Pinoy movies are famous around the globe. What makes them so special? Are they really worth watching?
Filipino movies are known for their unique style, storytelling, acting, and music. They also tend to be very entertaining. The Philippines has produced some of the greatest actors in Hollywood today. Filipino films are often compared to those from other countries because of their unique style.
There are many reasons why Pinoy movies are so popular. Some of these include the following:
1. They are usually well written.
2. They are usually well acted.
3. Their cinematography is amazing.
4. There are a lot of good directors.
5. They have great soundtracks.
6. They are usually action packed.
7. They are usually about love.
Here are 26 Highly Rated Pinoy Movies of All time
1. Metro Manila (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama7.6 Rate this 65 Metascore
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).
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega, Erin Panlilio
2. Felix Manalo (2015)
PG-13 | 178 min | Biography4.1 Rate this
Felix Ysagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The Church of Christ), established in the Philippines, from its humble beginnings in 1914 through to the present day.
Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: AJ Muhlach, Allan Paule, Alex Vincent Medina, Alfred Vargas
3. The Hows of Us (2018)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance6.7 Rate this
A young couple dreams of growing old together as they as they deal with the struggles of being in a long-term relationship.
Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina | Stars: Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Jean Garcia, Susan Africa
4. Maria (II) (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama5.0 Rate this
A Filipino female assassin quits and fakes her death. Her old boss finds out after she’s gotten a family. He tries to kill them. She responds.
Director: Pedring Lopez | Stars: Cristine Reyes, Germaine De Leon, KC Montero, Ronnie Lazaro
5. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
G | 120 min | Drama7.5 Rate this
Joselito (Aga Muhlach), an intellectually-disabled man, is wrongfully charged with sexual assault, kidnapping, and murder of a little girl. In prison he becomes friends with his fellow … See full summary »
Director: Nuel C. Naval | Stars: Aga Muhlach, Bela Padilla, Xia Vigor, Joel Torre
6. Miss Granny (2018)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music7.0 Rate this
Fely is an elderly woman who finds second chance at youth after a visit to a mysterious photo studio.
Director: Joyce Bernal | Stars: Sarah Geronimo, Nova Villa, James Reid, Xian Lim
7. Graceland (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Thriller6.6 Rate this 75 Metascore
When a kidnapping goes wrong, a desperate father risks everything to save his daughter from the men who hold her captive.
Director: Ron Morales | Stars: Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido de la Paz, Leon Miguel
8. She’s Dating the Gangster (2014)
TV-PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance7.0 Rate this
Athena Dizon plays a trick on campus heartthrob and bad boy, gangster, Kenji de los Reyes. Setting up an arrangement to pretend as lovers-to make his ex jealous-they found themselves falling to each other yet falling apart.
Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina | Stars: Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo, Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta
9. Y’ur Height Only (1981)
88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy5.6 Rate this
Mr. Giant has kidnapped the brilliant Dr. Van Kohler and is planning to use the Doctor’s invention, the N-bomb, to hold the world hostage. The only one who can foil Mr. Giant’s evil scheme …
Director: Eddie Nicart | Stars: Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral, Carmi Martin, Anna Marie Gutierrez
10. Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019)
TV-PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance7.3 Rate this
A bartender romances a domestic helper despite the fact that she is moving to Canada.
Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina | Stars: Kathryn Bernardo, Alden Richards, Maymay Entrata, Maricel Laxa
11. I See You (2017)
TV-PG | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance7.5 Rate this
A blind woman falls in love with a man who uses kindness and humor to make a connection with her.
Director: Sigrid Andrea Bernardo | Stars: Alessandra de Rossi, Empoy Marquez, Junpei Yamamoto, Carolle Urbano
12. Can’t Help Falling in Love (2017)
PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance6.9 Rate this
Upon getting engaged, a woman finds out that she is already accidentally married to a stranger and goes about getting her marriage annulled.
Director: Mae Czarina Cruz | Stars: Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Matteo Guidicelli, Zanjoe Marudo
13. Birdshot (2016)
TV-MA | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 Rate this
“Birdshot” is a mystery-thriller film that tells a story of a young Filipina farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a Philippine reservation forest. Deep within the reservation she mistakenly shoots and kills a critically endangered and protected Philippine Eagle. As the local authorities begin a manhunt to track down the poacher of a national bird, their investigation leads them to an even more horrific discovery.
Director: Mikhail Red | Stars: Arnold Reyes, Mary Joy Apostol, John Arcilla, Ku Aquino
14. Daughters of Eve (1985)
TV-MA | 125 min | Drama, Romance6.0 Rate this
A young woman chooses celibacy, turns to religion, and demonizes men in order to control her intense sexual desire. Her sister suddenly visits her seaside village, which opens many old wounds and leads to tragedies.
Director: Elwood Perez | Stars: Sarsi Emmanuelle, Maria Isabel Lopez, Myra Manibog, Mark Joseph
15. Captive (I) (2012)
R-13 | 120 min | Drama, Thriller6.1 Rate this
Follows the hostage crisis of the Dos Palmas kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the life of the hostages whose survivors were freed after an awful year in captivity.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Mulville, Marc Zanetta, Rustica Carpio
16. Barcelona: A Love Untold (2016)
TV-PG | 132 min | Drama, Romance6.6 Rate this
A young man Elly, still trying to get over his past relationship, meets a young woman Mia in Barcelona trying to run away from her past.
Director: Olivia M. Lamasan | Stars: Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Aiko Melendez, Joshua Garcia
17. Aurora (IV) (2018)
TV-14 | 110 min | Horror, Thriller4.3 Rate this
The passenger ship Aurora mysteriously collides into the rocky sea threatening an entire island. A young woman and her sister must both survive by finding the missing dead for a bounty.
Director: Yam Laranas | Stars: Anne Curtis, Phoebe Villamor, Mercedes Cabral, Allan Paule
18. My Ex and Whys (2017)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama6.0 Rate this
The film follows the story of Cali, a blogger who owns the up and coming blog, “The Bakit List,” and her ex Gio who will return to her life unexpectedly and surprisingly after breaking her heart.
Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina | Stars: Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, Joey Marquez, Cai Cortez
19. Love You to the Stars and Back (2017)
PG-13 | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama7.3 Rate this
A young woman forms a bond with a terminally-ill young man while on a road trip.
Director: Antoinette Jadaone | Stars: Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia, Carmina Villaroel, Cherry Pie Picache
20. Ordinary People (2016)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama7.3 Rate this
Jane and Aries are teenage parents. They make a living out of stealing on the streets… until fate hits back at them.
Director: Eduardo W. Roy Jr. | Stars: Ronwaldo Martin, Hasmine Killip, John Kenji Montoro, Raymond Lee
21. Love Is Color Blind (2021)
13+ | 115 min | Comedy, Romance6.1 Rate this
A free-spirited young lady helps her high school best friend navigate from an accident that took away his mom and the colors in his vision, while also nursing her heart that has long harbored a deep feeling for him
Director: John Leo Garcia | Stars: Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano, Jeremiah Lisbo, Angelina Cruz
22. Dead Kids (2019)
TV-MA | 98 min | Thriller5.3 Rate this
A socially awkward teen bonds with a group of misfits who plot to abduct the schools arrogant rich kid until their kidnapping scheme turns deadly.
Director: Mikhail Red | Stars: Kelvin Miranda, Vance Larena, Khalil Ramos, Jan Silverio
23. Geisha of Death (2015)
TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Crime, Horror4.3 Rate this
Nilalang is about an NBI agent who teams up with the heiress to a transnational organized crime syndicate in Japan to put a stop to the centuries-old curse that might be responsible for the spate of serial killings happening in Manila.
Director: Pedring Lopez | Stars: Cesar Montano, Maria Ozawa, Meg Imperial, Cholo Barretto
24. Alone/Together (2019)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance6.6 Rate this
After meeting again at an awards ceremony, a former couple discover they still have a connection.
Director: Antoinette Jadaone | Stars: Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, Nonie Buencamino, Richard Manabat
25. 100 Poems for Stella (2017)
PG-13 | 123 min | Romance6.9 Rate this
Throughout his four years in college, Fidel, a stuttering student, tries to finish 100 poems dedicated to Stella, an aspiring but frustrated rock star, to win her heart.
Director: Jason Paul Laxamana | Stars: Bela Padilla, JC Santos, Dennis Padilla, Ana Abad Santos
26. Cuddle Weather (2019)
R-16 | 95 min | Drama, Romance6.0 Rate this
After realizing that prostitutes are not entitled to the best part of love making, two sex workers form a screwy relationship as ‘cuddle partners’ only to realize that they want something more.
Director: Rod Marmol | Stars: Sue Ramirez, RK Bagatsing, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Aleck Bovick
In conclusion, here are 26 highly rated Filipino movies from all over the world. They range from action flicks to romantic comedies, and everything in between. Check ’em out and let us know which ones you like best!
