Bodjie Pascua
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Biography: Luisito "Bodjie" Pascua (born March 2, 1955) is a Filipino stage and film & TV actor and former children's television host. He is best known as "Kuya Bodjie" ("Big Brother Bodjie"), the iconic character he portrayed on the children's educational television program Batibot.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Adult: No
Birthday: March 02, 1955
Age: 70 years old
Gender: Male
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Ako Si Ninoy
Overview: A musical film that chronicles the life and tragic death of Philippine former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2023-02-22
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Write Here
Overview: An aging gay man in mid-stage alzheimer's struggles to hold onto his identity and onto the memory of his one true love.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2022-08-27
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Mapusok
Overview: Emma was once a prostitute. She fell for her client Ben (Julio Diaz) expecting that he will free her from her work. One day, Ben was murdered and the police is trying to solve the case. Who murdered him? But is he really dead or not?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1998-03-11
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Padyak
Overview: Noel is a young man who puts his dreams of college on hold to take over his father's pedicab route. While his mother constantly tells him that luck will eventually save them, Noel tries to save up what meager earnings he gets. But his passengers often take advantage of his naivete, leaving him with little to show for his suffering. To make things worse, the people around him seem to be falling into tragedy after another, making him question his purpose in life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-04
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A Short Film About the Indio Nacional
Overview: What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Litrato
Overview: Lola Edna bears the challenges of her debilitating dementia, while killing time in a facility for the elderlies. She collects photos from occasional visitors, mostly strangers, in the hope of remembering her long-lost daughter and granddaughter. She's ill-tempered, a bully to the other old people and to her caregivers. Until she meets Angel, a new caregiver who tempers her behavior. Love-hate relationship ensues between them, until Lola Edna snaps to hurt herself. Contemplative transformation follows and she eventually finds a friend in Angel who not only pampers her with utmost care and attention, but also reunites her with the other grannies and caregivers. On her 65th birthday, Angel surprises her with a revelation that changes their relation from being best buddies, to becoming inseparable soulmates and kindred-spirits.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2023-07-26
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Barbi: Maid in the Philippines
Overview: Bartolome del Rosario is forced to be a crossdresser when he gets wrongly accused of a crime.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1989-02-15
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Video City: Be Kind, Please Rewind
Overview: An uninspired filmmaker accidentally time travels back to the 90s at a Video City store, where he meets the woman who will change his life.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2023-09-20
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Amigo
Overview: Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-19
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Little One
Overview: A pregnant mother, unsure of how to raise a child, arranges an interview with her two gay dads but fate intervenes when his dad suffers a heart attack. Her dad reflects on their family's history, captured on an old camcorder.
Genres: Drama Family Animation
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2024-03-13
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Old Times
Overview: A retired fisherman and his grandson return to their old sinking hometown.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2023-12-06
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The Generation That Gave Up on Love
Overview: A "barkada" of five–Kurt, Ma-an, Denzel, Hadji, and Junamae experiences the various faces of adulting in a world that seems to be losing faith in the concept of love.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2019-10-02
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My Sassy Girl
Overview: The film tells the love story of Junjee, and Sheena. Junjee just cannot seem to catch a romantic break. Their personalities stand opposite to the characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity in Asian societies in general.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2024-01-31
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One More Chance
Overview: Popoy and Basha had been together forever. Their love story began when they first met as students at university. They had been inseparable and did everything together—eating, studying and attending parties. However, Popoy's incessant planning and nagging took a toll on their relationship leading Basha to break-up with him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2007-11-14
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The Reunion
Overview: Four young men who were friends in high school reunite several years later to discover that they all have failed professionally and their love lives haven't really gone anywhere. They go on a quest to find and reconnect with their school sweethearts and finally achieve happiness.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2012-08-15
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Sali-salita
Overview: A mother who writes children’s storybooks, ironically, doesn’t have enough time to create stories for her own son. The restless child finds a chance to create his own stories when his grandfather, comes up with a game. They fill an old milk can with pieces of paper, each containing a word which will be a “story-starter”. Tales of heroes and villains, magic and places fill up the child’s imagination. But the child’s made-up story is in need of a happy ending. Now, it depends on the storyteller mother to create the greatest ending of them all.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-11
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Emir
Overview: "Emir" is all about Amelia (Frenscheska Farr). Amelia hails from Ilocos and she is forced to find work abroad to provide for her family. Amelia leaves her family and everything she loves behind. Amelia applies as a nanny and is lucky enough to be the caretaker of the Sheik's pregnant wife. Later on, Amelia is given appointed nanny of the Sheik's first born son Ahmed. Through the years, Amelia will not only see Ahmed grow to a boy but she will also learn more about life's trials and tribulations, struggles of lonely worker in a foreign country.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-09
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First Day High
Overview: The journey in solving the greatest mysteries of life begins on the first day of school. Brainy Indy, MVP MJ2, Sosy Pre, Rebel Gael and Nice Guy Nathan are college freshmen who enter FDH University without knowing what college life will bring them. Until they all got involved in the biggest mystery the university has ever encountered- B.W.A.C.A. or Basketball Water Contamination Accident. Initial investigation shows that the water drank by the players during the game was contaminated by a mysterious substance.
Genres: Family Comedy Mystery
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2006-09-20
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Illusion
Overview: Set in Philippine post-American colonialist era, where the American influence was still apparent, Ilusyon tells the story of Miguel, a young man from the countryside, who decides to visit his father, Pablo, a Modernist painter in Manila. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his father has decided to leave for the province but he opted to stay in Manila for a vacation. One day, he meets Stella, a nude model originally scheduled to pose for Miguel's father. Struck by her beauty, Miguel does the unthinkable - he pretends to be his father the painter. Developing a relationship based on a lie, things turn for the worse as Stella begets a strange skin disease that turns off Miguel. Surrounded by strange characters - a talking cow, a talkative mailman and a nosy landlady - Miguel is driven into a frenzy realization about beauty, lust, love and being true to oneself. An ambiguous ending underlines the surreal tone of the film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Love Me Again
Overview: Arah dreams of a better life different from the life she knows in Bukidnon. Ranches everywhere are closing one by one. The glory her hometown once knew was slowly disappearing in favour of life abroad, particularly in Australia. Arah believes this too. Australia will save them from poverty. But Migo does not share this belief. He believes that Bukidnon’s glory will return if only people didn’t leave. Migo is Arah’s first love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-15
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Sisa
Overview: Narcisa "Sisa" Dalangin is a young Filipina during the Spanish Occupation & is a childhood friend of Jose Rizal.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2008-06-12
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Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
Overview: With the one, big, happy family that she has, any woman would admire Ina Montecillo as the embodiment of a perfect mother. But after more than 30 years of doing everything for her family, she realizes she hasn’t done anything for herself. Ina then embarks on a journey of finding her self-worth that surprisingly lands her as the President of the Philippines!
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2008-12-25
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Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II
Overview: This second feature film based on the popular television series features two true legal cases. The first is of a nanny accused of kidnapping the child in her care, and the second is about how a rich family tries to cover up the murder of a poor man.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-05
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Gimik: The Reunion
Overview: A year after college, seven friends Diane Villaruel, Ricky Salveron, Ese Aragon, Joey Fajardo, Gina de Leon, Garry Ballesteros, Melani Suntay, and Brian Lorenzo get together to take a memory down the lane and attempt to relive the past filled with challenges, victories and problems. Things are not anymore as they seemed to be as each of them treads on different path to self-discovery and accomplishment. Gina and Gary are preparing for their wedding when they learn about Gina’s troublesome reproductive system. On the other hand, just when Melanie finally gave her yes to Brian, the latter met an accident and fell in coma. Ese and Joey learned to be sweeter with each other until Joey got his dream car. And lastly, Ricky, who has been long waiting for his Diane lacked the enough courage to confess when Diane came in.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-28
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The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Overview: Maxi, a boy on the cusp of his teens, is already comfortable with his homosexual feelings, with acceptance from his family. When Maxi is assaulted one evening, Victor, a police officer, comes to his aid. Maxi soon develops a crush on Victor, who shows a platonic affection for the young lad.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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A Second Chance
Overview: Popoy and Basha have had a wonderful wedding, but their subsequent married life turns out to be extremely difficult.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2015-11-25
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Independencia
Overview: Early 20th century Philippines. The sounds of war signal the arrival of the Americans. A mother and son flee to the mountains, hoping for a quiet life. One day, the son discovers a wounded woman in the middle of the forest, and decides to bring her home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2010-04-21
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Ringgo: The Dog Shooter
Overview: This is a story of the journey of 3 souls heading towards healing and redemption. RINGGO is a 16-year old boy who works as a dog-shooter (the one who assists in mating the dogs with breed -- he will see to it that the private parts of the stud and bitch will be locked during the mating and no sperm will be put to waste in the process). Ringgo works for BONG, a 40-year old lesbian who is a breeder of dogs. One of Bong’s dogs is I’nca, who is a troubled Doberman. Things will get complicated when Ringgo, I’nca and Bong developed a relationship as if they were really mother and child, and get entangled in each other’s personal issues and becomes each other’s protector and defender. The one that ties the three of them is that invisible umbilical cord... the cord of love and sacrifice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2016-07-01
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Memory Channel
Overview: An edgy film that tackles anxiety/panic attacks triggered by retrograde amnesia in a person desperately seeking and rebuilding a distorted past . He realizes in the end that his future cannot and must not be defined solely by his past. His present is as relevant as his past to his future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-10
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Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang
Overview: Corazon revolves around the love story of a married couple during the times of Japanese rule in the Philippines who's having a hard time conceiving a child. After joining traditional fertility rites in honor of certain patron saints, their prayers are eventually answered but unexpected circumstances will lead to their baby's death. At which point the conflict of the story will begin
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-14
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Saving Sally
Overview: Marty is an aspiring comic-book artist who is secretly in love with his best friend, Sally, the gadget inventor. Like every love story, there are complications: Sally has monsters for parents and a literal dick for a boyfriend, while Marty has the innate ability to do nothing about everything despite his vivid fantasies of defending the love of his life from the big bad world.
Genres: Animation Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-25
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Dear Other Self
Overview: A woman finds herself caught in a dilemma whether she will stay at work or pursue her passion for traveling.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2017-05-17
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Harry & Patty
Overview: Harry and Patty is a romantic comedy that proves even the biggest lie cannot stop real love from finding its way. The story is about two people who are very much unalike; Harry is an attractive young businessman while Patty is a typical young woman who drives a TNVS for a living; they have different take on love and attraction. Their first meeting starts with disgust and comic misunderstandings but opposites attract and this led them to a head-in-the-clouds romantic relationship. But when everything starts to be perfectly going on its way, someone from their past tends to jeopardize their blossoming relationship. Is it still possible to be real when you are hiding secrets from the person you love?
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-01
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The Sweet Taste of Salted Bread and Undies
Overview: A special little homeless girl travels about the Philippines curing the afflicted with her mysterious healing powers, until one day she befriends a sick old man who for some perplexing reason she is unable to cure. The unlikely pair are drawn to each other and their lives are forever changed by their unique friendship and magical journey together.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2018-08-04
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The Hopeful Romantic
Overview: Jess, a bellboy working at The Manila Hotel, is gifted an all-expenses paid stay at the hotel's most expensive suite. And during his stay, he encounters Veronica, a professional golddigger. Jess keeps up the illusion of being a rich guest of the hotel, hoping to get Veronica to fall in love with him before he has to tell her the truth.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2018-09-12
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Roxxxanne
Overview: Jay Aquitania stars as Marlon, a handsome but closeted gay student who collects cell-phone porn videos to impress his friends-especially tricycle driver, Jonas (Janvier Daily), to whom he's attracted. In his search for the ultimate sex video, he consequently ends up creating a scandal involving one of his mother's (the scene-stealing Elizabeth Oropesa) boarders, the mysterious Roxanne.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2007-10-10
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Us, at The End of the Year
Overview: Five years after their break-up, ex-lovers turned friends Sam and Isa attempt to find their own selves in the realm of their respective romantic relationships. What they discover instead is pain and uncertainty as they come to terms with their feelings for each other and everyone around them.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2019-05-08
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Metamorphosis
Overview: Born with both male and female genitals, but raised like a boy by his conservative family, Adam goes through all the things prepubescent boys go through, including a fascination with strange animals he takes for pets and being smitten by a lovely girl. His bucolic world turns upside down when he gets his first menstrual period setting him off on a journey that tests the spiritual and physical limits of sexual identity and into a new world of ambiguity and desire.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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Image Nation
Overview: Imahe Nasyon is a groundbreaking, conceptual omnibus film by 20 alternative filmmakers who were tasked to present their personal visions on national issues. Renowned line producers Jon and Carol Red hatched the idea of revisiting the 1986 EDSA revolution, challenging directors to answer the question "What happened after 1986?" with a short film not longer than five minutes each. Despite individual techniques, the same goal is shared: to depict a truthful image of the nation at present.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2006-09-22
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James & Pat & Dave
Overview: Pat Reyes, a hardworking hostel manager and online vegetable seller, trains her boss' hardheaded and exiled grandson as a new employee.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2020-02-12
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Harana
Overview: In 1995 Las Vegas, a homesick cover band singer writes an original song to connect with her daughter who is growing up in the Philippines without her.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-20
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Itanong Mo sa Buwan
Overview: A robbery goes wrong and the bank's teller, Josie is abducted by lone gunman Angelito Asuncion. A few weeks pass and Josie escapes to tell a tale of terror and mayhem. She asserts to have faked falling for him in order to win his trust while Angelito surfaces to claim otherwise. Josie is not really a victim but has been his lover for some time. In fact, they planned the whole thing so they could start a new life together. Who is telling the truth?
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1988-12-25
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My Future You
Overview: Karen and Lex meet on a dating app, only to discover they're living fifteen years apart, connected by a comet. As they unravel the mystery of their unique situation, they work together to change the past and alter their fates.
Genres: Romance Comedy Fantasy Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2024-12-25
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Trip
Overview: Trip tells the story of a young boy from the province who eagerly rides a jeepney to Manila yet ends up disillusioned of what city life is really all about just by meeting all the passengers.
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Original Language: tl
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Olsen's Day
Overview: A production assistant goes on a trip with a strange old man and his son who threatens him but at the same time, gives him the answers he seeks.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2025-03-14
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The Last Goodbye
Overview: upcoming Philippine film
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2025-05-07
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