Staying at home for a month does not mean that we stopped from working. There are still many of us who tire ourselves in working from home, and so here’s a friendly reminder that you must also take a break! One way to spend your time for a break is to watch movies. For suggestions, here are 15 Filipino films that may want to watch FREE online or on Netflix – either for the first time or nth time!
1. Seven Sundays (2017)
2h 8m | Genre: Comedy, Drama
Siblings reunite when they find out their lonely father is diagnosed with cancer. Upon their dying father’s wish, they decide to spend time with one another on his remaining Sundays.
Stream it on: Netflix
2. Bar Boys (2017)
1h 56m |Genre: Drama
The story follows a group of young men entering the world of law school which will greatly challenge their families, convictions, sleeps, relationships, and friendship until their most-awaited day.
Stream it on: YouTube
3. Heneral Luna (2015)
1h 58m | Genre: Action, Biography, History
In 1898, set during the Philippine-American war, the story tells about General Antonio Luna trying to lead a revolutionary group against the American army only to find out that his battle will cut short by the hands of his countrymen.
Stream it on: Netflix, TBA Studios
4. Kita Kita (2017)
1hr 24m | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Sapporo-set love story of a Filipino woman with temporary blindness who falls in love with a fellow Filipino whom served as her eyesight.
Stream it on: iFlix
5. Bliss (2017)
1h 40m | Genre: Psychological Thriller
Jane Ciego, a successful actress, was involved in an accident that leaves her crippled. As days go by, she slowly descends into insanity after experiencing horrors and torture while being trapped in her own home.
Stream it on: Netflix, TBA Studios
6. Buy-Bust (2018)
2h 7m | Genre: Action, Thriller
Nina Manigan, the sole survivor of a disastrous drug raid executed by dirty cops, is part of a team summoned by the Drug Enforcement Agency to conduct a drug bust in a most dangerous Manila slum. Little did her team knows, this new mission will get them stranded between a drug gang and bloodthirsty settlers.
Stream it on: Netflix
7. Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa WiFi (2018)
1h 50m | Genre: Romance
The story follows a social media-obsessed teenager who is later on diagnosed with a rare illness—electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EMF) or basically WiFi allergies. She is forced to live in a place without signal, and from there she must deal with a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend without technology.
Stream it on: Netflix
8. Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (2018)
2h 35m | Genre: Action, Biography, History
The story focuses on the life of one of the youngest Generals during the Philippine-American War, Gregorio ‘Goyo’ del Pilar, who was historically engaged in the Battle of Tirad Pass.
Stream it on: Netflix
9. K’na, the Dreamweaver
1h 25m | Genre: Drama
A South-Cotabato-set story of a young T’boli princess who was chosen by the gods to be the next dreamweaver. But as she was given the chance to weave together her village’s clans’ quarrel, she must give up her true love.
Stream it on: YouTube, TBA Studios
10. LSS (2019)
1h 44m | Genre: Romance
The story is about two struggling dreamers in their 20s, an aspiring musician and a yearning son, who were brought together by their love of Ben and Ben’s music.
Stream it on: iFlix
11. A Very Special Love (2008), You Changed My Life (2009), It Takes A Man and A Woman (2013)
1h 46m | 1h 51m | 2h | Genre: Comedy, Romance
It’s a 3-in-1 marathon! This trilogy follows the love story of one of people’s most loved couples, Laida Magtalas and Miggy Montenegro.
Stream it on: iWant, Netflix
12. Unforgettable (2019)
1h 26m | Genre: Drama
A neuro-diverse young woman takes her newfound doggy, Happy, on a long journey to her sick grandmother in Baguio.
Stream it on: Netflix
13. Indak (2019)
1h 57m | Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
After being discovered in a viral dance video, a young woman, Jen, was invited to join a dance crew named Indak Pinas that is preparing to compete in South Korea.
Stream it on: iFlix
14. Exes Baggage (2018)
1h 44m | Genre: Drama, Romance
Exes met again after two years of being apart, then finding themselves developing deeper attraction despite their past’s baggage. But as their love blossoms, are they really ready for another chance of love?
Stream it on: iWant
15. A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965)
1h 47m | Genre: Drama
Before “Ang Larawan” was this English-language, black-and-white film by Lamberto Avellana, both based on Nick Joaquin’s play about a great artist and his two young, unmarried daughters who debate whether or not to sell off the painting and their old house to pay their bills and to support their old-aged father.
Stream it on: iFlix
