Acting
Jake Macapagal
As a seasoned actor with over 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Jake Macapagal has had the privilege of taking on numerous lead roles in both stage and film productions. One of his career highlights was his BAFTA-nominated critically acclaimed film, Metro Manila, which went on to win several awards including the World Cinema Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and Best…
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Metro Manila · 2013Metro Manila
★ 7.32013
MovieCrimeThriller
Looking for a brighter future in metropolitan Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their miserable life in the rice terraces of Banaue, in the northern Philippines. In the sweltering capital, where all kind of perils lurk in every corner, Oscar catches a lucky break when he is offered a steady work for an armored truck company and the senior officer Ong takes him under his wing.
Quezon · 2025Quezon
★ 8.52025
MovieDramaHistory
A historical drama focusing on Manuel L. Quezon years after the Philippine Revolution during the American occupation. When his fight for independence from the United States is put to the test, Quezon finds himself playing the brutal game of politics to outmaneuver his rivals — including Leonard Wood, Sergio Osmeña, and Joven Hernando. In Quezon’s relentless quest for power, he ultimately faces off with Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1935 presidential elections, using charm and favoritism as both weapons and currency, in a campaign that ultimately changes the face of Philippine politics and history.
Sakay · 1993Sakay
★ 9.01993
MovieHistoryDrama
The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a criminal for continuing hostilities against the United States after the "official" end of the Philippine Insurrection.
Double · 2007Double
2007
Movie
Doble Vista begins where the relationship between writer-videographer Javier and Lola, his object of romance, meets its end. The film explores a metafictional treatment taking its influences from Peter Wollen’s definition of CounterCinema as best exemplified by the films of Jean-Luc Godard.
Kid Kulafu · 2015Kid Kulafu
★ 6.52015
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Before he became one of the world's greatest boxers, Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao was a young boy living a hand-to-mouth existence, trying to survive from one day to the next. When he discovers his natural talent for boxing, he embarks on a brutal and intense journey that takes him from the mountains of the Philippines to the streets of Manila, and must risk everything to become a champion - for himself, his family, and his country.
The Monsters Without · 2023The Monsters Without
★ 6.52023
MovieFantasyAdventure
When an ancient rogue monster threatens existence, only the scrappy multi-national team P.H.A.S.E. can stop him. But their newest recruit holds a stunning secret. Against impossible odds, this lonely, conflicted, difficult, and altogether human team must band together to save the world.
Chateau de Roses · 2005Chateau de Roses
2005
MovieComedyDrama
Foster Child · 2007Foster Child
★ 7.02007
MovieDrama
Thelma, together with her husband Dado and teenage sons Gerald and Yuri, are a poor urban family hired by a local foster care facility to provide temporary home and care to abandoned babies pending the latter's formal adoption.
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Pi7ong Tagpo · 2007Pi7ong Tagpo
2007
MovieRomanceComedy
Seven stories with no connection at all but with a common universal theme of doing good deeds and making the right decision.
Benjo (segment "Wedding Ring")
Rabid · 2021Rabid
2021
MovieHorror
Rabid is an anthology film that probes into our everyday reality of anxiety, uncertainty and paranoia. It features distinct but interwoven stories that revolve around the different ways this world can drive us human beings to the brink of madness.
Carlo (segment "Kami Lang Ba Ang Pwede Malasin?")






