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- DirectorPeque GallagaStarsSarsi EmmanuelleMiguel RodriguezAbel JuradoThe day they raped the virgin--A Spanish Mestizo and the fisherman-lover of an adulterous Indian fight over the woman but decide to bury their differences and instead help other natives prevent the capture of general Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsEddie Del MarEdita VitalJohnny MonteiroEpic screen adaptation of the great Jose Rizal's novel, Noli Me Tangere (otherwise known as Touch Me Not or The Social Cancer) and was taken from a Bible verse.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsPancho MagalonaCharito SolisTeody BelarminoJuan Crisostomo Ibarra has changed his name and identity to rich jeweler Simoun. In disguise, he travels the world amassing wealth, which he intends to use to topple the corrupt and abusive regime in his native land. But Simoun's real motive is personal. He wants to rescue his beloved, Maria Clara, from the convent and avenge the death of his father. In a forest on Christmas Eve, medical student Basilio recognizes Simoun as the man who helped bury his mother Sisa under a tree over 10 years ago. Simoun is in the forest to retrieve the gems he buried near Sisa's grave. As the film progresses, all the secrets and intrigues are revealed, and the plotters' plan fails. A good Filipino priest throws Simoun's jewels away, thereby eliminating the greed, violence, and other evils they might have provoked.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezCharito SolisRio LocsinPura, 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.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsDolphyNiño MuhlachPhillip SalvadorCoring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis (Philip Salvador). The baby grows up (the boy is played by a very young Niño Muhlach) thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems to be smooth until the kid's mother (Marissa Delgado) suddenly shows up to claim her son.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsCharito SolisAlma MorenoLorna TolentinoThe 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 and prostitution. The outstanding narrative explicitly unravels the various characters and episodes. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word 'Manila' on its title.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezLilia DizonEddie GarciaThis landmark film is considered by many to be one of the most important in Philippine cinema. The son of a wealthy man, Junior has everything he could possibly want. But the emptiness of his extravagant lifestyle and the hypocrisy of the town's so-called leading citizens weigh heavily on him, pushing him to reach out to the village outcasts.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsVilma SantosJay IlaganGina AlajarA nun becomes involved in an on-going labor strike. She starts out non-politicized, but later learns about the plight of the simple working man and inevitably, the government's neglect of the poor masses. Filipino Tagalog movie.
- DirectorLaurice GuillenStarsGina AlajarJohnny DelgadoDennis RoldanA persistent suitor is stabbed to death by Salome, the wife of a coconut farmer. From the simple crime of passion three conflicting versions of the truth are given - by Salome herself, by the people of the small fishing village, and by her own husband. Each version contributes a piece and facet of the truth, and slowly reveals to us the real character of Salome and her husband, and the true nature of their relationship.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorDina BonnevieGina AlajarIn 1985, in the obscure town of Santa Filomena, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Roco), murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, who was also executed by the same group. At the success of the 1986 EDSA revolt, political detainees, led by Jimmy Cordero (Salvador), celebrate the fall of the dictatorship. All political prisoners are released, including Jimmy, an ex-priest-turned-underground revolutionary. Not long, after, Jimmy marries a human rights activist, Trixie (Bonnevie). Jimmy becomes an advocate of human rights. Despite Trixie's protests, her brother, Roland (Lorenzo), and Jimmy go on a fact-finding mission to Santa Filomena to investigate the latest crime committed by the Orapronobis. Jimmy meets Esper (Alajar), his ex-girlfriend. He finds out that he has a son with her, Camilo (Herrera). They agree to keep Jimmy's true identity a secret form the boy. Conniving with the military, the Orapronobis step up their acts of terror. Jimmy's group helps evacuate the townspeople to the town church, then later to Manila. Back in Manila, Jimmy turns down a friend's invitation to rejoin the underground movement. Later, he and Roland are ambushed. Jimmy survives, but Roland does not. He recovers and shortly after that, Trixie gives birth to their child. Soldiers raid the refugee center with a masked man who identifies several of the barrio folk as rebels. The refugees and the human rights activists complain to the government. Esper and her son are abducted by the Orapronobis who accuse Esper of helping the rebels. She is raped and beaten up by Kumander Kontra in front of Camilo. Fighting back, she shoots at Kontra. In a hysterical rage, Kontra goes on a shooting rampage, killing Esper, Camilo and the captured barrio men. Later, the military bring the casualties to the town where Jimmy weeps over the bodies of Esper and his son. The film ends with Jimmy contacting his old colleague from the underground.
- DirectorPeque GallagaStarsDaniel FernandoAnna Marie GutierrezOrestes OjedaA college student has an affair with a security guard's passive wife. The husband finds out that his wife is cheating on him, when one day he walks in on them while they are having sex, and shoots them both.
- DirectorIshmael BernalEmmanuel H. BorlazaPeque GallagaStarsJoel TorreRey 'PJ' AbellanaArlene MuhlachFilipino horror anthology in three parts.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsJoel TorreCherie GilRio LocsinMike de Leon screen adaptation of John Fowles' creepy film The Collector.
- DirectorKidlat TahimikStarsKidlat TahimikMang FelyDolores SantamariaA Filipino jeepney driver (Kidlat Tahimik) who idolizes America's space program comes to reject the rapid encroachment of technology.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsFernando Poe Jr.Dante RiveroBoots Anson-RoaIn the Philippines during the Japanese occupation, a Filipino soldier who is guilt-ridden over an incident that killed many civilians deserts the rebel army and retreats to a nearby barrio, where he is branded as a coward.
- DirectorDante Nico GarciaStarsJudy Ann SantosGina PareñoMylene DizonPloning, is a story of one mans search for the enigmatic woman who has deeply wounded him in the past. Having grown up in an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel, Rodrigo (30 years old) returns to the beautiful island of Cuyo and is given from sunrise to sunset to look for his Ploning. In his search, he discovers that the woman he loved and adored as a boy is not the woman he thought he knew. Ploning has displayed her maternal love for Digo ( the 6-year old Rodrigo) but is shrouded in her mysterious love and devotion for Tomas, her childhood sweetheart who left her when she was 16. This 30-year-old spinster who has held a special place amongst the people as a dutiful daughter, a devoted friend, a caring sister and a loving maternal figure is slowly unveiled through Rodrigos memory and an emotional meeting with Plonings confidante, Seling. Through his search, Ploning will be revealed as the islands most bittersweet source of selfless love.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsCelia RodriguezRonaldo ValdezParalumanAn unstable young woman finally blows the cover of her repressive family's dark secrets when her memories where unlocked with the help of an ardent suitor.
- DirectorEduardo de CastroStarsFernando PoeRosa Del RosarioTells the tale of a seafaring tribe and its conquests.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorLito LapidTonio GutierrezOscar (Lito Lapid) and Laura (Nora Aunor) have been close ever since they were very young. When Laura was little her aunt and uncle abused her; one day when Oscar was trying to save Laura, he accidentally killed Laura's uncle and was taken to DSWD, where he finished growing up while Laura was raised by Oscar's mother after her aunt rejected her. She went on with her studies to achieve her life's goals. Does Oscar still have a chance of returning to his normal life? Will their hopes and dreams still come true?
- DirectorKidlat TahimikStarsKidlat TahimikKidlat de GuiaGisela WolfbauerKidlat Tahimik's fascination with interplanetary travel has led him to start a Filipino space program in the fictional German town where he lives. His colleagues are toddlers, and together they build a rocket out of scrap metal.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsGardo VersozaYoyoy VillameLou VelosoIn 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 her when Basilio treats her wounds. All they want is to lead normal lives, but the town's leader Dave has knavish interruptions that await them.
- DirectorKidlat TahimikStarsHomer AbiadIñigo VitoMaria PehipolKadu, 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.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaStarsRosa RosalTony SantosJoseph De CordovaA war hero meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorAmy AustriaJohnny DelgadoHe has battled with the screen's heavies, starred opposite its most desirable beauties, lived through the full range of human emotions. Now he is ready for the big time. Phillip Salvador takes the big role in "Jaguar."
- DirectorTikoy AguiluzStarsSarsi EmmanuelleSuzanne LoveJosephine ManuelA boatman wants more than just paddle his canoe for tourists in his town famed for its waterfalls. He moves to Manila, and lands a job as a live-sex performer, and his partner sees in him a way out of the slums and the red light district.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsCharito SolisPhillip SalvadorRio LocsinA mother and daughter's routine provincial lives are altered when they take in a man they found unconscious by the shore.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsAya MedelMike MagatAnita LindaA newly-wed movie stuntman and his wife resides in a cemetery where they become aquainted with an assortment of characters.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonJimi MelendezThe story follows the trials of a woman as she risks to build a meaningful relationship with a married man despite the different hurdles that abound.
- DirectorJoey GosiengfiaoStarsDina BonnevieAzenith BrionesJennifer CortezThis is a story about a group of beauty-contest finalists stranded on a desert island without food, water, or shelter.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsVic VargasPhillip SalvadorChanda RomeroIt tells the story of the lives of two boxers. One is an underrated boxer, Flash Gonzaga, and the other, a promising talent, Kid Alaminos. In their first fight, the latter wins, which causes two stories to form about them.
- DirectorDing M. De JesusCesar GallardoArmando A. HerreraStarsEddie Del MarRuben RustiaBarbara PerezThe greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Exact running time: 3 hours and 20 minutes.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsChristopher De LeonCharo Santos-ConcioEddie GarciaJulian's wife was raped when she protested his arrest, and later gives birth to a son. When the son dares to love the daughter of a wealthy Spaniard, he is hunted down.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsLolita RodriguezEddie GarciaHilda KoronelFrustrated, 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, handsome, clean-cut, boy-next-door type Walter Navarro starred as the son, Joey Galvez, who at the peak of his stardom was gunned down by his erstwhile girlfriend Nina (Lotis Key) in a fit of jealousy and anger. Director Lino Brocka directs "Stardoom" for Lea Productions, his "indictment of the corruption of values in the local film industry."
- DirectorLaurice GuillenStarsLorna TolentinoDindo FernandoJoel TorreAbout a woman who changes personality to please the man she's with, and about the man who brings her sexuality to full bloom.
- DirectorEfren C. PiñonStarsLala MontelibanoMerle FernandezGeorge EstreganTHE STORY OF PEOPLE WHO PAY THE PRICE TO BE LOVED AND PEOPLE WHO SELL THEIR LOVE FOR A PRICE.
- DirectorBehn CervantesStarsRobert ArevaloHilda KoronelPancho MagalonaThe inner workings of a family headed by a union organizer are revealed when his body is brought back to his hometown for burial. A sakada is a farmer who works in a sugarcane field harvesting it during the months of October to December. After this period, some sakadas who already live in the hacienda plant crops to tide them over until the next sugarcane harvest. Those who came from other provinces go back home. They are seasonal farm workers without any benefits. The plight of the sakadas is further explained as the movie develops, exposing along the way the vast gap between the rich and the poor.
- DirectorLamberto V. AvellanaStarsCharito SolisEddie RodriguezRosa AguirreA coming-of-age story of a barrio lass in a patriarchal archipelago.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonOrestes OjedaA WORKING WIFE, A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT IN A TELEVISION NETWORK, AND A JOURNALIST SUCCUMB TO THE PRESSURES AND DEMANDS OF THEIR CAREERS AND GIVE UP ON THEIR MARRIAGE.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsAlma MorenoLorna TolentinoRio LocsinAN OTHERWISE HONEST AND FAITHFUL HUSBAND MAKES A TURN-AROUND IN HIS DESIRE TO SIRE A SON, ALIENATING IN THE PROCESS HIS THREE DAUGHTERS.
- DirectorGil PortesStarsGina AlajarTommy AbuelRuben RustiaA peasant couple sell all their worldly possessions so that the husband can take advantage of an overseas job offer. One month after he was supposed to have flown abroad, he turns out to have been victimized by illegal recruitment. He is deported back to the country for trumped-up robbery charges and returns home. The tragedy is bound to bring his marriage and family life to vast ruin.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsPilar PilapilElizabeth OropesaRio LocsinTo maintain her lavish lifestyle, a socialite and former beauty queen agrees to become the mistress of a corrupt provincial governor.
- DirectorLav DiazStarsRaymond BagatsingTonton GutierrezAngel AquinoA man appears to a female reporter and claims that he is the famous kidnapper who has the world astir and promises to turn himself in if she listens to his story. Though she is suspicious of him, she starts to fall more and more into his story.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsGardo VersozaPatrick GuzmanAya MedelSisa (Aya Medel) is a servant in the Mercado family. She falls deeply in love with one of her bosses, Pepe (Gardo Versoza). Will her feelings be reciprocated?
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsEdgar MandePatrick Dela RosaLito PimentelA WOMAN COLLECTS A STRING OF LOVERS AND HER MORE SERIOUS INVOLVEMENTS MYSTERIOUSLY BECOME VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsHilda KoronelAnita LindaMatet De LeonA story about young lovers, rich girl Nena and Jose, a poor boy who works in the fishponds owned by Nena's family. The film traces their relationship as it develops, from prosperity into recession, from a time of peace into a time of political turmoil.
- DirectorJeffrey JeturianStarsGina PareñoFonz DezaNanding JosefIn this starkly realistic narrative, director Jeffrey Jeturian presents a captivating portrait of a once-proud woman, haunted by memories of a dead son and hounded by the police, and her fragile and lonely life as a "kurador".
- DirectorRuben AbalosStarsMerle FernandezTito GallaLito LegaspiAn impotent husband, his sex-starved bride, and a male friend become embroiled in a love triangle that ends in tragedy. Uhaw was the first "bomba" (soft-core porno) film in the Philippines and kicked off a popular genre for the next few years.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsVilma SantosGary ValencianoPaquito Diaz
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsNora AunorTirso Cruz IIIMiguel RodriguezA poor farmer's daughter dreams of going to college to become a doctor. To make this possible, her father mortgages his farm to a rich landowner. She finishes college, becomes a doctor, and takes back her father's land.
- DirectorEfren C. PiñonStarsRita GomezRonaldo ValdezRoy Flores
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsLorna TolentinoAriel RiveraClaudine BarrettoA woman who has a child out of wedlock decides to give him away to an orphanage; years later, when she goes back to the orphanage, she discovers that the place does not exist anymore.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCesar MontanoPen MedinaJhong HilarioFredo (Cesar Montano) is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life: his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge. Fredo commands a crew of young people from poor families as he takes his rattletrap ship into the ocean in search of fish that live along the reefs, snaring catch with an illegal netting system. Not all of Fredo's youthful sailors are willing to put up with his abusive arrogance, however, and even his father Dado (Pen Medina) and close friend Botong (Jhong Hilario) have grown weary of Fredo's tirades. Fredo's body is beginning to betray him as well, and as he and his crew damage the sea's reef beds in search of fish, no one is certain how much longer he will be able to continue.
- DirectorCesar MontanoStarsCesar MontanoJuliana PalermoJacky WooThe story is set in Bohol, Central Visayas during World War II before, during, and immediately after, the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsGabby ConcepcionGretchen BarrettoEdu ManzanoAnna met Gerry under circumstances related to a mysterious death close to both. Both fell in love immediately, but not without the inconvenience of another plotting and sinister deals of Anna's step-father and his new partner.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsEddie GarciaCogie DomingoJaclyn JoseHaving strung along with delinquent friends to a home robbery that ends in a wealthy old woman's death, Manila slum youth Sonny is too stunned to get away while the others elude police capture. He's duly convicted of murder--as an adult, since the orphan boy's birth certificate was lost in a fire, and his callous foster parents are nowhere to be found. Thrown into lockup among hardened lifers, the terrified 16-year-old is at the mercy of various strong-arm cliques on death row. He's courted by booty-bandit Gabino, who plots to seize cell block "mayor" Mio's status as chief executor of the in-house drug trade controlled by rich prisoner Assunta. A few figures take a more protective than explosive interest in the new fish. But Sonny's best ally turns out to be old-school gangster Sinat, who at 77 is still gruff and imposing enough to survive outside all the block's warring factions. He also has the support of distant relative Gina, a church-sponsored legal advocate. As he is uninterested in the early-release petition she offers, he encourages her to take up Sonny's case instead.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsSnooky SernaLloyd SamartinoTom BabautaA girl grew up alone in a secluded island, ostracized by the people for being born out of wed lock. A young Hawaii-based Filipino-speaking tourist came and brought her to Hawaii where she learned unexpected truth about her past.
- DirectorArmando De GuzmanStarsFernando Poe Jr.Susan RocesNello NayoTwo identical sisters vying for the attention of one man they both love.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsChristopher De LeonJomari YllanaAngelu De LeonThe dark, harsh reality of life for the urban poor and how the weak become prey for the stronger.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsRosanna RocesJaclyn JoseRuby MorenoCuracha ang babaing Walang pahinga
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsAlicia AlonzoEric AmbatYuri ArceoTrue to life story film, O'Hara's film debut about a young man named Antonio recovering from a mental illness.
- DirectorLupita Aquino-KashiwaharaStarsRoderick PaulateJingleEfren MontesA group of Filipino teenaged boys and girls survives a plane crash and copes to live in an island amid politics, social class, sanity and death.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorDennis RoldanAlicia AlonzoIt was almost a perfect love, but a love doomed from the start--a love that society would never understand.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorCharo Santos-ConcioGina AlajarKONTROBERSYAL is one of the classic masterpieces of acclaimed stage and film director Lino Brocka in the historical period of the 1980s. A story set in the glitter and glamour of the showbiz world. Behind the bright lights, fabulous costumes, and larger-than-life sets, real lives are broken and shattered for the hunger for fame and the thirst for money. Karina Daluz (Gina Alajar) was blinded by the ill promise of success offered by her producer Mers Madsen (played by Charo Santos). Her walk toward the path to stardom entailed her sanity and corrupted her soul. Her innocence was replaced by wickedness and her once good-natured self has become the demon that she feared. No love that is forever, no hope to discover for all the people living in KONTROBERSYAL.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsSheryl CruzRoy AlvarezRicky Belmonte
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsGloria DiazVic VargasElizabeth OropesaA drifted mysterious beautiful woman (Gloria Diaz) starts to wreak havoc and ruin the lives of the people living in a peaceful island.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsJomari YllanaElizabeth OropesaChin Chin GutierrezPepito, growing up in a remote fishing village in the Philippines is destined to become the successor of his mother: the only midwife in the whole district, a job given from generation to generation. As Pepito's mother Rosa who is a widow, becomes pregnant she tries everything to abort the baby because of the shame this would bring. This fails and she sees the only way to protect her son is to commit suicide. After a while Pepito falls in love with a teacher from the capitol, Mrs. Santiago. But this relationship cannot have a future.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsClaudia ZobelRobert ArevaloPatrick Dela RosaA LIBERATED AND UNINHIBITED STAGE ACTRESS INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL MEN AND A LESBIAN THEATER DIRECTOR.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsNora AunorLotlot De LeonArmida Siguion-ReynaA mother attempts to pull the plug of her comatose daughter and as a result, she is being sued by her aristocratic mother-in-law.
- DirectorRico Maria IlardeStarsCarlos MoralesKlaudia KoronelMarcus MadrigalMark is a college student with hidden ambitions of being a horror novelist. In his quest to write a story that will showcase his talents, a true horror invades his private life in the form of a beautiful, goddess-like woman who mysteriously emerges from inside a giant fruit. Little does he know that what appears to be a fantasy come true is actually a nightmare that's become frighteningly real.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsVilma SantosRosemarie GilRolly QuizonTo support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsNora AunorTirso Cruz IIIChristopher De LeonThere's always a time in a woman's life when she must choose--a husband who waits? Or a lover who insists?
- DirectorEfren C. PiñonStarsRamon RevillaElizabeth OropesaGeorge EstreganTo fullfil his dead uncle's task and to save his kidnapped daughter, an ex-convict must go and fight a powerful but villainous magician. This fight would lead him eventually to a battle against Satan himself.
- DirectorFernando Poe Jr.StarsFernando Poe Jr.Eddie GarciaVivian FozTHE MOVIE FOLLOWS THE EXPLOITS OF A MUSLIM SOLDER TASKED TO GET THE LEADER OF A CRIME SYNDICATE IN METRO MANILA.
- DirectorArmando A. HerreraStarsFernando Poe Jr.Charo Santos-ConcioJulie VegaTHE MAIN EVENT in a decade of Motion Pictures...A MOVIE you will never Forger.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsRita MagdalenaEmilio GarciaEddie GutierrezI want to watch thats movie
- DirectorChristopher De LeonMario O'HaraStarsIan De LeonGina PareñoMichael De MesaA drama director tries his hand at the horror-suspense genre with this twin-story omnibus film; the other film is Christopher De Leon's debut film.
- DirectorRomy SuzaraStarsRudy FernandezLorna TolentinoJohnny DelgadoThe fugitive, the singer, and the song that brought them together: "Somewhere."
- DirectorGilbert PerezStarsPiolo PascualBea AlonzoNova VillaCyd (Bea Alonzo), an employee at a grocery store, believes in fairytales and soulmates and been waiting for the one. Then she met three guys with similar looks but different personalities, who do you think she'll choose to be the one?
- DirectorMaryo J. de los ReyesStarsAnton BernardoAna CapriAlan PauleMelvin, a social worker, meets handsome stripper Efren and they become friends. When Melvin's mother dies, he moves in with Efren and his three female roommates.
- DirectorMaryo J. de los ReyesStarsNida BlancaNestor De VillaMaricel SorianoA family's source of joy becomes the cause of all their grief. After years of trying to have a son, a couple finally decides to adopt one. While Shayne their only child is receptive at first, she finds herself getting increasingly jealous of Joel who has become the couple's center of attention. Shayne realizes that her adopted brother is no threat at all when he demonstrates his affection for her. But just when harmony is restored in the family, tragedy strikes during a beach excursion. Acting on a dare by Joel, Shane's father drifts afar from the shore and drowns. Shane's mother suffers a breakdown and blames Joel for the tragedy. Albeit Shane tries to hold the family together, the mother becomes inconsolable and demands that she return the boy to the orphanage. Now, Shayne must make the painful choice whether to keep her brother or submit to her mother's wishes.
- DirectorGil PortesStarsRicky DavaoLester LlansangJennifer SevillaThough widowed ex-cop Homer is a kindly father to his ten-year old son Rex, he is considered to be something of a bully in the poor Manila neighborhood that he lives. After mistaking a child retrieving a snarled kite for a burglar, Homer kills the boy and then hurriedly tries to cover up his error. Unbeknownst to his dad, Rex witnessed the event, too. As the two separately wrestle with their consciences, the neighbors find out and chaos soon ensues.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsVilma SantosRez CortezRolando TinioAlyas Baby Tsina/Alias Baby China (1984) is based on the true legal story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, aka Baby Tsina (She was called this in court documents because she looked Chinese. Otherwise there are no references to anything Chinese in her story or the film.) Duave was found guilty of murder in 1971 and several appeals while on death row culminated in a Supreme Court decision seven years later that declared her innocent and released her from prison.
- DirectorYam LaranasStarsJomari YllanaRichard GutierrezIza CalzadoMarvin savors his independence in a newly-acquired unit of an old apartment building. He is frequently visited by his girlfriend Pinky. Except for the occasional noise from an apartment unit down the hallway, the place is almost perfect for Marvin. At the end of the hallway live Anna, her jealous husband Bert, and their young daughter Lara. Bert is a cop who has always suspected Anna of two-timing him. His frequent jealous outbursts always lead to beatings that can be heard throughout the whole floor. Marvin is often awakened at night by the sound of violence and screaming from Anna's unit. He complains to the building's drunken caretaker, who just tells him to ignore the disturbances from down the hall. Anna and Lara usually ask for help from Jude, whose apartment is in the middle of the hallway. Jude's apartment becomes a temporary refuge for little Lara. One day, Pinky drops by Marvin's apartment and is shocked to see a woman knocking on his door. Pinky suspects Marvin is seeing another girl, which could explain why he has been acting strange lately. Marvin vehemently denies seeing another woman; it's the strange happenings in the building that are making him act strangely lately. Meanwhile, the beatings down the hall intensify. Jude gets scared because cruel cop Burt suspects--wrongly) that he's having an affair with Anna. Marvin gets drawn to the couple's frequent quarrels; he even witnesses Bert chasing Anna and beating on her in the corridor. All that violence affects Marvin. At length, he musters the courage to find out more about the quarreling couple. What he finds out shocks him. Marvin uncovers a secret that will change his life, and Pinky's. The discovery launches a series of hauntings that stalk him and Pinky. He decides to leave his apartment, but the hauntings follow them wherever they go. Marvin finally decides to confront the problem, and he returns to the old apartment building to face the evil that dwells there. What happens next shakes the very core of his beliefs about life, love, and the spirit world.
- DirectorMel ChiongloStarsMark GilIrma AlegreLiz AlindoganThe story is about a privileged young man named Al who kills a teenage girl, Belinda. He seeks a hiding place, and sanctuary is given by Julius, a friend who is a pimp in a whorehouse. While in the whorehouse, Al takes his enjoyment of one prostitute, Cita. One day, a woman named Isabel comes to the brothel and starts to work there. Al falls for the newcomer which angers Cita. Unknown to all, though, Isabel is actually the older sister of the murdered girl and her true intent is to avenge Belinda's death.
- DirectorJose Javier ReyesStarsAra MinaLee Robin SalazarMark Angelo WilsonAn ignored housewife gives in to her desires when a stranger insists on getting ''busy'' over the phone. The lines will definitely be steamy at the moment.
- DirectorJoyce BernalStarsRufa Mae QuintoGary EstradaAiAi Delas AlasRufa Mae Quinto stars in this comedy as Booba as she endeavors in the metropolis to fulfill her promise to her dying mother that she will find her jealous and insecure sister who ran away from home.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsNora AunorDawn ZuluetaMelisse SantiagoKarina Salvacion (Nora Aunor), a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderrama (Eddie Garcia) massacres her family along with the peasants of the town of San Marco accused of sympathizing with the Communists, seeks revenge for this massacre when she has grown up. Her body has healed, but her mind is still recovering from the horrible experience and she thirsts for revenge. She crafts a scheme to exact retribution. She eyes the head of the military mission who instigated the carnage that she survived; he is now a well-admired retiring general about to cap his career with the service's highest honors. The man is at last within her reach--the drama of revenge is nearing its climax--now Karina will set it into action.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsBelinda BrightRicky DavaoJay ManaloOn his father's order, Jason is taken from his lover. When he arrives at his father's mansion, he meets Belinda and is instantly attracted to her. Because of his long estrangement to his father, Jason is just discovering his father to be a violent person and decides to take Belinda and leave the mansion. But their governess begs them to stay. Complicated events follow, all of which are caused by Belinda. A thrilling psychological drama about a runaway coed who enters the lives of father and son, further complicate their relationship and later ruin their lives. (from the DVD)
- DirectorAngelito J. De GuzmanStarsJoy SumilangGeorge EstreganDaria RamirezUbiquitous Filipino sexfilm actor Estregan sets in motion a sleazy chain of events when he successfully seduces his stepdaughter (Mauricio). While her mother, his wife (Ramirez), is none the wiser the younger daughter (Sumilang) spies on their heated couplings with guilty excitement. Inevitably his attentions turn to this curious virgin. Although at first she resists his affection, it's only a matter of time before she relents, in surprising hardcore fashion.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsAmalia FuentesBoots Anson-RoaPilar PilapilHOW BOLD IS BOLD--The night holds a thousand secrets for these three women.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsCarmi MartinPhillip SalvadorDennis RoldanA neighborhood bum and toughie helps his police-officer father run after a diamond-smuggling syndicate--and gets romantically involved with the syndicate's courier, a bold lingerie model.