Joel Torre
Joel Torre is a Filipino actor. He began performing on stage at age seven and rose to fame in the 1980s for his roles in period and historical drama, including Oro, Plata, Mata (1982), Karnal (1983), and José Rizal (1998). His accolades include a Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Award, three Gawad Urian, and a FAMAS Award. more
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The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Action, Thriller
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Runtime:
135 min
Director:
Tony Gilroy
Cast:
Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach
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Felix Manalo
(2015)
Drama, History, War
Felix Yzagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The Church of Christ) which is established in the Philippines from its humble beginnings in 1914 through the present day.
Runtime:
176 min
Director:
Joel Lamangan
Cast:
Dennis Trillo, Bela Padilla, Mylene Dizon, Rey PJ Abellana, Bobby Andrews
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On the Job
(2013)
Action, Crime
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their job...
Runtime:
119 min
Director:
Erik Matti
Cast:
Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Angel Aquino, Shaina Magdayao, Michael De Mesa
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Amigo
(2010)
Drama, History, War
Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who co...
Runtime:
128 min
Director:
John Sayles
Cast:
Chris Cooper, DJ Qualls, Garret Dillahunt, Yul Vazquez, Lucas Neff
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Evolution of a Filipino Family
(2004)
Drama
An intimate epic made with uncompromising and austere seriousness that patiently and methodically observes the collapse and hopeful revival of a poor farming clan.
Runtime:
647 min
Director:
Lav Diaz
Cast:
Pen Medina, Ronnie Lazaro, Angel Aquino, Joel Torre
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Gold, Silver, Death
(1982)
Drama, War
Oro, Plata, Mata follows two aristocratic families in Negros during World War II. It is structured in three parts: Oro – a life of luxury and comfort in the city, Plata – a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda, and finally, Mata – a toilsome retreat deeper into the mountains.
Runtime:
194 min
Director:
Peque Gallaga
Cast:
Joel Torre, Cherie Gil
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McBain
(1991)
Action, Drama, War
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by killing a few drug dealers, then le...
Runtime:
107 min
Director:
James Glickenhaus
Cast:
Christopher Walken, Michael Ironside, Michael Joseph DeSare, Chick Vennera, Steve James
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Century of Birthing
(2011)
Drama
An artist struggles to finish his work while a storyline about a cult plays in his head.
Runtime:
359 min
Director:
Lav Diaz
Cast:
Angel Aquino, Angeli Bayani, Soliman Cruz , Joel Torre
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A Change of Heart
(2000)
Drama, Family
Three siblings Danny, Art and Grace are now well settled with their respective families, in widely contrasting lifestyles. The one common thing that binds them loosely together is the love that their mother Dolores "Loleng" Rosales holds for all of them and her grandchildren, albeit expressed in varying ways and degrees, but always equ...
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Laurice Guillen
Cast:
Gloria Romero, Hilda Koronel, Dina Bonnevie, Edu Manzano, Johnny Delgado
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3rd World Hero
(2000)
Drama, History
Two filmmakers try to create a film venturing on the life of Jose Rizal. Before they do that, they try to investigate on the heroism of the Philippine national hero. Of particular focus is his supposed retraction of his views against the Roman Catholic Church during the Spanish regime in the Philippines which he expressed primarily thr...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Mike de Leon
Cast:
Ricky Davao, Joel Torre, Cris Villanueva, Daria Ramirez, Rio Locsin
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High Voltage
(1995)
Action
Donnie Yen is back with a vengeance in this electric action thriller. The star of Fist of Fury, Hero and Highlander goes up against Hong Kong's deadliest gangsters in a no holds barred duel to the death. Donnie Yen has proven to be one of martial arts most reliable and dedicated martial arts stars. Through the years he's been the lead...
Runtime:
90 min
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The Call of the River
(2004)
Drama, Romance, War
The film tells the story of a (somehow) love-triangle set in Bohol during World War II; though the main underlying themes deals with Filipino nationalism and the legacies of colonialism.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Cesar Montano
Cast:
Cesar Montano, Juliana Palermo, Jacky Woo, Philip Anthony, Caridad Sanchez
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Ploning
(2008)
Drama, Romance
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning".
Director:
Dante Nico Garcia
Cast:
Judy Ann Santos, Gina Pareño, Mylene Dizon, Meryll Soriano, Ces Quesada
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Shake, Rattle & Roll
(1984)
Comedy, Horror
Shake, Rattle and Roll is the first of the popular series of Filipino horror movies composed of three episodes. 'Baso' talks about the adventure of three friends who performed Spirit of the Glass and discovered the tale of a tragic love triangle. 'Pridyider' revolves around a refrigerator that seemed to be "alive". 'Manananggal' is ab...
Runtime:
124 min
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Of the Flesh
(1983)
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Cast:
Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, Vic Silayan, Cecille Castillo, Joel Torre
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Bituing Walang Ningning
(1985)
Drama, Music, Romance
Dorina Pineda is a Sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose...
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Emmanuel H. Borlaza
Cast:
Sharon Cuneta, Cherie Gil, Christopher de Leon, Jay Ilagan, Tommy Abuel
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A Secret Affair
(2012)
Drama
Rafi (Anne Curtis) is happily committed to her lovely partner in life, Mark (Derek Ramsay). She's a bachelorette from a rich family, who belongs to the "Friday Club", the regular get-together of her college friends. Rafi is an attention-getter because of her in and out beauty and impressive credentials. But one day, a major life decisi...
Runtime:
108 min
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Shake, Rattle & Roll III
(1991)
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A Trilogy-Horror. In "Yaya" a young couple hires a mysterious nanny for their baby. In "Ate" a young woman discovers that her sister has been dead and been made alive again. In "Nanay" a student unwittingly brings home from a beach field trip the egg of a horrible alien monster.
Runtime:
114 min
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Spirit Warriors
(2000)
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
In this eerie thriller from the Philippines, a group of high schoolers finds themselves contending with more than the usual teen angst issues. It seems they've run afoul of Ulanaya, a menacing, shape-shifting ghost bent on creating terror and pandemonium throughout the land. Can these adolescent, amateur ghost hunters summon the mettle...
Runtime:
101 min
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Namets!
(2008)
Drama, Romance
Follows the flirtation between Manuel and Lourdes, two Negrosanon whose lives revolve around food. Along the way, we are treated to the full panorama of Negrosanon cuisine and the idiosyncrasies of Negrosanon eating.
Director:
Jay Abello
Cast:
Christian Vasquez, Angel Jacob, Peque Gallaga, Dwight Gaston, Monsour Del Rosario
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Northern Lights: A Journey to Love
(2017)
Drama
A young boy travels to Alaska to visit his estranged father at the same time as a young woman also travels to Alaska to find her estranged mother.
Runtime:
100 min
Cast:
Piolo Pascual, Raikko Mateo, Joel Torre
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Pepot Superstar
(2005)
Pepot Artista is a comedy-musical that focuses on a ten-year-old boy whose dream is to become a movie star. Pepot, the dreamer, is surrounded by people who are equally dazzled by the movie world - from his own mother to the principal in his school to the impersonators in the neighborhood carnival. Coming from a poor family, Pepot overc...
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Umaaraw, Umuulan
(2006)
Drama
a film by Richard Arellano.
Runtime:
90 min
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The Patriarch
(2013)
Action, Drama, Thriller
Andres is a well-liked, respected, and middle-aged fisherman who rents out commercial spaces to people in the town market. Ge seems to have everything a man could ever need: a loving family, a home, sustenance, and good friends he can trust. One day, he discovers several bricks of shabu floating in the sea. With his discovery, everythi...
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Borgy Torre
Cast:
Joel Torre, Arthur Acuña, Bing Pimentel, Bernard Palanca, Ketchup Eusebio
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Rollerboys
(1995)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
a film by Jose Javier Reyes.
Director:
Jose Javier Reyes
Cast:
Tirso Cruz III, Gloria Romero, Edgar Mortiz, Eric Fructuoso, Eric Fructuoso
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Green Paradise
(2007)
Drama, Romance
Kristina, a beautiful young lady who sells fresh fruits at her province, only wants a simple life. And her father, Ronaldo, manages a large hectre of Mango farm. Every weekend, Her ambitious father wants Kristina to go to the nearest beach resort and to try to sell fresh fruits. He hopes that someday she would find a wealthy man who wo...
Director:
Kant Leung, Esmeraldo Santos
Cast:
Cristine Reyes, Andrew Schimmer, Kris Martinez, Joel Torre, Rio Locsin
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Singsing Ni Lola
(2002)
Family, Fantasy, Horror
The curse was cast by Dona Guada on the family of GLORIA ROMERO -- any female born to the family will die on the day they turned 18. Gloria Romero as lola possessed a magical ring that is being guarded by a mysterious and furious cat. However, the ring was misplaced and Gina Alajar, as the sacrificing mother, will do everything to save...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Uro Q. dela Cruz
Cast:
Gina Alajar, Joel Torre, Aiza Seguerra, Maxene Magalona, Allan K.
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Pandoy, the Assistant of the Blacksmith
(1993)
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In the absence of the genuine article, stable boy Pandoy serves as the Panday, forging a magic sword out of a meteorite and fighting pirates and white slavers. The film features a subplot of Pandoy having to choose between two romantic interests.
Director:
Tony Y. Reyes
Cast:
Sharmaine Arnaiz, Mariz Ricketts, Val Sotto, Joel Torre, Sunshine Cruz
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Children of the Devil
(1989)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
a film by Mauro Gia Samonte.
Director:
Mauro Gia Samonte
Cast:
Ian Veneracion, Jennifer Sevilla, Liza Lorena, Ricky Belmonte, Joel Torre
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Utang Ni Tatang
(2002)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
a film by Jon Red.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Jon Red
Cast:
Joel Torre, Jeffrey Quizon, Ronnie Lazaro, Maricar De Mesa, Mylene Dizon
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Kamera Obskura
(2012)
Drama
The title “Kamera Obskura” is a Filipino spelling of the latin “Camera Obscura” which simply means “dark room”. The film’s concept adheres to formalist cinema, where the filmmaker’s thesis is to make a semblance of a vintage film seemingly produced sometime in the late 1920s to early 1930s in the Philippines. The thesis is to conjure u...
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Hiwaga Sa Balete Drive
(1988)
Horror
A two-part movie: the first tells the story of a couple who encounters a lady ghost that haunts a house in Balete Drive; the second involves a young boy who witnesses a crime through his "third eye."
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The Beerhouse
(2009)
Noynoy wants to liberate Ningning (Jewel) but gets himself entangled to the underground
Director:
Jon Red
Cast:
Ryan Eigenmann, Jeffrey Quizon, Gwen Garci, Tado, Hector Macaso
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The Son of Brocka
(2005)
Comedy
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker.
Director:
Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez
Cast:
Gina Alajar, Phillip Salvador, Bembol Roco, Jaclyn Jose, Ronnie Lazaro
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Naked Under the Moon
(1999)
Drama, Romance
A young woman recalls how her father (a fallen priest), her mother (a woman with a secret past) and her teenage sister returned with her to live in their ancestral home after the family business failed. She was plagued with mysterious problems of sleepwalking and began a romance with a young man who tried to cure her.
Runtime:
127 min
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West Side Avenue
(2001)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Filipino teenager is shot to death on the sidewalk of New Jersey, USA. An investigation starts into his death. His family members and friends are interviewed. Along the way, we find out not only more about him but about the community of Filipinos in America in general, including the destructive effect of the drug "shabu" on its youth...
Runtime:
301 min