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Plot Summary:
Peter Kasimsiman was once a submissive son to his parents. But losing his mother at a tender age, left him with an abusive father who only knew of tending to his carriage horse, Brown Beauty. Peter is eager to win the love and attention of his indifferent Tatay. But an unfortunate incident forces him to run away from home. His horrible life starts to change its course when he meets the nurturing haciendera Helena who provides him shelter and unconditional affection he knew his father would never be able to give. Helena teaches Peter love and kindness, grooming him as the sole heir to the hacienda in the event of her death. Albeit fueled with the guidance of the good-natured foster mother, who's known for her passionate concern for her employees, Peter has an intolerable bad temper especially towards her mother's loyal servant, Maita and the latter's beautiful and gifted daughter, Samantha.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, tagalog
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Elizabeth Pedroza (Curtis) is a UST Architecture graduate infatuated with her long-time school crush, John Eduque (Luis Manzano). Her world comes crushing down when she learns about the death of Eduque. She immediately goes to the wake and gets the shock of her life. She sees an older man, instead of a young man, lying in the coffin. The wife of the deceased John Eduque Sr gets piqued with her visit. A family friend’s simple question ‘who’s that girl?’ soon escalates into a grand-scale inquisition complete with kidnapping and high-profile rescue.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Petrang Kabayo At Ang Pilyang Kuting (1988)
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At the age of 21, Petra will transform into a horse. This is a fulfillment of the curse Silveria, the goddess of horses, put upon Kulas, Petra's father, after she caught him maltreated a horse. And the curse will only be lifted if Petra will do three heroic deeds. - Written by cinesum.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Russia
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines, Indonesia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin (2011)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 964
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 101 min
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A cat who turns into a young woman helps a journalist protect their town from a factory boss with an evil plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Duration: 86 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 307
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Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
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Duration: 96 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Philippines
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Plot Summary:
A man takes revenge on his sister by hiring her as his personal assistant.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, sincere, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tagalog, queer cinema
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Wu yen (2001)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 715
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 83
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Country: Philippines
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 759
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Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 454
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IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 198
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 206
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Country: Philippines
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 34000
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Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
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Plot Summary:
When Annie sets her sights on her co-worker Ron she gets a few drinks in him at an office party and then has her way with him in car. A few weeks later she's expecting and is ready to set up housekeeping. Only problem? Ron's boyfriend Nick doesn't like the idea.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 425
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 20000
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
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