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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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Outlaw Force (1987)
Plot Summary:
Some punks go into a small town and start hassling the gas station owner; Billy Ray Dalton a friend of the owner pulls a shot gun on them and tells them to go away. Later they go back and force the owner to tell them where Dalton lives. Now, Dalton a part time musician's out on a gig, when they go to his house and kill his pregnant wife, and take his daughter. Dalton follows them to try and get his daughter back.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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
Plot tags:
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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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Ang Panday 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ang Panday 2 begins with Flavio/Panday (Revilla) and Maria settling in the peaceful and quiet town of Matandang Kahoy. All is well until Lizardo returns and captures Maria. On his quest to save his lady love, Flavio crosses paths with Ariana whose father had been killed by Lizardo. As the two join forces, Ariana finds herself falling for Flavio. All this happens in a magical world filled with dragons, fairies and other mythical beings. According to Director Carlo J. Caparas who penned the story, the King of Philippine Movies himself, the late Fernando Poe Jr., would be impressed with the production of Ang Panday 2. FPJ had starred in the original Panday films, and had long been associated with the beloved Pinoy komiks character.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: hood
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Aguila (1980)
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
Plot tags:
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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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My Father, My Mother (1978)
Plot Summary:
Coring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis. The baby grows up thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems to be smooth until the kid's mother suddenly shows up to claim her son. (Written by ledster).
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags:
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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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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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Aside (1999)
Plot Summary:
Rex and Rica are G.I. babies born to American fathers they never knew. Raised by a rich, gay adoptive father, Rex grew up feeling worthless and alone. Rica was brought up by an arrogant aunt who always makes her feel like she's a good for nothing bitch. One day, his foster father is killed, and Rex is accused of the crime. Rica, on the other hand, flees from her cruel aunt. Their paths cross as they both try to escape their predicaments. Crime and passion draw them to each other, and the thrill of it all drives them to yearn for more. But truth has its way of signifying itself: the day comes when they both learn that they have the same father.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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Street Wars (1991)
Plot Summary:
A young man takes over as the head of a crack dealing outfit after his brother, the gang's leader, is murdered.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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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Kill Squad (1981)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy business man is a victim of an assault and is shot and wheelchair bound while his wife is gang raped and murdered. He then assembles his motley squad of Vietnam buddies to kung fu their way to revenge and get those muthas back.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 617
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slasher, surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse
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Clutching a Knife (1984)
Plot Summary:
A worker nicknamed Turing finds himself in a quandary when the printing press where he is hired as a casual is hit by a strike. As his wife badly needs medication after getting pregnant, he is forced to sign a waiver inhibiting him from joining any mass action in exchange for a wage advance from his employer. Left with no choice, he turns scab and is ostracized by his friends and colleagues. At the hospital where the wife undergoes treatment, she would not be released until all the bills have been fully paid. The situation further heads for the worse when the firm is finally shut down. Turing opts for a desperate move.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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Bhai (1997)
Plot Summary:
Bhai is a 1997 Bollywood Action film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, while written by Kader Khan. The film starred Sunil Shetty, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles. A remake of the Telugu movie Anna starring Rajasekhar, Roja Selvamani and Gautami Tadimalla, it was a huge success at the box office, and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year 1997.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
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Anger (1981)
Plot Summary:
Three women captured and imprisoned by a gang of white slavers lead a bloody rebellion, aided by a detective investigating the gang.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: detective
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Utol (1996)
Plot Summary:
A Filipino crime drama film directed by Toto Natividad.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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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
Plot tags:
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Lost Command (1988)
Plot Summary:
Philipino War Movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: cult film
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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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The Flying Dagger (1969)
Plot Summary:
The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter (Cheng Pei-Pei) kills the clan chief's son (a rapist and murderer). The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try to protect the noble family. Wandering swordsman Ying Qing (Lo Lieh) saves the family in a fight, using his own flying dagger skills, but his allegiances and motives are unclear.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Rolling Vengeance (1987)
Plot Summary:
A truck driver builds a special, eight-ton truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family and raped his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 742
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Narasimhudu (2005)
Plot Summary:
Narasimhudu (NTR)'s parents die at a young age and he is adopted by the villagers of Kondaveedu, who all take up the responsibility of bringing him up. The sons of JD (Puneet Issar) and Pothuraju (Kalabhavan Mani) rape an 11-year-old in the village. Narasimhudu who is also the caretaker of the village, vows to take revenge on the big people and their sons for committing the heinous crime.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags: crying, weeping
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Pratibandh (1990)
Plot Summary:
Film starring Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla and Rami Reddy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags:
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In My Own Hands (1996)
Plot Summary:
Joven dela Rosa is an NBI officer who investigates The Catleya Killer case perpetrated by a man who preys married women. The killer tortures his victim to death and disposes the body at the sidewalk during night time. However, as Joven gets busy solving the case, he gets to spend lesser time with his wife Camille, who met a handsome man named Gene Rivera. Camille finds Gene’s mysteriousness attractive. But behind Gene’s good looks is a man haunted by his past which keeps him from committing violence against women. How soon will Joven figure out that the man behind the heinous crimes has already penetrated to his household?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher
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Tejaa (1990)
Plot Summary:
ejaa watch helplessly as his parents gets assassinated by 3 absconding outlaws, Lal Singh, Heeralal and Zoravar, he then swears to avenge this carnage and this become the motive of his life. 20 years later he does manage to locate them and thus this begins his vendetta by mercilessly killing them separately.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags:
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Chennakesava Reddy (2002)
Plot Summary:
Chennakesva Reddy (Telugu: చెన్నకేశవ రెడ్డి) is a 2002 Tollywood Faction Film, directed by V.V. Vinayak, released on 25 September 2002. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in double role father-son characther, while Shriya Saran and Tabu play the female lead.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags:
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Mahendra, the son of Bahubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, visual, cult classic, bilingual
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Hangga't May Hininga (1996)
Plot Summary:
Ellis gets imprisoned from trying to avenge the death of his brother, who helped him expose the illegal engagements of a military general. Ellis tries to recover from the tragedies in his life by being a relentless inmate in the jail. Ellis becomes one of the best underground hitman after Leah pulls him out in the prison and hires him as an assassin. One day Ellis was assigned to abduct a politician and his child. Ellis realizes that the kid is his lovechild with his long lost lover, Beth.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Deathrow (2000)
Plot Summary:
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful