dealer experimenting with time travel, and a social climber all cross paths in Cebu, the beautiful Philippine southern island, in this deliriously imagined occult superhero movie.
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Scorpio Nights (1985) Peque Gallaga, Orestes Ojeda, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Daniel Fernando, Drama, Romance
In a crowded, multi-appartment house, a young student peeps on his neighbours making love and subsequently develops a steamy affair with the neighbour’s wife. The affair slowly becomes an obsession and spins out of control.
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