Discover the best of Filipino cinema, film, and television

Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Philippines. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

The cinema of Philippines

Philippine cinema is a world of incredible passion, high drama, and fearless storytelling, a film culture with a vibrant, beating heart. Its cinematic legacy is rich, having produced two of Asia’s most acclaimed art-house legends in Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. Their powerful social dramas, made in the 70s and 80s, were celebrated at festivals like Cannes and established a tradition of brave, politically engaged filmmaking that continues to this day. In the modern era, a new generation of visionary directors has made the country a powerhouse of independent cinema. Brillante Mendoza became a Cannes Best Director winner, while Lav Diaz is renowned for his ambitious, immersive epics. This artistic energy now fuels a new wave of popular films that are breaking box office records at home and finding audiences across the globe. But perhaps the Philippines’ biggest cultural export is the teleserye. These primetime television dramas are a national obsession, and their addictive, emotionally charged stories have found a massive, devoted following in countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. What makes Filipino screen culture so special is this incredible intensity. It is a cinema of big emotions, where family, faith, and romance are explored with a passion that is impossible to resist.

Best Filipino series

  • Poster for Ang Mutya ng Section E

    Ang Mutya ng Section E 2025

    Jay-jay, the only girl in the mischievous Section E, hopes for a fresh start in high school but quickly becomes the target of her rowdy male classmates' pranks and schemes to make her leave. Dubbed their "Mutya", she fights back with wit and charm, turning the tables on her tormentors. Amidst the chaos, unexpected friendships blossom, and hilarious misunderstandings lead to heart-fluttering moments. Can Jay-jay survive the madness of Section E, or will she win over their hearts instead?

    87
  • Poster for Like In The Movies

    Like In The Movies 2020

    Gaya sa Pelikula (Like in the Movies) is about Karl, a 19-year old architecture student in the middle of an identity crisis and Vlad, a schoolmate on the run from his own family. As their lives become entwined by fate making them housemates over the semestral break, Karl and Vlad come to learn more about each other and themselves than they could have ever imagined.

    82
  • Poster for Gameboys

    Gameboys 2020

    Teenage streamer Cairo is caught off guard when he receives a video call from a new online rival called Gavreel. He is even more surprised when the handsome stranger asks him out. Can two gamers make romance work during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, or will it be game over for their love story?

    81
  • Poster for Drag Race Philippines

    Drag Race Philippines 2022

    The hit global drag phenomenon is now in the Philippines! Watch as 12 iconic queens slay and race to the finish line and compete to be the first ever Drag Race Superstar from the Philippines. It’s the Filipinos’ time to shine, henny... and you ain’t seen nothing yet!

    71
  • Poster for Hello, Stranger

    Hello, Stranger 2020

    Mico’s online quiz night takes an unexpected turn when Xavier, the popular basketball player, joins and insults him and his friends. What starts as a rocky encounter leads to circumstances that change both their lives forever.

    78
  • Poster for The Rain in España

    The Rain in España 2023

    Based on a hit Wattpad novel with more than 130 million reads. Luna and Kalix were still students, when their budding romance was cut short. Years after, fate finds a way for them to work together on a special project.

    76

Best Filipino movies

  • Poster for Fuccbois

    Fuccbois 2019

    Ace, 23, and Miko, 17, desperately want to become famous actors but it seems the Universe has a different plan for their lives.

    79
  • Poster for Outside

    Outside 2024

    A family retreats to an isolated farm during a zombie outbreak, but years of painful secrets take a toll as they navigate their desolate world.

    55
  • Poster for The Hows of Us

    The Hows of Us 2018

    A young couple dream of growing old together as they deal with the struggles of being in a long-term relationship.

    83
  • Poster for Metro Manila

    Metro Manila 2013

    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.

    75
  • Poster for Revenge

    Revenge 2017

    A strong and loving woman fight to get back everything that is stolen from her.

    68
  • Poster for Alone/Together

    Alone/Together 2019

    Former college sweethearts Christine and Raf reconnect as adults — reminiscing of their shared past, and revisiting what could've been their future.

    82