Joonee Gamboa
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1936-08-07
Locus Natus: Manila, Philippines
Et ut: John Gamble, Jonee Gamboa, Joonie Gamboa, June Gamboa
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom
Ordinary humans led by King Bantayan are being annihilated by the all-powerful evil king Bagulbol and his creatures of the dark. To end their...
release : 2005.12.25popularis : 4.575
Laban Kung Laban
A young man, jilted by his girlfriend, join forces with an older man in avenging the death of his brother and fighting the ruling powers in their...
release : 1986.06.04popularis : 1.214
Cover Girl Models
A fashion photography assignment teams three American models and inadvertently pitches them into the mystery and danger of international espionage,...
release : 1975.07.01popularis : 1.929
W Is War
Filipino director Willy Milan's first entry into the Maxsploitation sub-sub-genre.
release : 1983.07.01popularis : 2.341
Ligaw-Ligawan, Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan
A 1993 Filipino drama anthology film by Joey Gosiengfiao.
release : 1993.03.17popularis : 2.687
Stardoom
A stage mother drives her younger son to his ‘stardoom’ to make up for her downward slide from her bourgeois origins.
release : 1971.10.07popularis : 1.032
Manila in the Claws of Light
Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.
release : 1975.07.16popularis : 10.096
Sa Ngalan ng Anak
A cyclist aims to win a championship trophy for his son separated from his rich mother.
release : 1984.01.04popularis : 0.92
Lovingly Yours, Helen: The Movie
This dramatic anthology of true-to-life stories of love and domestic problems based on letters sent by to the TV drama program hosted by Helen Vela...
release : 1984.07.19popularis : 0.879
TNT Jackson
A woman encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother.
release : 1974.06.08popularis : 5.133
Apoy sa Iyong Kandungan
Ramona is ecstatic when she marries Rommel. But Ramona remains a virgin wife as Rommel turns out to be a closet homosexual with a boyfriend, Alex....
release : 1984.03.07popularis : 1.411
God... Save Me!
A doting father, terminally ill with cancer, spends the remaining days of his life with his young daughter.
release : 1985.12.25popularis : 2.946
Ipaglalaban Ko
A rich mother and a poor father fight for the custody of their son.
release : 1989.07.27popularis : 2.009
...At Muling Nagbaga Ang Lupa
A 1979 Filipino action drama starring and directed by Fernando Poe Jr.
release : 1979.05.04popularis : 1.285
Feng Shui
After finding a Feng Shui amulet, Joy starts to see a string of fortunate events come her way. Soon, she realizes it is, in fact, a curse. Now she...
release : 2004.09.18popularis : 4.729
Wonder Women
Dr. Tsu is a brilliant surgeon with her own exotic island off the coast of Manila. Using her sexy, all-girl army of martial-arts experts, Tsu kidnaps...
release : 1973.04.25popularis : 7.438
Lupang Hinirang
The Story of a People's Enduring Hope...In a Portrait of Blood and Tears Where the Brave Fought and Fell - and the Ruthless Died in Shame.
release : 1973.06.17popularis : 1.991
Robo Warriors
The year is 2036 and Earth has been invaded: hope lies with the last Robo Warrior - a towering fighting machine.
release : 1997.01.15popularis : 10.876
Anak ng lupa
Hector learns about his parents' tragic past, including his father's death at the hands of a traitor.
release : 1987.03.11popularis : 2.298
Magnong Rehas
Magno is a watch-your-car boy in love with a sales girl Abigail. However, Abigail’s uncle Dado, a policeman, hates Magno’s guts.
release : 1992.04.08popularis : 1
Barbi for President
A 1991 Filipino satirical comedy starring Joey de Leon.
release : 1991.08.08popularis : 1.572
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
A wandering peddler separates from his fellow salesman and becomes involved with criminals in the jungle.
release : 2006.11.03popularis : 5.391
Kris Commando
Muslims and Christians clash in this thoughtful Filipino war movie. Kiram Sali and his Muslim rebels launch a series of attacks on the army but his...
release : 1987.06.04popularis : 1.926
Third World Hero
Two filmmakers try to create a film venturing on the life of Jose Rizal. Before they do that, they try to investigate on the heroism of the...
release : 2000.02.16popularis : 2.332
When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black
"Pag-puti ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak" is a pulsating love story that recaptures the nostalgic fifties, the exciting era of mass hysteria, and the...
release : 1978.07.15popularis : 4.964
Of the Flesh
When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity,...
release : 1983.12.25popularis : 4.781
Lino: His Art and Life
A documentary TV special on the life of Lino Brocka, released in 1998 for Pinoy Blockbuster Original.
release : 1998.01.01popularis : 0.524
Playgirl
Mel Chionglo's directorial debut revolves around a mother and daughter who play the rules of the game in the world by selling their bodies for the...
release : 1981.01.29popularis : 0.986
Memories of Old Manila
A historian travels through time from the swampland that one day turned into the squalor that it has become in contemporary time.
release : 1993.06.12popularis : 2.832
Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael
An action film starring Jestoni Alarcon based on the radio drama by Rey Langit serialized in DZRH.
release : 1990.01.04popularis : 1.788
Virgin People
Three sisters live in a paradise where men are metaphorically and literally serpents of temptation.
release : 1984.01.20popularis : 5.327
The Chain
When unjustly imprisoned in a South American jail, a tough cop and a renegade arms dealer must set aside their differences to escape.
release : 1996.10.30popularis : 2.232
Lorelei
A story about Lorelei a mermaid and Paing a fisherman.
release : 1975.04.25popularis : 1.718
Ma'am May We Go Out?
Soriano brothers Dennis, Chipipoy/Chip, and Jeff are bums who do odd jobs to earn a living, including driving a jeepney. Their lives take a different...
release : 1985.06.12popularis : 1.585
Isang Milyon At Isang Kasalanan
A 1979 drama film starring Christopher de Leon, Rudy Fernandez and Alma Moreno. Originally serialized in Wakasan Komiks
release : 1979.11.06popularis : 0.573
Maligno
A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.
release : 1977.06.23popularis : 0.623
Santiago!
A nighttime attempt to sabotage a Japanese munitions store in the little town of Santiago goes wrong when Gonzalo (Fernando Poe, Jr.) discovers that...
release : 1970.11.13popularis : 1.793
Sheman: Mistress of the Universe
A spoof of the Filipino fantasy icon Ang Panday and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
release : 1988.09.07popularis : 3.811
Aguila
Daniel Aguila's son recounts memories of the Philippines as he searches for his father.
release : 1980.02.14popularis : 3.908
Feng Shui 2
It focuses on Lester who, upon getting the cursed bagua, starts to get all the luck and prosperity he could get in his life, but with deadly...
release : 2014.12.25popularis : 2.641
Demonstone
Two U.S. Marine investigators looking into a series of grisly murders in Manila discover that the crimes are tied to an amulet with a 400-year-old...
release : 1990.02.09popularis : 4.239
Ang Panday
Long ago, the evil wizard Lizardo sent an army of monsters to subjugate the land and its people. Lizardo succeeded, but a prophecy tells of a comet...
release : 2009.12.25popularis : 3.212
Ang Darling Kong Aswang
Victor is a single father who falls in love with Elisa who turns out to be an Aswang. But even so, Victor love Elisa so much that he accepted who she...
release : 2009.12.25popularis : 4.803
Alab ng Lahi
The story is set in 1946 after the Japanese Imperial Army surrenders to American forces. Gregorio Magtanggol, a Hukbalahap member, who continues the...
release : 2003.06.11popularis : 2.64
Lastikman
Young Hilario was nearby a rubber tree when it was struck by a meteorite. This incident gave Hilario the powers of elasticity and morphing. To honor...
release : 2003.01.01popularis : 1.996
Ang Panday 2
Ang Panday 2 begins with Flavio/Panday (Revilla) and Maria settling in the peaceful and quiet town of Matandang Kahoy. All is well until Lizardo...
release : 2011.12.25popularis : 5.068
The Son of Brocka
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around...
release : 2005.07.30popularis : 0.612
El Presidente
The film begins with his capture by Philippine and US forces under Frederick Funston's command in 1901, then flashes back to 1886, when an old woman...
release : 2012.12.25popularis : 3.061
Brutal
A woman after killing her husband and his friends goes into post-traumatic shock and withdraws from any form of communication. A feminist journalist...
release : 1980.12.25popularis : 1.819
Till I Met You
Señor Manuel is an elderly gentleman who falls in love with the charming Luisa, a confidence trickster posing as a rich socialite. In...
release : 2006.10.11popularis : 1.193
Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!
Angelo dreams of creating a medicine that could cure his father’s illness. With some knowledge about medicinal herbs, he makes a living as a...
release : 2011.04.23popularis : 4.019
Ping Lacson: Super Cop
Based on the life story of director general Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson as the spotlight is put on the general as he handles controversial cases.
release : 2000.12.25popularis : 0.648
Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo
A sudden widower, Victor finds himself solely responsible for raising his son, Tom Tom. To make money, he claims to be a medium who can speak with...
release : 2005.10.26popularis : 1.697
Diskarte
An ex-marine used by police in a drug bust. He escapes a rub-out, and goes after the group who double-crossed him.
release : 2002.06.12popularis : 3.977
Ambush
Ambush is a 1988 Filipino action film directed by Francis 'Jun' Posadas and written by Jerry O. Tirazona. It stars Ronnie Ricketts, Dick Israel,...
release : 1988.07.13popularis : 1.183
Durugin Si Totoy Bato
The movie was based from a popular komiks serial by Carlo J. Caparas. It was serialized in Modern Romances and True Confessions magazine.
release : 1979.11.09popularis : 1.257
Enter the Ninja
After completing his training of ninjutsu within Japan, an American Angolan Bush War veteran by the name of Cole visits his war buddy Frank Landers...
release : 1981.07.17popularis : 3.51
Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig?
Made pregnant by Ric, Estella was forced to marry his brain-damaged younger brother played by Val to save herself from the shame of having an...
release : 1987.09.02popularis : 2.828
Sa Hirap at Ginhawa
A young couple eloped, got married and then must cope with problems like money, living on their own, trying finish school and raising a baby. not to...
release : 1984.11.29popularis : 5.09
Luv Text
Melissa is a spunky college student who’s completely love-struck and constantly dreams of her own Prince Charming. She finds herself...
release : 2001.06.20popularis : 1.976
Kahit Wala Ka Na
A story about a separated woman and the challenges she encounters when she faces the real world alone with her son.
release : 1989.05.31popularis : 1.336
Above Everything Else
Famous TV commentator Maia Robles finds herself caught between having an affair with a politician and reporting on social issues, especially...
release : 1991.05.15popularis : 3.605
Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos?
A street hustler falls in love with a bar girl. They get married, but separate when the guy gets meted a death sentence after gunning down a rich...
release : 1985.12.25popularis : 2.631
Ipagpatawad Mo
A married couple who try to make their marriage work despite the fact that both of them are career-oriented and that there are tensions created by...
release : 1991.10.23popularis : 1.338
Joey Boy Munti: 15 anyos ka sa Muntinlupa
A rich girl dies in childbirth, leaving the baby with her grief-stricken husband. Her parents kidnap the infant but he abducts the little boy back....
release : 1991.05.30popularis : 5.22
High School Circa '65
The life and times of teachers and students in the year 1965.
release : 1979.02.09popularis : 4.368
Asia's Titanic
The passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. Just five days before...
release : 2009.08.25popularis : 4.536
Batuigas II: Pasukuin si Waway
Leonardo de los Reyes gets framed by some hoodlums for murder, he escapes from prison and gets revenge to the people who harmed him.
release : 1984.02.09popularis : 3.896
Magtanggol
A political family tries to hold on to their integrity and reputation as they face a difficult crisis.
release : 2016.06.08popularis : 2.353
Kenkoy
Funny man Kenkoy courts Rosing the Manileña in this remake of the popular comics strip by Tony Velasquez.
release : 1982.03.12popularis : 0.629
Buhay Kamao
Pepe upon the order of his father did not want anything to do with boxing, after all it was boxing which took his brother’s life. But the easy...
release : 2001.12.06popularis : 1.421
Weighed But Found Wanting
A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely leper and a mentally unstable...
release : 1974.05.30popularis : 1.761
Burlesk Queen
To 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...
release : 1977.12.24popularis : 5.821
Snake Sisters
Three human females born of snake eggs on a secluded island are integrated into a nearby village but are soon showing their true colors.
release : 1984.01.01popularis : 3.714
The Beast of the Yellow Night
Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).
release : 1971.04.07popularis : 4.379
Savage Sisters
A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash...
release : 1974.07.01popularis : 4.567
Missing in Action
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure...
release : 1984.11.16popularis : 24.931
Saigon Commandos
A series of drug-related murders haunt Saigon. Ex-Green Beret Mark Stryker and his MP's must find the culprits. With the help of Jean Lassiter, a...
release : 1988.01.01popularis : 3.222
Death Force
James Iglehart is Doug Russell, an American who steals a shipment of gold in the Philippines with two Vietnam War buddies, who cut his throat and...
release : 1978.09.01popularis : 3.99
Haw Waw De Karabaw
Living a simple lifestyle in the barrio of Maisan farming a small-sized field, Sebyo has no other inspiration aside from Coring. Her homecoming to...
release : 1988.03.17popularis : 1.373
Clash of the Warlords
In the battle for life you have to kill or be killed. Forced to fight against his friends in the deadly arena, Rex seeks revenge on the evil Malzon...
release : 1985.01.01popularis : 2.456
Tukso, Layuan Mo Ako!
Satan commissions Demonyita to destroy the souls of four young men but San Pedro also sends an angel to thwart the plan. Demonyita succeeds in...
release : 1991.09.11popularis : 2.803
Bakit Madalas Ang Tibok Ng Puso!
Nobody can stop them from falling in love.
release : 1986.11.06popularis : 2.649
Ang Babaeng Nawawala sa Sarili
When a conservative woman is possessed by a vengeful spirit, she becomes sexually promiscuous and seduces a lot of men.
release : 1989.10.04popularis : 2.037
Ode to Nothing
Sonya, an old maid, is about to give up on herself until, one day, she meets a corpse in her family's embalming business that changes her life.
release : 2018.10.21popularis : 2.386
Brokedown Palace
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls...
release : 1999.08.13popularis : 17.382
The Year of Living Dangerously
Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends...
release : 1982.12.17popularis : 16.395
Burlesk King
Harry leaves Olongapo, the former site of American bases, with his best friend James. They end up in Manila where they soon find work as macho...
release : 1999.03.10popularis : 9.499
Throw Away Child
Throw Away Child is a 1982 Tagalog-language Drama movie written and directed by Arsenio Bautista.
release : 1982.01.08popularis : 1.827
At the Top
A stripper and taxi driver are fished out of poverty and anonymity by a commercial film director. The obsession with success forces them to affect...
release : 1971.06.10popularis : 0.958
Martial Law
"Batas Militar" is a definitive documentary about martial law under the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.
release : 1997.09.21popularis : 2.339
Primary Target
A team of Vietnam vets, who now work as mercenaries, faces off against their former wartime comrade turned warlord, who's kidnapped the wife of a US...
release : 1990.07.18popularis : 1.162
Lilet
An 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...
release : 1971.01.29popularis : 0.975
Dipped in Gold
Lino Brocka's adaptation of Mars Ravelo's "komiks" melodrama about a successful businessman who is terrified of being exposed as a homosexual.
release : 1970.12.25popularis : 1.106
Tanikala
Newly trusted to take over the management of a rich family's business, a poet rekindles his love for the matriarch's only daughter, a spinster who is...
release : 1980.02.21popularis : 0.498
Ipinanganak Na Ang Taong Papatay Sa Iyo
A 2000 action film from the Philippines.
release : 2000.10.04popularis : 1.294
Try Hard Too: Born on the 3rd of July
A 1989 Filipino comedy film starring Redford White.
release : 1989.06.14popularis : 1.609
Closer to Home
Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons. Dalisay struggles to journey...
release : 1995.10.12popularis : 1.554