Vic Silayan Movies

This documentary paints the life of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957),from being a simple mechanic, a wartime guerilla leader,...

A man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.

Shot in the Philippines with a largely Filipino cast, the film is set in a mythical kingdom called Barangbang, which appears to be just a normal rural...

A story of three young, provincial highschool graduates who set sail for Manila with visions of fame and fortune, only to realize that reality is a fa...

After being bitten by a cobra in the Philipines, Lena can turn herself into a snake and she stops aging. The curse comes with a price. The priestess L...

A story about Boy Scouts going on a camping, having fun and getting into deep trouble.

The greatest, longest, most expensive film produced in the film history of the Philippines. Five segments with an all-star cast, directed by five dire...

“Waywaya” is derived from “Waywaya” an Ilocano term meaning freedom. The film is adapted from the short story of the same title, an adventure-laden st...

A coming-of-age story of a barrio lass in a patriarchal archipelago.

A retired police sergeant has an unnatural stranglehold over his wife and daughter. His claustrophobically enclosed world is threatened when his daugh...

A lost film from Ishmael Bernal, originally released in 1976.

A war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.

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, be...

Lamberto Avellana’s English-language film based on Nick Joaquin’s play about a painter, a painting, two sisters, and a crook.

Not really note worthy action movie from the Philippines.

A story of a man who joined the guerilla in World War 2.

Malvarosa is the poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and...

Sarah is assaulted by Eric on the eve of her wedding. Years later, their paths cross again, and the coincidence leads them to a shocking discovery: Th...

The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the ea...