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Philippine Action Films

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  • John Arcilla in Heneral Luna (2015)

    1. Heneral Luna

    20151h 58mR58Metascore
    7.2 (2.7K)
    Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
    DirectorJerrold TarogStarsJohn ArcillaArron VillaflorMon Confiado
  • John Arcilla and Dingdong Dantes in A Hard Day (2021)

    2. A Hard Day

    20211h 51m
    6.1 (290)
    A separation, a funeral and an accident that's more than meets the eye. A single day can turn his life upside down.
    DirectorLawrence FajardoStarsDingdong DantesJohn ArcillaAl Tantay
  • Metro Manila (2013)

    3. Metro Manila

    20131h 55mNot Rated65Metascore
    7.6 (9.5K)
    This riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).
    DirectorSean EllisStarsJake MacapagalJohn ArcillaAlthea Vega
  • Uninvited (2024)

    4. Uninvited

    20241h 33mTV-MA
    5.6 (388)
    Lilia Capistrano seeks revenge on billionaire Guilly Vega for killing her daughter. Disguised as Eva Candelaria, she attends his party with a vengeful plan.
    DirectorDan VillegasStarsVilma SantosAga MuhlachNadine Lustre
  • Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)

    5. Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

    20112h 25mTV-14
    6.5 (229)
    Biopic of the notorious late-1940s Manila gangster until his death at 26 in 1951: a legend known to this day who came from Tondo, a town in Manila known during that period as a tough and dangerous place.
    DirectorTikoy AguiluzStarsJorge EstreganRoi VinzonDanny Labra
  • Maja Salvador in Arisaka (2021)

    6. Arisaka

    20211h 36m
    5.7 (593)
    Follows a policewoman who has to retrace the route of the Bataan Death March to escape her captors.
    DirectorMikhail RedStarsMaja SalvadorShella Mae RomualdoMon Confiado
  • Victor Neri, Anne Curtis, Levi Ignacio, Joross Gamboa, Brandon Vera, Mara Lopez, Sheenly Gener, Lao Rodriguez, Alex Calleja, AJ Muhlach, Arjo Atayde, and Tarek El Tayech in BuyBust (2018)

    7. BuyBust

    20182h 7mNot Rated68Metascore
    5.7 (2.2K)
    A vengeful narcotics officer leads her squad into Manila's deadliest slum for a high-stakes operation. When things spiral out of control, they must battle both ruthless drug lords and enraged locals to survive the night.
    DirectorErik MattiStarsAnne CurtisBrandon VeraVictor Neri
  • Piolo Pascual, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez, and Gerald Anderson in On the Job (2013)

    8. On the Job

    20131h 58mNot Rated70Metascore
    6.9 (3.5K)
    Inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.
    DirectorErik MattiStarsPiolo PascualGerald AndersonJoel Torre

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