South East Asia: Extensive watchlist
by Melvelet | created - 25 Oct 2016 | updated - 28 Oct 2016 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Be with Me (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
"Be with Me" consists of three stories of love vs. solitude : 1) An aging, lonesome shopkeeper doesn't believe in life anymore, ever since his wife died. But he is saved from desperation by... See full summary »
Director: Eric Khoo | Stars: Theresa Poh Lin Chan, Chiew Sung Ching, Lawrence Yong, Leong Kooi Eng
Votes: 1,762
2. Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary, History, News
Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in Burma by thousands of monks.
Director: Anders Østergaard | Stars: George W. Bush, Joshua Min Htut, Ko Muang, Aung San Suu Kyi
Votes: 2,520 | Gross: $0.05M
3. City After Dark (1980)
TV-MA | 150 min | Drama
The 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... See full summary »
Director: Ishmael Bernal | Stars: Charito Solis, Alma Moreno, Lorna Tolentino, Rio Locsin
Votes: 238
4. Travelling Circus (1988)
76 min | Drama
Tells the bittersweet story of a small traveling circus stopping in an impoverished ethnic minority village in Vietnam's central highlands. Through the eyes of a village youngster, we ... See full summary »
Director: Linh Viet | Stars: Son Bac, Khuong Be, Ngan Thai, Anh The
Votes: 103
5. Nostalgia for Countryland (1995)
116 min | Drama, Romance
The dynamics of a Vietnamese rural village change when an urban woman returns to the village she originally belonged to and begins a love triangle.
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Tat Binh Dang, Yen Hoang, Vân Lê, Bich Ngoc
Votes: 168
6. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Anh Hoa Nguyen
Votes: 9,989 | Gross: $1.91M
7. Thi xã trong tam tay (1983)
90 min | Drama
At the close of the Sino-Vietnamese border war, a journalist travels to Lang Son in northern Vietnam, the hometown of his former girlfriend, to report on the situation there.
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Hàng Quê, Tat Binh Dang, Hoa Van, Trong Quoc
Votes: 12
8. The Guava House (2000)
100 min | Drama
A middle-aged man whose emotional and mental development ended at adolescence becomes obsessed with a guava tree in the yard of his former childhood home. When he is arrested trying sneak ... See full summary »
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Bài Bình Bùi, Lan Huong Nguyen, Thu Thuy Pham, Thi Huong Thao Le
Votes: 160
9. The Missing Picture (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Randal Douc, Jean-Baptiste Phou
Votes: 3,526 | Gross: $0.05M
10. The Rice People (1994)
125 min | Drama
In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer, "from UN lorries". They have never seen a rice field. One day, these children will have to learn to ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Peng Phan, Mom Soth, Chhim Naline, Va Simorn
Votes: 316 | Gross: $0.04M
11. One Evening After the War (1998)
108 min | Drama, War
After the end of the Cambodian Civil War, people in Cambodia struggled in their return to their normal lives. Among them is a kick boxer Savannah (Narith Roeun). A survivor of the war, who ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Chea Lyda Chan, Ratha Keo, Sra N'Gath Kheav, Peng Phan
Votes: 146
12. Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Duangjai Hiransri, Kome Kongkiat Komesiri, Saisiri Xoomsai
Votes: 1,729
13. Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
Unrated | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
With its loud acting style, exuberant sets and stunning shots in pastel colours, this Thai cult film is as much a parody as an homage to the Western and the romantic tearjerker.
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng | Stars: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Suwinit Panjamawat
Votes: 2,918 | Gross: $0.07M
14. Wonderful Town (2007)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
After the tsunami struck the coast town of Takua Pa, young architect Ton moves in town to develop a construction project and settles in a small hotel run by Na, a young sensitive local girl... See full summary »
Director: Aditya Assarat | Stars: Anchalee Saisoontorn, Supphasit Kansen, Dul Yaambunying, Prateep Harnudomlap
Votes: 936
15. Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Petcharat Chaiburi
Votes: 5,426 | Gross: $0.05M
16. Nymph (2009)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy
An urban husband and wife travel to the jungle and learn just how precious their relationship is.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Porntip Papanai, Wanida Termthanaporn, Chamanun Wanwinwatsara
Votes: 593
17. Sawan baan na (2009)
122 min | Drama
Facing seizure of their own lands, two families found themselves farming together on the same field, hoping to get through just another rice-farming season like every year. But no matter ... See full summary »
Director: Uruphong Raksasad | Stars: Prayad Jumma, Sai Jumma, Sompong Jumma, Nikorn Mungmeung
Votes: 112
18. Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy (2013)
127 min | Comedy, Drama
Mary is in her last course of school. She'll confront sudden changes in her life, loving relatins and friendship. Based on some tweets of an anonymous girl.
Director: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Stars: Thanapob Leeratanakachorn, Chonnikan Netjui, Patcha Poonpiriya, Narissara Thanapreechakul
Votes: 1,064
19. Monrak Transistor (2001)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Phaen is a suburban young man with a great love for music. He never misses a chance to show off his voice at temple fairs in his village. It is at one of the fairs that he meets and falls ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Supakorn Kitsuwon, Siriyakorn Pukkavesh, Black Phomtong, Somlek Sakdikul
Votes: 1,020
20. Ploy (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
Every relationship has an expiration date. Every relationship needs its fantasies...some more real than others... A violent death of a relative brings Wit and his wife, Dang, back to ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Lalita Panyopas, Porntip Papanai, Thaksakorn Pradapphongsa
Votes: 1,550
21. Invisible Waves (2006)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
After inadvertently killing his girlfriend, a man (Asano) flees Macau for Thailand in an attempt to cope with his guilt, and avoid possible arrest. But the relocation doesn't prevent his problems from following him, as his new friends could be potential enemies.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Kang Hye-jeong, Eric Tsang, Maria Cordero
Votes: 1,707
22. Headshot (II) (2011)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A cop who becomes a hitman for a group aimed at eliminating those who are above the law finds his world turned upside down by a single a devastating blow.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul, Apisit Opasaimlikit
Votes: 1,843 | Gross: $0.00M
23. Eternity (2010)
105 min | Drama
The sort of love story that can only be believed in Thailand. A man returns after his death to the landscape of his youth and relives the love that was meant for eternity. Even if you don't... See full summary »
Director: Sivaroj Kongsakul | Stars: Pattraporn Jaturanrassmee, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Namfon Udomlertlak
Votes: 74
24. Reincarnate (2010)
73 min | Drama
A teacher and his student go on a trip to a magical island where there is urban life and tourist attractions as well as a palace and temples. A haunting past still gnaws, spreads, mates and... See full summary »
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul | Stars: Tharapong Buasai, Ratikorn Jaruswutthiwong, Lhong, Thunska Pansittivorakul
Votes: 98
25. P-047 (2011)
98 min | Drama
Lek and Kong work side by side at the shopping mall. Lek is a lonely locksmith, and Kong is an aspiring writer. When Kong comes up with a plan to put Leks lock picking skills to good use, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Kongdej Jaturanrasamee | Stars: Margot Chung, Weerasak Glunrawd, Nastnathakit Intarasut, Kaneungnich Jaksamithanon
Votes: 216
26. Soi Cowboy (2008)
117 min | Drama
A Thai woman tries to avoid working in the red-light district of Bangkok and seeks some security by living with a European man.
Director: Thomas Clay | Stars: Nicolas Bro, Pimwalee Thampanyasan, Petch Mekoh, Natee Srimanta
Votes: 227
27. Mekong Hotel (2012)
61 min | Drama, Music
Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a film-maker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampiric mother and daughter.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Chai Bhatana, Maiyatan Techaparn
Votes: 922 | Gross: $0.00M
28. In April the Following Year, There Was a Fire (2012)
76 min | Drama
Nhum is a construction foreman working in Bangkok. The political instability in Thailand has made its presence felt in all business sectors. Nhum suddenly finds himself out of jobs. He ... See full summary »
Director: Wichanon Somunjarn
Votes: 41
29. The Terrorists (2011)
103 min | Documentary
"The Terrorists". A black cloak of forgetting, suppressing and covering has descended on the events that took place in Bangkok in spring 2010.
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul
Votes: 93
31. Bangkok Dangerous (2000)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story is of a deaf-mute hitman and his partner who are based in Bangkok. He is friends with his partner's girlfriend who is a stripper at a local club. They go about their assassination... See full summary »
Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Pawarith Monkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha, Patharawarin Timkul, Pisek Intrakanchit
Votes: 3,779 | Gross: $0.02M
32. Thirdworld (1999)
17 min | Short
A depiction of the landscape, both metaphorically and realistically, of Panyi island.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Votes: 118
33. The Blue Hour (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Horror
THE BLUE HOUR is a sexy supernatural love story about a bullied loner, Tam, who finds solace in the arms of Phum, a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool. Phum reveals that his family's ... See full summary »
Director: Anucha Boonyawatana | Stars: Atthaphan Phunsawat, Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang, Duangjai Hiransri, Nithiroj Simkamtom
Votes: 1,036
34. Shutter (II) (2004)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana, Unnop Chanpaibool
Votes: 49,194
35. Four Stations (2012)
103 min | Drama
It covers the lives of the poor in 4 different regions of Thailand, all connected by the same railroad. A monk, a laborer, an orphan and former friends, all facing various problems and hardships.
Director: Boonsong Nakphoo | Stars: Yanisa Arjpru, Piya Chaikaewkhao, Prasi Poonyamano, Samarnmit Promwong
Votes: 19
36. Supernatural (2014)
Unrated | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In the future, an unseen leader transforms Thailand into a strange world where humans are forbidden from touching. Part political essay, part erotic gay drama,.
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul | Stars: Baramee Jarinyatorn, Waranyoo Suwan, Nophand Boonyai, Gandhi Anantagant
Votes: 83
37. How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
On the eve of the draught lottery in Thailand, Oat remembers trying to convince his older brother to change his fate.
Director: Josh Kim | Stars: Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, Toni Rakkaen, Thira Chutikul, Arthur Navarat
Votes: 934
38. Peesua lae dokmai (1985)
120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Hujan, an elementary school student, lived with his father and younger brother and sister since his mother died of illness. One day, learning that his father is about to lose his job, Hujan... See full summary »
Director: Yutthana Mukdasanit | Stars: Duangjai Hathaikarn, Rome Isara, Wasana Pholyiam, Suchao Pongwilai
Votes: 106
39. Insects in the Backyard (2010)
93 min | Drama
In the absence of their parents, Johnny (15) and Jennifer (17) are being brought up by their "big sister" Tanya, an overdressed transvestite who eats and smokes too much and causes both ... See full summary »
Director: Tanwarin Sukkhapisit | Stars: Nonpavit Dansriboon, Suchada Rojmanothum, Tanwarin Sukkhapisit
Votes: 66
40. This Area Is Under Quarantine (2009)
80 min | Documentary
It doesn't look spectacular at first. Two boys each talk separately about their experiences. In the end also on the sexual level. In the end they are also in the room together. In the end they don't leave it at talking.
Director: Thunska Pansittivorakul | Stars: Pradit Pradinan, Sathit Sobree
Votes: 41
41. Mae bia (2001)
Drama, Thriller
Mekhala's affair with a married man angers her pet cobra, which tries to kill him despite her attempts to stop it.
Director: Somching Srisupap | Stars: Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Akara Amarttayakul, Chotiros Kaewpinij, Davorin Nikolavcic
Votes: 128
42. Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)
103 min | Comedy, Crime
A young working woman has to follow obscure advice by an old sage in order to prevent a worst-case scenario. A returning nightmare of a family home built by her deceased mother for the ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Fay Atsawet, Phaibunkiat Khiaogao, Ray MacDonald, Champagne X
Votes: 296
43. Inhalation (2010)
17 min | Short, Drama
Unhappy farm worker Mei steals some money from her boyfriend Seng, boards a ship to Japan and leaves him broken-hearted. But when she is deported it is Seng that greets her at the harbor for a night of bitter reflection.
Director: Edmund Yeo | Stars: Susan Lee, Ernest Chong
Votes: 214
44. Call If You Need Me (2009)
104 min | Crime, Drama
Or Kia moves from the countryside to Kuala Lumpur to work for his cousin Ah Soon, a mid-level gangster enforcer. While Or Kia works hard to put his sister through school, Ah Soon cares for ... See full summary »
Director: James Lee | Stars: Chee Keong Chye, Bok Lai Loh, Ramana Mohan, Sunny Pang
Votes: 36
45. Sham moh (2009)
94 min | Drama
A 23-year-old man looking to escape the burden of his alcoholic mother strikes up an illicit online relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
Director: Yuhang Ho | Stars: Kara Wai, Tien You Chui, Yasmin Ahmad, Azman Hassan
Votes: 318
46. My Daughter (2009)
76 min | Drama
A story about a careless mother and her lonely, insecure daughter. Eighteen year old Faye is always on the edge because of her mother's boyfriends. Her mother survives by running a beauty ... See full summary »
Director: Charlotte Lim | Stars: Chua Thien See, Fooi Mun Lai, Cheong Hoe Chee, Wen Haur Lam
Votes: 33
47. Woman on Fire Looks for Water (2009)
100 min | Drama
The story of Ah Fei, and his father Ah Kau. Ah Fei is in love with Lily, but she has a boyfriend. Ah Kau is dying, but visits an old lover, Ai Ling. A personal tale of love, longing, and ultimate forgiveness.
Director: Ming Jin Woo | Stars: Ernest Chong, Kok Keong Chung, Fei Ling Foo, Hui Yee Gan
Votes: 137
48. The Tiger Factory (2010)
84 min | Drama
Ping Ping is 19 and wants to go to Japan to work in a car parts company. She's under the guardianship of her aunt, Madame Tien, who shuffles her between two jobs - working in a pig farm, ... See full summary »
Director: Ming Jin Woo | Stars: Fooi Mun Lai, Pearlly Chua, Susan Lee, Rum Nun Chung
Votes: 157
49. Tai yang yue (2006)
94 min | Drama
A lyrical approach to a young man's recognition of the violence and harshness of life.
Director: Yuhang Ho | Stars: Choon Wai Kuan, Yasmin Ahmad, Jonathan Wing Hong Cheung, Fooi Mun Lai
Votes: 129
50. Love Conquers All (2006)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Ping leaves her hometown for Kuala Lumper to work with her aunt. During the counteless days of boredom, her niece shares with her conversations with a pen pal during the day, while a young ... See full summary »
Director: Chui Mui Tan | Stars: Coral Ong, Stephen Chua, Ho Chi Lai, Jiun Jiun
Votes: 133
51. Bunohan: Return to Murder (2011)
97 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A complex story of murder, passion and haunting memories for three estranged brothers and their ailing father.
Director: Dain Said | Stars: Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim, Bront Palarae
Votes: 548
53. Sepet (2004)
104 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
A look at how two young lovers from totally different background cope with family and social pressure.
Director: Yasmin Ahmad | Stars: Choo Seong Ng, Sharifah Amani, Linus Chung, Mei Ling Tan
Votes: 633
54. Muallaf (I) (2008)
80 min | Drama
Two sisters run away from an abusive father and come under the care of a Catholic schoolteacher.
Director: Yasmin Ahmad | Stars: Leysha Al-Yahya, Sharifah Amani, Ning Baizura, Rahim Razali
Votes: 161
55. The Elephant and the Sea (2007)
100 min | Drama
Two men -- one elderly, one in his twenties -- are touched by tragedies linked to a single source in this drama from Malaysian filmmaker Woo Ming Jin. Yun Ding (Berg Lee Seng Wan) is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ming Jin Woo | Stars: Kok Keong Chung, Berg Lee, Meng Hui Ng, Chui Mui Tan
Votes: 79
56. Lampu merah mati (2005)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A group of men arrested for the terrorist bombing of a nightclub have to reenact their actions for the police and media.
Director: Ming Jin Woo | Stars: Azman Hassan, Hariry Jalil, Pang Khee Teik, Sharaad Kuttan
Votes: 49
57. Nian ni ru xi (2006)
99 min | Drama
One day Chang's wife Ling Yue went to work and never returns. She left no message of whatever kind or clues. A man named Tong shows up and claims to be Ling Yue's lover and is looking for ... See full summary »
Director: James Lee | Stars: Chee Keong Chye, Len Siew Mee, Pete Teo
Votes: 45
58. Sailing a Sinking Sea (2015)
65 min | Documentary, Adventure, Music
An experimental documentary exploring the culture of the Moken people of Burma and Thailand. The Moken are a seafaring community and one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Asia, ... See full summary »
Director: Olivia Wyatt
Votes: 45
59. Mei li de xi yi ji (2004)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Teoh is dumped by his live-in girlfriend who takes all her possessions, including the washing machine. He buys a second-hand machine, which is when things go wrong.
Director: James Lee | Stars: Yuhang Ho, Berg Lee, Danny Lim, Bok Lai Loh
Votes: 168
60. Melancholia (2008)
Not Rated | 450 min | Drama
Three people engage in a strange therapy to get away from their agonies.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Angeli Bayani, Perry Dizon, Roeder Camanag, Dante Perez
Votes: 555
61. Maicling pelicula nañg ysañg Indio Nacional (2005)
96 min | Drama, History
The lives of three people change during and after the 1986 Philippine revolt.
Director: Raya Martin | Stars: The Barasoain Kalinangan Theater Group, Lemuel Galman, Mark Joshua Maclang, Russell Ongkeko
Votes: 122
62. Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
TV-14 | 125 min | Drama, Mystery
Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Bembol Roco, Lou Salvador Jr., Joonee Gamboa
Votes: 2,651
63. Century of Birthing (2011)
Not Rated | 360 min | Drama
An artist struggles to finish his work. A storyline about a cult plays in his head. Fundamentalism will destroy the world. The artist destroys his muse in the process. He redeems her in the end.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Perry Dizon, Angel Aquino, Bart Guingona, Hazel Orencio
Votes: 300
64. Hesus, rebolusyunaryo (2002)
112 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Hesus Mariano is caught in a deadly match between his mentor Rebel Leader Miguel Reynante and military Colonel Arnold Simon. Drawing inspiration from his childhood sweetheart Hilda, Hesus ... See full summary »
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Mark Anthony Fernandez, Donita Rose, Joel Lamangan, Ronnie Lazaro
Votes: 83
65. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
Not Rated | 625 min | Drama
The collapse and the struggle of a poor farming clan in Philippines.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Elryan de Vera, Angie Ferro, Pen Medina, Marife Necesito
Votes: 510
66. Insiang (1976)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
The 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.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa, Rez Cortez, Marlon Ramirez
Votes: 2,135
67. Heremias, Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess (2006)
519 min | Crime, Drama
A wandering peddler separates from his fellow salesman and becomes involved with criminals in the jungle.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Ronnie Lazaro, Jordan, Sid Lucero, Dante Balois
Votes: 200
68. Turumba (1981)
95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Kadu, a boy from Pakil, Laguna, experiences the dissolution of tradition as it gives way to capitalism in the form of Madame, a foreigner who initially came to their village as a customer during the Festival of Turumba.
Director: Kidlat Tahimik | Stars: Homer Abiad, Iñigo Vito, Maria Pehipol, Patricio Abari
Votes: 107
69. Now Showing (2008)
280 min | Drama
Director: Raya Martin | Stars: Ness Roque, Adriana Agcaoili, Via Antonio, Daisy Carino
Votes: 78
70. Autohystoria (2007)
95 min | Drama
Mix-mastering history, the paranoid thriller, the documentary and the landscape film, pic tells of very different fates for two sets of brothers in oppressive Philippine settings.
Director: Raya Martin | Star: Lowell Conales
Votes: 63
71. Babae sa breakwater (2003)
124 min | Drama
In 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Mario O'Hara | Stars: Gardo Versoza, Yoyoy Villame, Lou Veloso, Lucita Soriano
Votes: 102
72. Miracle (1982)
TV-14 | 124 min | Drama
Elsa saw the blessed Virgin Mary who had changed her life and caused a hysteria in a poor isolated village.
Director: Ishmael Bernal | Stars: Nora Aunor, Spanky Manikan, Gigi Dueñas, Laura Centeno
Votes: 902
73. Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.
Director: Auraeus Solito | Stars: Nathan Lopez, Soliman Cruz, JR Valentin, Neil Ryan Sese
Votes: 1,631
74. Prologue to the Great Desaparecido (2013)
31 min | Short, History
'Prologue To The Great Desaparecido' is an introduction to Lav Diaz's most important upcoming feature film, 'The Great Desaparecido', which questions Truth and History around Philippine ... See full summary »
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Hazel Orencio, Archie Alemania, Noel Sto. Domingo
Votes: 56
75. From What Is Before (2014)
TV-MA | 338 min | Drama
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and ... See full summary »
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Perry Dizon, Roeder Camanag, Hazel Orencio, Karenina Haniel
Votes: 844
76. Next Attraction (2008)
90 min | Drama
A young man runs away from home in Manila and has his first sexual experience with a man.
Director: Raya Martin | Stars: Jaclyn Jose, Coco Martin, Paolo Rivero, JK Anicoche
Votes: 33
77. Lola (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Two 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Tanya Gomez, Jhong Hilario
Votes: 917
78. No pongso do tedted no mondo: Ang isla sa dulo ng mundo (2005)
105 min | Documentary, Drama
Martin travels to Itbayat island, of the Batan group, on the far north of the Phillipines, to record the customs of its inhabitants and their life away from modern civilization. Itbayat is ... See full summary »
Director: Raya Martin | Stars: Advencula Alcantara, Leon Alcantara, Maria Alcantara, Vicente Cano
Votes: 31
79. Service (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Romance
The Pineda family struggles with bigamy, unwanted pregnancy, possible incest, and skin irritations in a dilapidated movie theater.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Gina Pareño, Jaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz, Coco Martin
Votes: 1,921 | Gross: $0.06M
80. Florentina Hubaldo, CTE (2012)
Not Rated | 360 min | Drama
In a rural area, a father forces his daughter into prostitution. Somewhere else, two men embark on a quest for a buried treasure.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Hazel Orencio, Kristine Kintana, Noel Sto. Domingo, Willy Fernandez
Votes: 266
81. Imburnal (2008)
212 min | Drama
Director: Sherad Anthony Sanchez | Stars: Brian Monterola, Jelieta Mariveles-Ruca, Allen Lumanog, Lawrence Garrido
Votes: 66
82. Ang ninanais (2010)
120 min | Documentary, Drama
A young girl goes through villages as a debt collector and in the process, lends herself to play roles to others, as an elemental, revolutionary, lover.
Director: John Torres | Stars: Ciriaco Gibraltar, Tope Grabato, Che Villanueva
Votes: 17
83. Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey (2012)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
Tony knows nothing but tough times, living in the bleak circus of the slums he calls home amongst denizens of the underworld: the crippled pimp, the lonely housewife, the neighborhood gay ... See full summary »
Director: Khavn | Stars: Timothy Castillo, Marife Necesito, Jim Rocky Tangco, Jonathan Reyes
Votes: 184
84. Iskwaterpangk (2007)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
Filmed in just one day, Squatterpunk follows an eight year old Slum King named Hapon, a cocky would-be gangster with a Travis Bickle haircut, and his rat-bag minions through one of the ... See full summary »
Votes: 40
85. Three Years Without God (1976)
TV-14 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, War
A woman falls in love with a Japanese soldier during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines; the whole town turns against her.
Director: Mario O'Hara | Stars: Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon, Bembol Roco, Orlando Nadres
Votes: 496
86. Manila (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.
Directors: Adolfo Alix Jr., Raya Martin | Stars: Piolo Pascual, Rosanna Roces, Jay Manalo, Alessandra De Rossi
Votes: 147
87. Captive (I) (2012)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows the hostage crisis of the Dos Palmas kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the life of the hostages whose survivors were freed after an awful year in captivity.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Mulville, Marc Zanetta, Rustica Carpio
Votes: 846
88. Engkwentro (2009)
60 min | Drama
"Engwkentro" follows two teenage brothers attempting to escape an unnamed city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor. They must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run ... See full summary »
Director: Pepe Diokno | Stars: Celso Ad. Castillo, Felix Roco, Daniel Medrana, Zyrus Desamparado
Votes: 108 | Gross: $0.03M
89. Batch '81 (1982)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
The 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.
Director: Mike De Leon | Stars: Mark Gil, Sandy Andolong, Ward Luarca, Noel Trinidad
Votes: 625
90. Mother, Sister, Daughter (1979)
93 min | Drama
Pura, 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.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Lolita Rodriguez, Charito Solis, Rio Locsin, Ric Rodrigo
Votes: 56
91. Stardoom (1971)
145 min | Drama, Music
Frustrated, ambitious stage mother Toyang (Lolita Rodriguez) forces her son Joey (Walter Navarro) into a showbiz career and ultimately ends up in a tragedy. 1970s teenage heartthrob, ... See full summary »
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Lolita Rodriguez, Eddie Garcia, Hilda Koronel, Walter Navarro
Votes: 32
92. Kaleldo (2006)
PG | 95 min | Drama
The story is set in Guagua, Pampanga a decade after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo which ravaged the province with lahar. It follows the lives of woodcarver Rodolfo "Mang Rudy" Manansala and ... See full summary »
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Johnny Delgado, Cherry Pie Picache, Angel Aquino, Juliana Palermo
Votes: 93
93. Cain at Abel (1982)
TV-MA | 112 min | Action, Drama
A modern-day version of the biblical legend of Cain and Abel. Strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son Ellis over the older Lorenzo, whom she blames for her husband's death.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Christopher De Leon, Phillip Salvador, Carmi Martin, Cecille Castillo
Votes: 483
94. The Woman in the Septic Tank (2011)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy
Jocelyn, Rainier, and Bingbong are film-school graduates dead-set on making an Oscar-worthy film. They set out to do a quick pre-production as a courtesy call to their lead actress (Eugene ... See full summary »
Director: Marlon Rivera | Stars: Eugene Domingo, JM De Guzman, Kean Cipriano, Cai Cortez
Votes: 519
95. 3rd World Hero (2000)
93 min | Drama
Part-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.
Director: Mike De Leon | Stars: Ricky Davao, Joel Torre, Cris Villanueva, Daria Ramirez
Votes: 172
96. Dead Time (2007)
102 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A jaded cop. A narcoleptic journalist. A nation divided. A Fantasy you'd wish never come true.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Donny Alamsyah, Fachry Albar, Ario Bayu, Fahrani
Votes: 1,110
97. The Look of Silence (2014)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer | Stars: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Volker Hanisch, Amir Hasan
Votes: 13,889 | Gross: $0.11M
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