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- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCesar MontanoCaridad SanchezAmy AustriaA Muslim doctor returns to his homeland where the Philippine military is at war against the MILF While he endeavors to lead his family and other civilians to safety, he struggles to reconcile his professional and religious principles.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsChristopher De LeonPhillip SalvadorCarmi MartinA modern-day version of the biblical legend of Cain and Abel. Strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son Ellis over the older Lorenzo, whom she blames for her husband's death.
- DirectorMario O'HaraStarsNora AunorChristopher De LeonBembol RocoA woman falls in love with a Japanese soldier during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines; the whole town turns against her.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelMona LisaRez CortezThe life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
- DirectorButch PerezStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonRio LocsinA man returns to his home town where he becomes involved with two women: one he has known since his childhood and the other one, a mysterious woman he met in the town cemetery while visiting the grave of his departed mother.
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsRichard GomezDawn ZuluetaMichael De MesaMistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsHilda KoronelBembol RocoLou Salvador Jr.Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for his beloved, Ligaya.
- DirectorPeque GallagaStarsCherie GilSandy AndolongLiza LorenaTwo affluent families struggle and learn to survive during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsChristopher De LeonLorna TolentinoDina BonnevieA wealthy man comes to terms with his stepsister.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsChristopher De LeonHilda KoronelLaurice GuillenThe coming-of-age story of young college student, Joey (Christopher de Leon), who has lost all sense of direction and meaning in life, waking up every morning to the same old day that went before; fruitless, senseless, lifeless. He's a carefree kind of guy who just bums around with his friends. The only thing that inspires him is music. The problem is, he has yet to finish writing a song, which turns out to be the movie's theme song, and the theme song of his awakening. Then Joey meets Ana (Hilda Koronel), who immediately sweeps him off his feet. A very sweet friendship develops between them. Suddenly, Joey's world is turned upside-down and his mornings are never the same again.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsChristopher De LeonCharo Santos-ConcioJay IlaganThe film revolves around two couples who find themselves in conflict with the foreign commercial giants that control the Philippine economy, the Japanese and the Chinese.
- DirectorJose Javier ReyesStarsPatrick GarciaZsa Zsa PadillaLaura JamesFormer nightclub singer Tessie is a single mother whose teenage son Christopher longs to meet his American soldier father; meanwhile, Tessie firmly believes that her new boyfriend Dante is the right man for her.
- DirectorOlivia M. LamasanStarsSharon CunetaChristopher De LeonZsa Zsa PadillaA woman marries a man whose marriage has been annulled recently and finds being a stepmother to his children to be very difficult.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsLorna TolentinoDawn ZuluetaTonton GutierrezA woman must fight against the evil will of her selfish sister, even beyond death.
- DirectorRory B. QuintosStarsChristopher De LeonAga MuhlachChin Chin GutierrezA handsome serial killer is on the loose, preying on unfaithful wives... and his next victim might just be the wife of the investigator of his case.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsJanet BordonMyrna CastilloPepsi PalomaIn this story, three sisters are raised in a world where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation by their God-fearing father. The girls are educated enough to read from the Bible.
- DirectorManuel CondeStarsManuel CondeElvira ReyesInday JalandoniTemujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander's daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Meanwhile his steps guide him to be a great conqueror. Khan's witty, humorous side in his adolescent years before he takes the throne.
- DirectorDanny L. ZialcitaStarsVilma SantosTommy AbuelRonaldo ValdezSarah (Vilma Santos) is forced to defer her wedding when her scheduled flight is delayed. At a hotel where she is staying, Sarah encounters Eric (Ronaldo Valdez), a regular guest who forces himself on her.
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonEddie GarciaA young lonely girl. A lost young man. A house on a deserted beach. This was the beginning.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsLorna TolentinoGina AlajarSandy AndolongJoey, Kathy, Sylvia, and Maritess, best friends from 1979 to 1982, navigate drug use, singing dreams, unconventional relationships, and housewife roles, depicting personal battles and societal challenges during that period.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsCharito SolisVic SilayanPhillip SalvadorA groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father's house. Struck by her uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, the patriarch is driven to lust after his daughter-in-law. When things come to a head, a violent family quarrel ensues and leads to tragedy. A middle-aged spinster recounts the tale to reveal her identity and trace the downfall of the landowning clan trapped in the past.
- DirectorRory B. QuintosStarsAga MuhlachDayanara TorresPaolo ContisPrincess Isabella is trapped in a world she can no longer stand. She escapes from her guards and accidentally bumps into jeep driver Alex. While hiding her identity, they eventually fall in love. Can this fairy-tale romance end "happily ever after"?
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsMaricel SorianoRichard GomezCharito SolisBespectacled Adela (Maricel Soriano) is a homely young woman who is a great disappointment to her father Dr. Maximo Sevilla (Eddie Gutierrez). Slow to learn, Adela can never be a doctor or a lawyer. She spends her time doing crochet and all she has from her late attractive and elegant mother is her name, Adela. But at a party she reluctantly attends, she meets David Javier (Richard Gomez), a smooth-talking bum whom Adela's distrustful father believes is only after her large inheritance. But the gullible Adela is taken in by flattery and blinded with love. She attempts to elope with David, who stands her up upon learning that she will be disinherited. Losing the only man she ever loved, Adela makes her father pay for the aversion she felt from him all her life.
- DirectorLaurice GuillenStarsVilma SantosRichard GomezGloria RomeroFlorida (Vilma Santos) concocts a plan to avenge the abuse she suffered from devilish matriarch Octavia (Gloria Romero), only to discover that the child she used to exploit for her revenge is her own child. An oppressed housemaid has transformed herself into a wealthy and powerful business mogul through sheer dint of talent, ambition, and driving need to get revenge on her tormentors. She returns to the scene of her most abject debasement with the sole intent of humiliating the family who once made her life such a living hell. Unknowingly, she gets to exact revenge on the very person who turns out to be her own daughter by the son of her former mistress. Guillen's Kapag Langit Ang Humatol (1990) was based on a radio serial about the vindictive story of rags to riches, Florida.
- DirectorOlivia M. LamasanStarsAga MuhlachLea SalongaWilliam MartinezAgnes and Jerry's relationship becomes distant when Agnes migrates to America.
- DirectorJerry Lopez SinenengStarsJolina MagdangalMarvin AgustinHilda KoronelNed and Bujoy's longtime friendship blossoms into love when they start to date other people.
- DirectorFrank Gray Jr.StarsDolphyBabaluAzenith BrionesDue to numerous failures, an aging scientist who is trying to create a formula to bring back his youth decided to sell his soul to a gay demon and must find true love within a year.
- DirectorLupita Aquino-KashiwaharaStarsNora AunorJay IlaganGloria SevillaA young nurse questions her planned emigration to the United States, and her country's post-colonial conditions, following her brother's fatal shooting by an American soldier from the nearby military base.
- DirectorOlivia M. LamasanStarsClaudine BarrettoRico YanDominic OchoaTony (Claudine Barretto) is woman desperate to find love. She meets Lawrence (Rico Yan), a photographer, who offers her to help find the man of her dreams. Together, they will discover the real meaning of "True Love".
- DirectorMel ChiongloStarsHilda KoronelRichard GomezJay IlaganStar Cinema presents "Nagsimula sa Puso": Celina (Hilda Koronel), a young college professor, falls in love with one of her students, Carlo (Richard Gomez). When her mother (Armida Siguion-Reyna) finds out, she's not happy about it and seeks ways to end their relationship. When Carlo ends up in jail, his first instinct is to find Celina, the love of his life.
- DirectorJose 'Pepe' WenceslaoStarsDolphyLotis KeyPanchitoAfter getting rejected by the girl he loved, Tenteng decides to take his own life until he is given a chance to become a hero in the form of Captain Barbell.
- DirectorPablo SantiagoStarsFernando Poe Jr.Vic VargasPaquito DiazA vigilante is hunting down criminal elements in the streets of Manila.
- DirectorGerardo de LeonStarsNora AunorChristopher De LeonGloria SevillaThe Ifugao tribe's quest for the promised land is paved with good intentions.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsNora AunorVilma SantosChristopher De LeonA 1978 Filipino romantic drama film about a man's guilt over his affair with another woman that hurt the feelings of his long time girlfriend.
- DirectorOlivia M. LamasanStarsRichard GomezAiko MelendezChin Chin GutierrezLacking opportunities in her own country, Marissa (Chinchin Gutierrez) decides to work overseas. She then decides to leave her son, BJ (Karl Angelo Legaspi), with her best friend, Ana (Aiko Melendez). As Marissa fails to return, Ana decides to raise BJ as her own. After forming a family with Mike (Richard Gomez), Ana is astounded as Marissa finally comes home to claim her son.
- DirectorJoyce BernalStarsJudy Ann SantosPiolo PascualMarissa DelgadoJoanna (Santos) meets single father Albert (Pascual) and his baby Pippa on a bus. When she gets off the bus, Joanna accidentally leaves her photograph behind with her book. Over the years, Pippa comes to believe that this picture is of her mother's. Years later, Pippa meets Joanna again, and Albert hires her to act as Pippa's mother. Eventually, Albert and Joanna become romantically involved.
- DirectorJoyce BernalStarsJudy Ann SantosPiolo PascualHilda KoronelAbby thinks she has everything under control until her best friend Sabina walks out of her own bridal shower weeks before her wedding to Abby's younger brother Samuel. With a cassette tape left behind by Sabina as her only lead, Abby vows to find her best friend and bring her back in time for the wedding.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsMaricel SorianoPiolo PascualPrincess PunzalanThe film was based on the life story of Anita Pamintuan who died during her fight for proper wages and compensation for public school-teachers in the Philippines.
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsRichard GomezDawn ZuluetaCharito SolisAmanda searches for her husband Miguel who is presumed dead after an ambush by bandits. Her venture is met with shock when she finds out her lost spouse's true fate.
- DirectorRomy SuzaraStarsRudy FernandezLorna TolentinoGeorge EstreganFor as long as Laura (Lorna Tolentino) can remember, she has always been haunted by dreams of her brutal death under the hands of a mysterious killer. So in order to take Laura's mind away from her dreadful dream, her loving husband Emil (Rudy Fernandez) takes her to Baguio for their honeymoon. But then, Emil's plans of giving Laura the break she deserves shatters when strange things begin to take place at the house they're staying in. Their vacation is turned into a nightmare when a demon takes over Laura's body. Will Emil find a way to vanquish the evil spirit without hurting his beloved wife?
- DirectorCelso Ad. CastilloStarsSusan RocesDante RiveroRosanna OrtizThere is something strange about this motion picture.
- DirectorOlivia M. LamasanStarsClaudine BarrettoPiolo PascualIlonah JeanA Filipino (Piolo Pascual) falls in love with another woman (Claudine Barretto) while searching for his wife in Italy.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsMaricel SorianoEdu ManzanoSharmaine ArnaizMelissa, a successful advertising executive, believes she has a perfect life with her husband Dodie and their 2 children. After a shocking discovery, Melissa is forced to face the challenges of being a single parent.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsVilma SantosAriel RiveraAlbert MartinezWomen's-rights advocate Lea has two children from two different men. Although her children's fathers find madness in her methods, they pretty much let her have her way as far as their children are concerned.
- DirectorArturo San AgustinStarsFernando Poe Jr.Eddie GarciaPaquito DiazSgt. ISAGANI GUERRERO, A COURAGEOUS POLICEMAN, ASSIDUOUSLY GATHERS EVIDENCES TO UNMASK A CORRUPT JUDGE.
- DirectorBoots PlataStarsFernando Poe Jr.Ara MinaJimmy SantosThe story of two people leading two different lives. Ramon (FPJ) is a delivery truck driver while Amor (Ara Mina) own a neighborhood luncheonette. He is looking for the perfect partner. Her seven goon-like brothers are guarding her. When they meet, it's love at first sight.
- DirectorFernando Poe Jr.StarsFernando Poe Jr.Baby DelgadoJanice JuradoTHE ACTION HERO NEVER STARTS A FIGHT BUT NEITHER DOES HE RUN AWAY FROM ONE.
- DirectorJose Javier ReyesStarsAga MuhlachAiko MelendezBoots Anson-RoaOnly son Carlitos suddenly becomes the man of an all-female household when his father dies of a heart attack. He falls in love with an offbeat girl and is forced to choose between following his heart and risking losing the love of the family who has nurtured him all his life.
- DirectorRomy SuzaraStarsTom TausRonaldo ValdezJaclyn JoseAt an early age, American boy Cedie Erol finds that he is the sole heir to a British earldom and leaves New York to take up residence in his ancestral castle where, after some initial resistance, he is joined by his middle-class mother, widow of the late heir. His grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, intends to teach the boy to become an aristocrat, but Cedie inadvertently teaches his grandfather compassion and social justice, and the artless simplicity and motherly love of Dearest warms his heart.
- DirectorJoey Del RosarioStarsRamon 'Bong' Revilla Jr.Sheryl CruzMiguel RodriguezWhen his parents were ambushed to death by unknown assailants, Adan Ronquillo, a Tondo-raised Caviteño thug, vowed to take revenge against them.
- DirectorDanny L. ZialcitaStarsVilma SantosAmy AustriaDindo FernandoAfter his secret crush, Connie (Vilma Santos) discovers her boyfriend is married, Bobby (Dindo Fernando) steals her away and gives her the perfect marriage. However, when Bobby accepts a job in the province of Albay, he falls for the lovely local girl Pilar (Amy Austria) and finds himself flirting with bigamy. And there's a vampire attack when you least expect it.
- DirectorIshmael BernalStarsRita GomezVic VargasEddie GarciaA taxi dancer (Rita Gomez) and taxi driver (Vic Vargas) are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director (Eddie Garcia). The obsession with success forces them to affect images as movie stars, which suppress and eventually destroy them as persons and lovers.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsSarsi EmmanuelleEmily LorenJaclyn JoseThree poor girls from the provinces of the Philippines are lured to the big city. In Manila they are tricked to work in the sex trade.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsMark GilSandy AndolongWard LuarcaThe lives of seven neophytes as they strive to enter a Greek letter fraternity through a difficult hazing process. The entire experience is seen through the eyes of Sid Lucero, one of the neophytes.
- DirectorMarilou Diaz-AbayaStarsAmy AustriaGina AlajarCharo Santos-ConcioA woman after killing her husband and his friends goes into post-traumatic shock and withdraws from any form of communication. A feminist journalist becomes interested in the case and resolves to unravel the truth behind the murders.
- DirectorRory B. QuintosStarsAga MuhlachClaudine BarrettoJohnny DelgadoCarl went back to his hometown to get married but ended up falling for his bride's sister.
- DirectorJose Javier ReyesStarsMark Anthony FernandezJomari YllanaClaudine BarrettoHappy-go-lucky teenage friends Francis (Mark Anthony Fernandez), Chipper (Jao Mapa), Mackie (Jomari Yllana), Abe (Gio Alvarez), Lester (Victor Neri), and Carol (Nika Valencia) are known as party animals. Nadine (Claudine Barretto), who belongs to a troublesome family and always wants to find peace that she cannot find in her own home, hates their group of friends, believing that they are too immature. Yet, Nadine finds herself falling in love with Mackie, who shows her that he is not as bad as she thinks. As the two become a couple, Mackie realizes that Nadine bears too much anguish in her heart. Mackie struggles to cope with Nadine's up-tightness and her constant nagging. As their fights become too frequent, Chipper enters the picture and has Nadine's back when Mackie withdraws. As Nadine and Chipper develop a deeper friendship, Mackie feels betrayed and confronts Chipper. As the two friends argue over a woman, their whole group will be torn about taking sides. Can their friendship surpass this challenge?
- DirectorFernando Poe Jr.StarsFernando Poe Jr.Liz AlindoganMax AlvaradoPanday is a blacksmith whose real name is Flavio. When a meteor fell from the sky one night, he forged the metal from the meteor into a dagger, the balaraw. When he raises the dagger to the sky, it magically grows into a sword. He uses this magical sword to fight the evil Lizardo (Max Alvarado) and other supernatural beings. Eventually, Lizardo and his minions are destroyed.
- DirectorMike De LeonStarsCharo Santos-ConcioJay IlaganVic SilayanA crime-drama-suspense genre film not often seen in Philippine cinema. A controlling patriarch loses it over his daughter's marriage and her attempts to escape from their incestuous household.
- DirectorDanny L. ZialcitaStarsVilma SantosHilda KoronelDindo FernandoTwo women are in love with the same man: one is his wife, the other is his mistress, and between them is the man whose love and time they share. But even the most discreet of affairs can be laid open, and even the most submissive of wives can lost her patience. Vilma Santos, Hilda Koronel and Dindo Fernando lend their thespic talents to this moving tale of love, betrayal, and retribution.
- DirectorElwood PerezStarsSarsi EmmanuelleMaria Isabel LopezMyra ManibogA young woman chooses celibacy, turns to religion, and demonizes men in order to control her intense sexual desire. Her sister suddenly visits her seaside village, which opens many old wounds and leads to tragedies.
- DirectorCarlos Siguion-ReynaStarsRosanna RocesJohn ArcillaIsabel GranadaLigaya, is a prostitute who is fed up and saved up. She meets Polding, an honest farmer, who is the answer to her life's misery.
- DirectorJett C. EspirituStarsDolphyNida BlancaMaricel SorianoWHILE ON VACATION IN THE PROVINCE, JOHN'S PREOCCUPATION OF RAISING DUCKS IN ENDANGERED WHEN A FACTORY POLLUTES A NEARBY RIVER. WHEN JOHN PETITIONS FOR THE FACTORY'S CLOSURE, GOONS TERRORIZE HIS FAMILY.
- DirectorGil PortesStarsGina AlajarSandy AndolongTing JocsonTwo cousins, Lynette and Roselle, experience increasing sexual awareness leading up to their high school graduation.
- DirectorF.H. ConstantinoStarsFernando Poe Jr.Charito SolisBernard BonninA working-class man gets embroiled in an illegal syndicate while trying to make a living and a girl is lured by the syndicate into addiction.
- DirectorLino BrockaStarsPhillip SalvadorGina AlajarVenchito GalvezAn apolitical worker in a printing press who works as a scab during a company strike belatedly realizes that everyone is affected by the evils of society.
- DirectorEddie RodriguezStarsSharon CunetaRobin PadillaEdu ManzanoMonique is a popular singer disguised as Digna to escape from her stepfather and her stepbrother Gilbert, who slowly killed her mother and also wanted to kill her to seize their wealth. Gilbert and his father thought Monique was dead until he met her in a restaurant as a waitress; Gilbert hunts Monique to kill her. Trying to escape his men, she accidentally meets Carding, a thief, in Ermita with his sidekick Libag. Their love story begins while she stays in Carding's slum along with the kids Carding is tending. Gilbert and his father are later caught during police operations and Monique recovered her house and wealth. In the end, Monique keeps Carding's kids in her house and they confirm their love for each other.
- DirectorEddie GarciaStarsVilma SantosChristopher De LeonPhillip SalvadorCLOVER-LEAF LOVE CHAIN INVOLVES TWO ANTAGONISTIC SISTERS, THE MAN WHO LOVES ONE AND IGNORES THE IGNORES THE OTHER, AND A SECOND MAN WHO LOVES THE IGNORED BUT IS LOVED BY THE OTHER SISTER.
- DirectorJose Javier ReyesStarsCamille PratsShaina MagdayaoSerena DalrympleIn a community whose every resident desires and wants, a young girl is given the ability to grant wishes ("hiling").
- DirectorJose Javier ReyesStarsGelli De BelenPaolo AbreraSharmaine ArnaizVeronica lives a double life as a librarian during the day while secretly working as a disc jockey at night for the popular program. One day, Veronica receives a love letter from one her listeners who boldly professes his love for her and his desire to meet her personally. Will Veronica finally give in to love's call or will she once again cower away and retreat to her books and music.
- DirectorFernando Poe Jr.StarsFernando Poe Jr.Tina RevillaMax AlvaradoFernando Poe Jr. goes back to his swashbuckling role days in a FJP Productions.
- DirectorEddie GarciaStarsNora AunorRonald CorveauArmida Siguion-ReynaNelia leaves her poor town to work as a maid in the city. Perceived as a lower-class citizen, Nelia gets undeserved harsh treatment from her employer. She toils day and night to fulfill the wishes of her family at the expense of working herself to death. Ultimately, it is also in the city where she discovers an opportunity to move to a better life in the arms of a lover.