Vic Silayan

This documentary paints the life of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957), from being a simple mechanic, a wartime guerilla leader,...

A man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.

Shot in the Philippines with a largely Filipino cast, the film is set in a mythical kingdom called Barangbang, which appears to be just a normal...

A story of three young, provincial highschool graduates who set sail for Manila with visions of fame and fortune, only to realize that reality is a...

After being bitten by a cobra in the Philipines, Lena can turn herself into a snake and she stops aging. The curse comes with a price. The priestess...

A story about Boy Scouts going on a camping, having fun and getting into deep trouble.

The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five...

“Waywaya” is derived from “Waywaya” an Ilocano term meaning freedom. The film is adapted from the short story of the same...

A coming-of-age story of a barrio lass in a patriarchal archipelago.

A retired police sergeant has an unnatural stranglehold over his wife and daughter. His claustrophobically enclosed world is threatened when his...

A lost film from Ishmael Bernal, originally released in 1976.

A war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.

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,...

Lamberto Avellana’s English-language film based on Nick Joaquin’s play about a painter, a painting, two sisters, and a crook.

Not really note worthy action movie from the Philippines.

A story of a man who joined the guerilla in World War 2.

Malvarosa is the poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her...

Sarah is assaulted by Eric on the eve of her wedding. Years later, their paths cross again, and the coincidence leads them to a shocking discovery:...

The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the...

A story about a Filipino guerilla Sargent who was tasked to ambush a company of Japanese soldiers staying at a convent.

In this action thriller, a local undercover agent fights the dreaded Japanese criminal syndicate that operates globally.

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...

A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders.

This Filipino action thriller concerns a crime syndicate which specializes in holding people for ransom. Their most recent foray into crime succeeds...

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive...

A young female hero is unjustly accused of murder and intimidated to say that she committed the crime so that her family would not be harmed.

A story about an orphan girl who thinks that a guerilla leader is an angel.

Danny Zialcita's mystery thriller

Based on the true story of film actress Ina Balin and her efforts with American Red Cross volunteer Betty Tisdale, as well as a compassionate...

An innocent young woman who sells flowers in a small-town cabaret frequented by down-and-out prostitutes is lusted after by the son of a school...

Hassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the...

A story of friends who got entangled in the ironies of falling in love. Fate decides to play a trick on the quartet. Sharron and Jackie are close...

The story of Lisa & Eric and how they fought for their love. Lisa got pregnant with Benny, Eric's brother. However, Benny died in a motorcycle...

Myrna and Lito plunge into marriage at a very young age. Both unprepared and still immature. But their relationship suddenly collapses when Lito gets...

Lapu-Lapu who defeated Spanish invaders on then land of Mactan.

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...

The film tells a story of large rural families suffering from economic insecurity in a remote part of the town of Magdalena, Laguna, where major life...

A 1975 action film directed by Augusto Buenaventura. It is distinguished for being the movie to win the Best Picture award in the very first Metro...

Filipino horror movie from 1975.

Filipino horror movie from 1973.

A former government assassin flees a mind-control program in the Philippines, pursued by his ex-partner, the local police and Asian gangsters.

The story of Tony (Rudy Fernandez) is not only a reminder to actors or actresses, but to everyone. It teaches a lesson about humility and the...

After his secret crush, Connie discovers her boyfriend is married, Bobby steals her away and gives her the perfect marriage. However, when Bobby...

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...

A Filipino aristocrat loves his wife but he has a little fun with a chorus girl.

Set at the backdrop of the colonization of pre-Hispanic Philippine, this historical epic revovles around the story of Ramir, a half-caste warrior...

A martial arts instructor sets out to rescue his girlfriend who is being held for ransom by a South American warlord.

Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also rape and murder the man's wife. The couple's son, Kimon,...

This is a Monumental Epic in the History of Filipino Movies.

"I am blushing" - Swedish comedy about a film crew traveling to the Philippines to find environments for a movie.

After the fall of the Philippines in World War II, the Japanese discover that Gen. MacArthur ordered millions of dollars in silver dumped in Manila...

Silayan talks about his beginnings as an actor in the 1950s, his working method in front of the camera and on stage and the realities of working in...

A divorced couple fight over their son.

Carding, the anti-Japanese guerrilla turned Huk rebel when his family's land is taken over by the greedy landlord while Maxie, the communist...

A film that stars Joseph Estrada, Pilar Pilapil and Rosemarie Gil based on Marcos' war on drugs.

A story about a father's love for his family, making a supreme sacrifice to give them a new lease on life.

A group of high school students navigate their lives and loves in this ensemble film from Ishmael Bernal.