The Philippines, 1898. Fifty Spanish soldiers arrive in the small village of Baler to rebuild an outpost. Although the war against the Filipinos and their American allies is almost lost, as is the Spanish Empire, the garrison will endure a cruel siege for eleven months. They will be the last to surrender.

Deep Gold

2011

English

3.2

♡ 7

29%

Michael Gleissner Director

Jaymee Ong as Jess Sanchez

Isabelle Du as Jess Sanchez

Joel Torre as Ranulfo Sanchez

Bill Gardner as Voice Talent

Amy Sanchez (Bebe Pham) is a champion free diver who breaks a crucial free diving record. Her boyfriend, Tony dela Cruz (Jack Prinya), an Air Force Pilot, mysteriously disappears along with his plane that carries gold worth millions of dollars that was to be taken to the Central Bank. Determined to unearth the truth, she goes off to find out what has actually happened accompanied by her sister Jess Sanchez (Jaymee Ong). She moves on her adventurous journey not knowing that she herself is going to get entangled into a trap of lies that leads her to a much complex conspiracy.

The Woman Who Left

2016

Tagalog

7.1

♡ 38

80%

Lav Diaz Director

John Lloyd Cruz as Hollanda

Michael De Mesa as Rodrigo Trinidad

Jo-Ann Requiestas as Taba

Mae Paner as Warden

After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment for murder, a woman is released from prison and plans to take revenge on the man who framed her - her former lover, a wealthy member of the ruling class.

From What Is Before

2014

Tagalog

7.6

♡ 22

89%

Lav Diaz Director

Kyla Domingo as Aida

Bambi Beltran as Bai Rahmah

Kim Perez as Maria

Perry Dizon as Sito

From What Is Before chronicles the gradual decline of a remote village in the early 1970s Philippines and the strange occurrences that befall it and its people, coinciding with Ferdinand Marcos' proclamation of martial law.

Ignatius of Loyola

2016

English

5.7

♡ 17

85%

jesuits (society of jesus)

Paolo Dy Director

Isabel García Lorca as Dona Ines

Ben Temple as Master Ardevol

Julio Perillán as Padre Sanchez

Javier Godino as Xanti

Historical biographical religious drama film based on the memoirs of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order who was also canonized as a saint in Roman Catholicism.

Vampire Hookers

1978

English

3.9

♡ 6

44%

Cirio H. Santiago Director

Leo Martinez as Julio

John Carradine as Richmond Reed

Trey Wilson as Terry Wayne

Erna Martha Bauman as (uncredited)

A sinister vampire sends out a horde of undead beauties to bring back victims for his dinner.

Call Her Ganda

2018

English

6.5

♡ 12

100%

PJ Raval Director

Naomi Fontanos as Herself

Julita Laude as Herself

Virginia Lacsa Suarez as Herself

Meredith Talusan as Herself

When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case--an activist attorney, a transgender journalist and Jennifer's mother)--galvanize a political uprising, pursuing justice and taking on hardened histories of US imperialism.

Fires on the Plain

1959

Japanese

7.9

♡ 17

100%

struggle for survival

War

world war ii

Kon Ichikawa Director

Yoshio Inaba as

Yûzô Hayakawa as

Shunji Tsuda as

Eiji Funakoshi as Tamura

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.

The Golden Holiday

2020

Korean

5.4

♡ 9

Bong-han Kim Director

Mu-Young Hwang as

Christian Villete as

Fredie Abao as

Neil Ryan Sese as Boss

A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.

Watch List

2019

Tagalog

6.9

♡ 12

100%

Ben Rekhi Director

Arthur Acuña as

Angeli Bayani as

Jake Macapagal as

Alessandra de Rossi as Maria

Set against the drug wars in the Philippines, Maria's husband is murdered in mysterious circumstances and is left to fend for her three children in a police state. As she delves into Manila’s dark underworld of cops, criminals, and drugs to find answers, she realizes the truth is never black and white, and that she must explore her own darkness to keep her family safe.

Hollywood Boulevard

1976

English

5.8

♡ 9

46%

Joe Dante Director

Forrest J. Ackerman as Party Guest

Robby the Robot as Robby

Sheb Wooley as Screaming Enemy Soldiers

Allan Arkush as Sheriff with Rifle

A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes in low budget B-movie fair, which starts being plagued by strange, deadly accidents.

They Were Expendable

1945

English

7.2

♡ 16

92%

73%

Action

based on novel or book

John Ford Director

Cameron Mitchell as Ens. George Cross

John Roy as Man in Admiral's Office

Betty Blythe as Officer's Wife

Louis Jean Heydt as 'Ohio'

After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

The Real Glory

1939

English

6.5

♡ 2

80%

39%

Action

based on novel or book

Henry Hathaway Director

Reginald Owen as Capt. Steve Hartley

Gary Cooper as Dr. Bill Canavan

Kay Johnson as Mabel Manning

Elmo Lincoln as U.S. Captain

Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and native troops resist the fierce and treacherous attacks of the ruthless Alisang and his fanatical followers.

My Lady Boss

2013

Tagalog

6.4

♡ 8

Jade Castro Director

Marian Rivera as Evelyn Valejo Lontoc

Maricel Laxa as Lorna Ongpauco-Villegas

Sandy Andolong as Myrna Lontoc

Matet De Leon as Ruby

Zach is a rich boy forced to find and keep a job after a major blunder in a company he set up. He ends up working for Evelyn, whom he discovers to be the boss from hell. In the long run, he sees her for who and what she really is. Meanwhile, Evelyn is an uptight and tough Brand Manager who hires an assistant Brand Manager. When she finds herself dumped by her boyfriend, Evelyn seeks comfort in Zach, her assistant who shows a different side of him. As they get to know each other more and as their encounters become more intimate, they begin to ask themselves if what they feel for each other is for real. The problem is romance between boss and subordinate in a company is not allowed. Things get complicated when an office romance develops between the unlikely pair.

Beast of the Yellow Night

1971

English

3.5

♡ 2

14%

Eddie Romero Director

James Spencer as

Criselda as

John Ashley as Joseph Langdon / Philip Rogers

Mary Charlotte Wilcox as Julia Rogers

Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

Insiang

1976

Tagalog

7.5

♡ 10

100%

Lino Brocka Director

George Atutubo as

Joe Jardi as Bebot's friend

Eddie Pagayon as Bebot's friend

Danilo Posadas as Dado's friend

A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.

Impasse

1969

English

5.1

♡ 6

Richard Benedict Director

Anne Francis as Bobby Jones

Lyle Bettger as Hansen

Burt Reynolds as Pat Morrison

Sheb Wooley as Pat Morrison's Scream

Adventurers search for World War II gold in the Philippines.

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

1950

English

5.9

♡ 3

60%

general douglas macarthur

philippines

preserved film

War

Fritz Lang Director

Carleton Young as Col. Elliott M. Phillips

Micheline Presle as Jeanne Martinez

Tom Ewell as Jim Mitchell

Robert Patten as Lovejoy

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.

For the Broken Hearted

2018

Tagalog

6.1

♡ 6

Action

Drama

philippines

Digo Ricio Director

Katya Santos as Jackie's Mom

Via Antonio as Ms. Ice Cream

Andrea Del Rosario as Shalee's Mom

Gary Lim as Taxi Driver

Three different stories about heartbreak and happy endings.

Love You to the Stars and Back

2017

Tagalog

7.4

♡ 8

Antoinette Jadaone Director

Ruby Ruiz as Aling Berns

Joshua Garcia as Caloy

Odette Khan as Doña Leticia

Jelson Bay as Mang Berting

A girl named Mika decides to go on a road trip to look for aliens. During her trip, she accidentally bumps into Caloy whom she gives a free ride to until he reaches his destination. Mika then finds out that Caloy has cancer but despite it, he has learned to accept his fate. Both embark on a journey filled with adventures and misadventures not knowing they would fall in love with each other along the way.

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1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines

Deep Gold

The Woman Who Left

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Ignatius of Loyola

Vampire Hookers

Call Her Ganda

Fires on the Plain

The Golden Holiday

Watch List

Hollywood Boulevard

They Were Expendable

The Real Glory

My Lady Boss

Beast of the Yellow Night

Insiang

Impasse

American Guerrilla in the Philippines

For the Broken Hearted

Love You to the Stars and Back