Crispin Pineda

3.667

Memories of Forgetting

Jan 22, 2021

Memories of Forgetting

2021 57 min 3 vues

Two men who have an unacknowledged relationship five years ago meet each other during the pandemic. Will they finally have a happy ending or a mother’s love get in the way to protect her son?

Drama

4.5

Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

Sep 06, 1997

Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

1997 105 min 2 vues

When asked for her real name, the feisty woman in a rural whorehouse would quip, "Ligaya. It means joy. And that's what I sell." Yet the small-town prostitute is not resigned that she would be in the flesh trade forever. She still harbors the dream of getting out of the job someday. She saves money and fancies that someone would come and marry her as if she were clean and never been a whore. That becomes almost a reality when a hardworking farmer enters her life. Under some problematic circumstances, her chances get blown away-but not exactly of her sole doing.

Drama

5.6

Ang Lalake sa Parola

Sep 02, 2007

Ang Lalake sa Parola

2007 108 min 9 vues

Mateo is a lighthouse caretaker dating a teacher Suzette. The small town they are in is trying to increase tourism. Jerome stumbles across Mateo and Suzette having sex, whilst he is on holiday from Manila. A local a gay man, who pays local teenage boys for sex, talks to Mateo about the negative aspects of being gay in the Philippines. According to local legend, a lighthouse fairy seduces desirable men who then never marry. Mateo's relationship with Jerome leads to self reevaluation

Drama

3.5

Mano Po 2: My Home

Dec 25, 2003

Mano Po 2: My Home

2003 134 min 2 vues

Antonio Chan, a prominent Chinese businessman, has three women in his life Sol, a Filipina; Lu Shui, a Chinese; and Belinda, a Filipino-Chinese. Antonio has children with all three women. A crisis shakes up the over-extended Tsinoy family prompting all the members to re-examine their values, their relationships, and confront issues that they have refused to face all these years.

Drama

4.7

Tuhog

Feb 20, 2001

Tuhog

2001 105 min 3 vues

A mother and her daughter—who are both victims of incest-rape perpetrated by the same man now languishing in jail—are approached by a couple of filmmakers with an offer to produce a movie based on the two women’s true story. They hesitate on the idea at first but agree eventually for the sum of money they will be paid in exchange for selling the rights to the material. When the finished film is finally shown in theaters, they proceed to the city all the way from their hometown to catch the screening. They are elated at the prospect of seeing the larger-than-life versions of themselves. But as the motion picture gradually unfolds before their very eyes, they instead go through another harrowing experience of a lifetime.

Drama

5.3

Ploning

Apr 30, 2008

Ploning

2008 106 min 3 vues

In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning".

Romance

4

Syota ng Bayan

Jan 31, 2001

Syota ng Bayan

2001 105 min 2 vues

Syota ng Bayan is Tanya Marquez, a bold star who quits showbiz and goes back to her hometown. Finding out that a cement factory is causing a lot of havoc in the environment and in the lives of her town mates, she challenges the incumbent of Mayor Golano to have it closed. When denied, Tanya rallies the people in protest but is silenced. The mayor's opponents prevail upon Tnays to run for mayor in the coming elections against Golano's son, Peter Lee. During the campaign period Tanya and Peter Lee meet and fall in love.

Drama

5.2

El Presidente

Dec 25, 2012

El Presidente

2012 165 min 2 vues

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 gives Aguinaldo and his childhood friend Candido Tirona cryptic prophecies. Ten years later, Aguinaldo is inducted into the Katipunan and later assumes leadership of its Cavite chapter while becoming mayor of Cavite El Viejo. When the trouble breaks out in Manila in late August 1896, Aguinaldo tries to assure the Spanish provincial government of non-interference and covertly marshals his forces despite a lack of weapons. Learning that the Spanish mostly put their forces in Manila, Aguinaldo finally mobilizes his troops and take the command of the Katipunan forces in Cavite

Action

2.8

Patient X

Oct 28, 2009

Patient X

2009 108 min 4 vues

After twenty years, local police captures the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a doctor, he must go back to his old town and face the murderers himself. He then discovers that the murderers are Aswangs (folkloric Filipino vampire-like creatures) and they pose a deadly threat not only to him but also for the entire town.

Thriller

8.5

Azucena

May 31, 2000

Azucena

2000 118 min 1 vues

Twelve-year-old Lily lives with her father, who has been suspended from the police force, and her stepmother. Her parents sell Lily's aging dog to Mr. Teban for dog meat. Lily convinces Mr. Teban to return her dog, and the she begins a friendship with the dog meat seller, much to the disgust of her friends and family. Mr. Teban becomes her surrogate father, and supports Lily against her abusive father and ineffectual stepmother.

Drama

5.5

Ang Lalaki sa Buhay ni Selya

Sep 06, 1997

Ang Lalaki sa Buhay ni Selya

1997 96 min 4 vues

Selya is disappointed with Bobby who only wants sex but no real relationship nor marriage. So she leaves and decides to marry the gay Ramon who, she is convinced, is definitely different.

Drama

10

Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata

Mar 03, 1999

Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata

1999 90 min 1 vues

It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks are thin and sickly. Villagers go hungry. And a boy dies from a snakebite. The adults splinter. Some pray. Others join a cult to appease earth spirits and wait for the ada, the ricefield spirit goddess of bountiful harvest who dances naked on moonlit nights and signals the need for a virgin’s sacrifice. There are fence sitters, equally pro-church and pro-cult. A landlord’s steward enforces his master’s usury on hapless farmers. A self-righteous priest says rain must first be deserved. Two young women fight for the right to do with their bodies as they please. A bastard boy and a blind girl come of age. Yesterday, they were children.

Drama

4.9

You Are the One

Aug 29, 2006

You Are the One

2006 115 min 5 vues

Sally Malasmas applies for a US visa. There she meets the young and dashing vice-consul Will Derby with a wide, warm and inviting smile. Sally feels it's her lucky day! But Will thinks Sally does not have enough ties to the Philippines that will make her come back. He denies her visa, beams one last sweet smile at her and turns his back before she could protest. It isn't Sally's lucky day anymore. Sally Malasmas is a Care Officer at the National Statistics Office. She's smart and is a genuinely caring person who always has a hand to help other people.

Drama

1

Pi7ong Tagpo

Oct 01, 2007

Pi7ong Tagpo

2007 137 min 1 vues

Seven stories with no connection at all but with a common universal theme of doing good deeds and making the right decision.

Romance

1

Ligaw

Feb 25, 2016

Ligaw

2016 137 min 1 vues

A victim of rape by her brothers, Criselle had not known joy in her life. Her so-called mother abused her and made her work to the bones. Her supposedly loving father failed to defend her. The plot thickens as she discovers the true identity of her mother and the twisted fate she had received. Drowning with revenge, Criselle gives her soul to the devil and instantly becomes possessed by it. She plots to kill her entire family and end the torment that had beset her. I

Drama

4.6

Rome and Juliet

Nov 24, 2006

Rome and Juliet

2006 135 min 6 vues

Rome and Juliet follows the romantic journey and soul mating of two straight women caught in a web of forbidden love. Juliet (a conservative pre-school teacher) is a bride to be who befriends and hires Rome (a liberated businesswoman) as her wedding planner. As they go through the preparations, Rome and Juliet develop a deep friendship, a soulful connection and a love that is physically consummated. But conflicts arise when Marc, the groom, who is a young politician, shockingly discovers the ongoing relationship between the two women. Angered and humiliated, Marc calls off the wedding and a huge scandal explodes, leaving Rome and Juliet in a state of emotional turmoil.

Drama

5.3

Captain Barbell

Dec 25, 2003

Captain Barbell

2003 107 min 3 vues

Une autre adaptation du super-héros coloré de Mars Ravelo. Le capitaine Barbell a la forme humaine d'Enteng. Un jour, Enteng a reçu un haltère mystérieux donné par un ermite après avoir sauvé sa vie. Ne sachant pas que la barre peut donner à l'alter-ego d'Enteng le capitaine Barbell, un héros pour les pauvres et les maltraités. La fille du rêve d'Enteng, Cielo, est également un professeur de musique élémentaire amoureux du capitaine Barbell. Avec Lagablab, Freezy et Dagampat, les ennemis ennemis du capitaine Barbell. Le film raconte la bravoure, le respect et l'amour.

Adventure

7

Pa-siyam

Dec 01, 2004

Pa-siyam

2004 106 min 1 vues

After their mother's death, her adult children gather in their family home to respect the funereal rite of Pa-sayim. Although they had originally thought she died of natural causes, thy soon realize that a dark force in he home may have played a part in her demise.

Mystery

1

Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin

Oct 16, 2009

Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin

2009 min 1 vues

Drama

5.5

Memories of Forgetting

Dec 16, 2020

Memories of Forgetting

2020 min 2 vues

Jim, 30s, is a filmmaker who had a special relationship with Michael, 20s, an actor he worked with five years ago. In the midst of shooting a film, Michael quit from the project. While Metro Manila is in a lockdown, the two meet again. Their dynamics becomes volatile, fighting at some point and making love the next moment. Jim's mother, Yvonne, dies and 'gets in the way.' Once again, their relationship is halted. After sometime, at a wedding, Jim and Michael meet again. Will they finally seize the chance to realize their protracted relationship?

Drama

10

Halik

Jun 26, 2019

Halik

2019 min 1 vues

Childhood lovers Jacky and Lino meet after being apart for several years. However, now married to different people, the two must choose whether to fight to be together again or be true to the promise made to their spouses.

Drama