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Plot Summary:
A promising young politician who’s running for the senate. He then meets a female spin doctor who helps in orchestrating his campaign and giving him a new image. The first choice to play his leading lady is Jennylyn Mercado, since they’ve already proven that they have good chemistry together.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 101 min
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Vellimoonga (2014)
Plot Summary:
Mamachan is a forty-year-old man, who gets involved in politics due to his father. He becomes a national leader and contests for elections. In the course of his work, he meets a young girl and falls in love with her. As fate would have it, she turns out to be the daughter of the woman he loved in his youth.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, political
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Juana C. The Movie (2013)
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A young woman from a far off province is sent to study in a prestigious Manila university. But she gets caught up in the wrong crowd and ends up becoming a high class prostitute. Her surprising skill gives her access to the most powerful figures in the government, which exposes her to corruption at the highest levels.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
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My Paranormal Romance (2011)
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A girl named Merry Pascual, a typical college girl, who wants to finish her academic studies in the toughest and most respected institutions in the country, Super Hard University. Her life turned when she transferred to a boarding house owned by Miss Edwina. Little did Merry know that Miss Edwina has the power to see spirits from another reality. Until Miss Edwina got caught in an accident, Merry was the successor of Miss Edwina of owning the third eye. Having a third eye wasn’t part of Merry’s plans in life. So she seeks for a paranormal expert who can remove the third eye from her. - jamesvahn007.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Suddenly It's Magic (2012)
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The story depicts two star-crossed lovers: Marcus Hanson, a Thai superstar, and Joey Hermosa, a Filipina baker. When Marcus decides to fly to Philippines to escape from his career, he meets Joey. Even though their worlds collide, the two later fall in love. But their relationship is tested by conflicts from their worlds.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy
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You Are the One (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sally Malasmas applies for a US visa. There she meets the young and dashing vice-consul Will Derby with a wide, warm and inviting smile. Sally feels it's her lucky day! But Will thinks Sally does not have enough ties to the Philippines that will make her come back. He denies her visa, beams one last sweet smile at her and turns his back before she could protest. It isn't Sally's lucky day anymore. Sally Malasmas is a Care Officer at the National Statistics Office. She's smart and is a genuinely caring person who always has a hand to help other people.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
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Status: Single (2009)
Plot Summary:
At 30, Doris (Rufa Mae Quinto) can feel her biological clock ticking. For her, nothing can be worse than growing old, lonely and dying a virgin. She needs a man, and she needs one pronto! So to make her dream of walking down the aisle come true, she enlists the help of her best pal, Randy. Will Doris end up with the gorgeous Fil-Am bartender Hans , the intellectual Sean , or the zero self-esteem officemate Inaki? Or will she accept the fact that she’s destined to be single forever, and can be happy that way?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Black Maid (1976)
Plot Summary:
Prime example of the very silly humor / sexploitation genre coming out of Italy in the 70's. A black women (Carla Brait) begins work as a maid in an apartment complex filled with wacky characters. All the men are over-the-top horndog caricatures who beat each other senseless, chase around loose women and get slack-jawed when they see so much as a bared thigh from the "Black Maid". Silly slapstick humor from the building's doorman, a topless catfight, some role-playing , interracial sex, the amazing Femi Benussi.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, sexploitation film
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So True: Get It? I Get It (2000)
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For years, mob boss Don Julio has been the target of police investigation, led by honest cop Col. Alano. Quite a number of police deep penetration agents (DPA's) have been placed into Don Julio's organization. But somehow, Don Julio manages to find and kill them. Except for one. With the suspicion that an insider from their ranks have been tipping Don Julio of the DPA's identities, Col. Alano sends in agent Nick Abeleda without the knowledge of his superiors.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
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Oh, My Girl! A Laugh Story... (2009)
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Little Opao and Biboy grew up together in an orphanage in Taal, Batangas and promised themselves to be best friends forever. As they grow older they head into separate ways; to be adopted by their respective new parents. Opao is adopted by a spinster whose failed career in acting prompts her to mould Opao into a superstar with the nickname Darling. Meanwhile, Biboy is adopted by Crisp Pops.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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Town Whore (2001)
Plot Summary:
Syota ng Bayan is Tanya Marquez, a bold star who quits showbiz and goes back to her hometown. Finding out that a cement factory is causing a lot of havoc in the environment and in the lives of her town mates, she challenges the incumbent of Mayor Golano to have it closed. When denied, Tanya rallies the people in protest but is silenced. The mayor's opponents prevail upon Tnays to run for mayor in the coming elections against Golano's son, Peter Lee. During the campaign period Tanya and Peter Lee meet and fall in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: political drama
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Kimmy Dora (2009)
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Kimmy and Dora (both Eugene Domingo) are identical twins but are as different as night and day. Kimmy is the smart, dictatorial type while Dora is the slow, dumb-wit sister. Kimmy has always been jealous of her sister as Johnson (Dingdong Dantes), the man she really likes, only has eyes for Dora. All hell breaks loose when their father(Ariel Ureta) gets a heart attack and makes Dora the majority owner of their family business if in case he dies. Kimmy thinks this is unfair and gets the help of their lawyer Harry (Baron Geisler) to take care of "business". A misunderstanding brings forth a plan to kill Dora but they kidnap Kimmy instead. Now Kimmy must find a way to get away from her captors while Dora must act as her tough sister and control their corporation in order to hide the truth from their father.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Desperadas (2007)
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The story is about four beautiful half-sisters - Isabella, Courtney, Stephanie and Patricia - who have problems in their personal life. Isabella has issues with commitment, Stephanie is having problems with her husband Richard, Courtney's boyfriend Patrick becomes a Born again Christian and Patricia publishes her new sex book much to the dismay of her husband who's having trouble with their relationship as a couple.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 102 min
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I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You) (2008)
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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
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Can This Be Love (2005)
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University students Ryan and Daisy probably couldn’t be any more dissimilar, with Ryan splitting his time between his nursing studies and a part-time job and Daisy, a Korean exchange student, doing her best to blend in with an unfamiliar culture. At first, their differences ignite an intense dislike for each other, but eventually, they discover they have more in common than they think perhaps even love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
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Stars Versus Me (2015)
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Elena a young girl brought up by a horoscope-addicted mother to have her life dictated by signs and omens. When Elena’s mother dies in a fire, she decides to wage war on the stars by doing the exact opposite of what her daily horoscope is dictating.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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You to Me Are Everything (2010)
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Rafael - a rich guy whose luck suddenly turned upside down after losing everything. When he needed to get his life back on track, he met Isak - the instant rich girl from the province. Rafael becomes her business adviser and uses her to become rich again only to find out that she'll change him more than he expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 113 min
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Of All the Things (2012)
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Muhlach plays the role of Umboy, a notary public attorney who earns a living by notarizing important documents and other papers, while Velasquez on the other hand plays the role of Berns, a professional documents fixer. Every time Berns needs the help of a notary public, she goes to Umboy to "legalized" everything. This "legalization" process of documents was somehow Umboy does not agree with Berns. Their different ideology and principles in life have created a cat-and-dog fight situation between the two. But what's supposed to be a misunderstanding between the two of them will likely to create a blossoming relationship. Bound with their principles in life, how do you think the two will end up together — to the dark side where both of them will be living a dishonest life where they fix documents illegally or to the light side where everything else is in correct and honest manner?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
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Desperadas 2 (2008)
Plot Summary:
The story of Desperadas 2 is about four half-sisters - Isabella, Patricia, Stephanie, and Courtney - who have another big problems in their life. They also found out that they have another half-sister, Lugaluda.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
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Status: It's Complicated! (2013)
Plot Summary:
The movie is inspired by the 1979 classic sexy-comedy film Salawahan directed by Ishmael Bernal whom originally stars Rita Gomez, Mat Ranillo, Jay Ilagan, Rio Locsin, Sandy Andolong, and Bonching Miraflor.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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When I Met U (2009)
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A young woman and her pilot are stranded on a remote island after they crash land their plane. The two are contentious at first, but grow affectionate as they work together to survive. But when their rescue arrives, they are instantly brought back to the real world, where they're both in committed relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Unofficially Yours (2012)
Plot Summary:
Macky Galvez is a depressed young man contemplating why he had several failed relationships. Galvez meets Ces Bricenio, a modern-day woman who is afraid of commitment.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, sincere, feel good, humorous
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A Very Special Love (2008)
Plot Summary:
Laida Magtalas is a modern-day Belle who works hard to provide for her family while hoping that someday she will meet her prince charming and that they will live happily ever after together. That would-be prince charming is none other than "Miggy", the youngest member of the Montenegro clan — a well established family in the business world. Moony Laida's desire to finally meet Miggy leads her to apply as an Editorial Assistant at his newly launched men’s magazine, "Bachelor". In spite of the fact that a relationship with Miggy may prove to be a long shot, Laida revels working in such close proximity with the man of her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, tagalog, light, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Etiquette for Mistresses (2015)
Plot Summary:
A story and friendship of five wealthy and successful women Georgia, Chloe, Stella, Charley, and the newest in the group Ina. The four older women take Ina under their wing as they teach her the "rules" in their "secret" world. Most importantly, they teach Ina on how to go about their secrets.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, crying, black comedy, learning
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This Guy's In Love With U Mare! (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man tries to keep his partner from straying by romancing the object of the man's affections himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, sexy, feel good, contemplative, independent film, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Till I Met You (2006)
Plot Summary:
Señor Manuel is an elderly gentleman who falls in love with the charming Luisa, a confidence trickster posing as a rich socialite. In preparation for their upcoming wedding, Señor Manuel takes Luisa back to see his hacienda and introduces his new fiancé to the staff. Among which is Gabriel, Manuel's right-hand man, who is not only well respected by the town’s people, but is also the one person that Señor Manuel trusts the most. Likewise, Gabriel cares deeply for the old man and is very protective of the haciendero; so much so that during the initial meeting, the fiercely devoted Gabriel immediately becomes suspicious that Luisa is a fake and is only after Señor Manuel’s money.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, tagalog
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Speechless (1994)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy. Michael Keaton and Geena Davis are speechwriters for competing political campaigns. Witty and amusing for the political junkies amongst us.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, entertaining, clever, humorous, witty, realistic, talky, semi serious, black comedy
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Unlike Father, Unlike Son (2015)
Plot Summary:
A macho dad learns to accept the real identity of his gay son before it gets too late.
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Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, psychological, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Love Me Tomorrow (2016)
Plot Summary:
A journey of a young man named JC, a conflicted young woman Janine, and Christy a woman on the verge of renaissance.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: light, funny, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Love Is Blind (2016)
Plot Summary:
Wade is a spoiled bachelor, who turns his back on sassy girlfriend Maggie when he meets Fe, a hotel intern who looks so much like his ex-girlfriend. Unknown to Wade, Fe’s secret weapon is a love potion, which transforms her into Maggie’s character every time she and Wade meet.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, sweet
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Running Mates (1992)
Plot Summary:
A story of longtime love finally coming to fruition, former captain of the high school football team Ed Harris meets up with his high school crush Diane Keaton years after high school. He is a successful U.S. senator running for president and she's an award-winning children's author. After reconnecting, they clash on political issues, but Keaton is so smitten by the smiling senator that she agrees to marry him. Unfortunately, his political adversary has compromising photos of Keaton from her sordid past. With the election clock ticking, will opposing forces steal the victory, or will love conquer all? "Running Mates" (1992) is a hilarious, good-nature political satire featuring an A-list cast.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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