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Plot Summary:
Daniel Aguila's son recounts memories of the Philippines as he searches for his father.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 210 min
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The White Dove (1989)
Plot Summary:
This is a Spanish Drama-Romance starring Antonio Banderas.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Maamannan (2023)
Plot Summary:
An MLA and his son, who are from oppressed community, are forced to stand up against the privileged, arrogant scion of a late politician, who is determined to make them bow down to him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: political drama
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Lion (2015)
Plot Summary:
He (Balakrishna Nandamuri) gets injured and goes into coma at a hospital in Mumbai. When he wakes up he vaguely remembers what happened to him. He remembers himself as Bose. But, he is identified as Godse, CEO of a company in Mumbai. As he is having memory issues, he goes to Hyderabad to search for his past. He finds his parents and his lover. But they deny him. Are they his real parents or is it just a feeling of deja vu? Rest of the story is all about what led to his injury and how he fights his way back!.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
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When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black (1978)
Plot Summary:
"Pag-puti ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak" is a pulsating love story that recaptures the nostalgic fifties, the exciting era of mass hysteria, and the golden years of the rock and roll fever inflicted by screaming, wiggling hip-shaking foreign pop idols dominated by Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Pat Boone, Doris Day and the Platters. It is more than a love story. It is also a commentary - a satire rich with humor injected into a moral, psychological, sociological, and cultural aspect, outlook, and values of the said bygone era. It is a poignant rich-girl-meets poor boy love story of Julie Monserat and Candido Ventura - two love-struck starry eyed youths who fought for their right to love each other, here is a story that touches social conflict - the perennial clashes and discrimination between the rich and the poor.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 150 min
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Touch Me Not (1961)
Plot Summary:
Based on the revolutionary novel by Jose Rizal.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags:
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Miguelito, the Rebel (1985)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of Miguelito, his estranged mother Auring and the quest for justice against a powerful politician. After ten years of suffering in jail for a crime she did not commit, Auring cries out for two things - justice and her son back in her arms. Bravely she faces her powerful oppressors led by the formidable town mayor who also happens to be the father of her son. Being the first film Brocka directed since his highly publicized arrest and detention, Miguelito is one's typical soap opera set in a political backdrop that portrays the social condition of the time.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 116 min
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Ishmael (2010)
Plot Summary:
An ex-convict who is ostracized by his neighborhood. Little does he know that this neighborhood he once knew is set to awaken his past. Ishmael decided to come back home to find peace and solitude in a place familiar to him. But his dream of rebuilding his shattered past is shaken when a mysterious innocent girl ends up in his front yard. A powerful religious cult headed by an enigmatic leader known as the Ama, is running the town.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: one man show
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Marriage? (1980)
Plot Summary:
Laurice Guillen's debut film, about a young couple about to get married.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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Ploning (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Bona (1980)
Plot Summary:
A scorned teenager gets revenge on the aging gigolo who took advantage of her while pursuing other women.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Escape (1995)
Plot Summary:
Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and mental torture they undergo after they are suddenly jailed. Geny is the conservative businessman while Serge is more sensitive and outgoing. Both of the young men's parents give all of their money, but the government refuses to free them. Even a mutual hunger strike fails to move their jailers. In desperation, Geny and Serge begin plotting their escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: political drama
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Thy Womb (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Bajau midwife copes with the irony of her own infertility amid the deprivations of her gypsy community in Tawi-Tawi. A saga of island life stuck between the devil of passion and the deep blue sea of tradition.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching
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Blue Moon (2005)
Plot Summary:
Corazon (Boots Anson Roa), an old Filipina who lives in Boston, wrote to each Manuel Pineda in her home a letter. She hopes to find her love again. In the Philippines experiences of the old Manuel Pineda (Eddie Garcia), meanwhile, that he has cancer and has only months to live. He goes in search of his Corazon.There were two Corazons in his life: before the Second World War, he spent (Mark Herras) and his buddy Domingo (Polo Ravales) a lot of time with the shy "Cora" (Jennylyn Mercado) and the lively " Azon "(Pauline Luna).
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 108 min
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The Buttercup Chain (1970)
Plot Summary:
Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and resumes her intimate connection with France.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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The Seventies (2002)
Plot Summary:
A middle-class Filipino family struggles to survive in the era of dictatorship.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: political, tagalog
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Lakshyam (2007)
Plot Summary:
The film starts with a flashback. ACP Bose (Jagapati Babu) is a sincere police officer happily married and lives with his parents and younger brother Chandu (Gopichand). Chandu is a college student and he falls in love with his classmate Indu (Anushka). Enter Section Shankar (Yashpal Sharma), the villain who is notorious for settlements and land deals. He kills anyone who comes in his way and does not leave any evidence or witness behind. He takes a loan of 100 crores from a private bank with the help of a conniving DGP and a politician. He kills the bank’s chairman in order to avoid repayment and puts the blame on Bose. Bose tries to stop Section Shankar. Chandu also gets into disputes with Section Shankar.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags:
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The One-Armed Executioner (1981)
Plot Summary:
An Interpol agent is out for revenge against the gangsters that cut off his arm and killed his bride. This tragedy left him deeply depressed, and his battle with depression has to be won first before he can be thoroughly trained in martial arts. After his training, Ortega hunts down his adversaries for a final reckoning.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: absurd, grindhouse
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My Fault (2023)
Plot Summary:
Noah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister's mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. As a proud and independent 17 year old, Noah resists living in a mansion surrounded by luxury. However, it is there where she meets Nick, her new stepbrother, and the clash of their strong personalities becomes evident from the very beginning.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags:
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I Am Here (2018)
Plot Summary:
Everyday, Nelia waits outside a store in Timog hoping for Delfin--a man that she lost 40 years ago--to comeback. Unwilling to forget the romance that she spent with him, she recalls their tale set amid the timeless beauty of Quezon City in 1970s. Will Nelia be able to move on? Will Delfin's love transcend through time? As Nelia and Delfin's story unfolds, 'Dito Lang Ako' becomes more than just a recollection of a past romance, it is an achingly compassionate story of heartfelt passion, tender moments and most of all, unselfish love.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
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Banal (2008)
Plot Summary:
Cris and Jason are two policemen with two opposite personalities and philosophies-Cris is the epitome of the rare, near-extinct breed of honest cops while Jason is the basurero, the legman/front man who does the dirty work of his district's high officials.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
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Cain & Abel (1982)
Plot Summary:
In this modern-day version of the biblical legend on Cain and Abel, strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son Ellis over the older Loren whom she blames for the death of her husband. Ellis grows up cowardly and spoiled while Loren becomes a responsible family man despite his increasing resentment towards his mother. What began as a sibling rivalry develops into a deep feud that would later escalate into a large-scale war - with all the mayhem and bloodshed.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Ekis: Walang Tatakas (1999)
Plot Summary:
A reluctant kidnapper tries to leave his life of crime behind in this sexy thriller. Gene works for the local underworld syndicate but always treats his abductees with kindness. He begins a dangerous affair with ex-bar girl Dolor, who's routinely beaten by her rich husband. When the cops move in on Gene's gang and Dolor's husband winds up dead, the couple flees with the law and their enemies in hot pursuit.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: erotic, crying
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Moments in a Stolen Dream (1977)
Plot Summary:
A young man has an innate love for music that is being thwarted by a domineering father who wants him to become a biologist. Just as he is trying to come to grips with this contradiction, he meets a married woman visiting a friend of his and the two are attracted to each other. Unable to resist their feelings, they form a brief liaison that helps the woman face the inevitability of a divorce from her overbearing husband and equally helps the young man to look at himself in a different light.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Banaue: Stairway to the Sky (1975)
Plot Summary:
The Ifugao tribe’s quest for the promised land is paved with good intentions.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Let's Embrace the Past Once Again (1983)
Plot Summary:
Rod leaves Helen for his career and she falls in love with another. Rod becomes successful and goes back to Helen who obviously still feels strongly for him. An illicit affair ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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The Heavens Indivisible (1985)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy man comes to terms with his adopted sister.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags:
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I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You) (2008)
Plot Summary:
Destiny. Is it beyond our control? Or do we make our own? These questions and other musings about the past and the future set the tone as we sail into the year's most anticipated film about love and life. Six people are brought together on a seven-day cruise that will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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My Sister My Love (1966)
Plot Summary:
Sweden, 1782. Jacob, a young noble, somewhat wild and vehement, returns from his studies in France. After his absence, he returns home happy, but is even happier of meeting his beloved sister Charlotte again. However he has been promised to the Baron Alsmeden, a man of great influence at court, and this fact will awake a feeling like jealousy in Jacob.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 550
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: romantic
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Ignatius of Loyola (2016)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Philippines, Spain
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing, biblical
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The Ravagers (1965)
Plot Summary:
Cruel captors of the war in the pacific.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic