Top 250 feature-length narrative Filipino movies sorted according to Letterboxd's rating system (Read: THIS IS NOT MY PERSONAL RANKING OF FILMS!).
Short films, documentaries (docufictions are acceptable), theatrical plays, concert plays, collage films, boxing matches, and other non-narrative, feature film types aren’t included here. If a film is set in the Philippines or has many Filipino actors, but is mostly financed, produced and handled by a non-Filipino production (i.e, Metro Manila & Pinoy Sunday), it is also excluded from the list unless the director is Filipino.
At least 90 views for eligibility. If you want to see a list of movies with less than 90 views and have received significant partial activity (viewed and reviewed several times), check out the Narrative, Feature-Length Filipino…
Top 250 feature-length narrative Filipino movies sorted according to Letterboxd's rating system (Read: THIS IS NOT MY PERSONAL RANKING OF FILMS!).
Short films, documentaries (docufictions are acceptable), theatrical plays, concert plays, collage films, boxing matches, and other non-narrative, feature film types aren’t included here. If a film is set in the Philippines or has many Filipino actors, but is mostly financed, produced and handled by a non-Filipino production (i.e, Metro Manila & Pinoy Sunday), it is also excluded from the list unless the director is Filipino.
At least 90 views for eligibility. If you want to see a list of movies with less than 90 views and have received significant partial activity (viewed and reviewed several times), check out the Narrative, Feature-Length Filipino Movies Under 90 Views. If you want to see the history of Filipino movies that were part of the Top 250, check out The History of Filipino Films in the Top 250.
My good pal Linus also made an "anti" version of my list, containing the worst of the worst Filipino films that are rated on this wonderful website! You can check them out here.
Side Note: If there any Filipino movies that you think should fit in the list, but aren’t because they don’t show up in the sorted search list of Letterboxd (i.e, Ang Larawan fit the criteria even if it wasn’t tagged as a Filipino movie for some reason), please comment the movie so I can check. Thank you!
Last updated: March 19, 2022
Statistics
Highest average: 4.41
Lowest average: 3.29
Range of averages: 1.12
Decades
50s: 4 entries
60s: 2 entry
70s: 16 entries
80s: 26 entries
90s: 24 entries
00s: 48 entries
10s: 121 entries
20s: 9 entries
Directors with Multiple Movies
15 - Lav Diaz
11 - Lino Brocka
7 - Mike De Leon, Peque Gallaga
6 - Ishmael Bernal, Jun Lana
5 - Antoinette Jadaone, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Olivia Lamasan, Jerrold Tarog, Raya Martin, Jose Javier Reyes, Brillante Mendoza
4 - Erik Matti, Lore Reyes
3 - Cathy Garcia-Molina, Aureaus Solito, Rory Quintos, Adolfo Alix Jr., Isabel Sandoval, Eduardo W. Roy Jr., Kidlat Tahimik, Dwein Baltazar, Jeffrey Jeturian, Alvin Yapan, Chito Roño
2 - Thop Nazareno, Kip Oebanda, Sigrid Bernardo, Dan Villegas, Giancarlo Abrahan, Sherad Sanchez, Chris Martinez, Irene Villamor, Francis Xavier Pasion, Maryo J. Delos Reyes, Jason Paul Laxamana, Carlo Enciso Catu, Sheron Dayoc, Shireen Seno, Joyce Bernal, Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Lamberto Avellana, Carl Joseph Papa, Khavn, Veronica Velasco, Joel Lamangan, Zig Dulay, Mario O'Hara, Roderick Cabrido, Carlos Siguion-Reyna
The list is frequently added with new films either graduating from the Under 90 list or as films that were overlooked by mistake.
Under 90 Fresh Graduates
Ikaw Pa Lang Ang Minahal (1990)
Radio Romance (1996)
Misteryo sa Tuwa (1984)
Other New Additions/Updates
N/A
