The best Lorna Tolentino’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Lorna Tolentino’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Lorna Tolentino.
Soft Hearts
7/10
When Annie sets her sights on her co-worker Ron she gets a few drinks in him at an office party and then has her way with him in car. A few weeks later she's expecting and is ready to set up housekeeping. Only problem? Ron's boyfriend Nick doesn't like the idea
Crazy Beautiful You
6.9/10
A bad girl and a province boy found love in the state of being broken and in the process of healing.
Manila by Night
7.1/10
The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families conflict with each other as they live on the streets, which are rampant with drugs and prostitution. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word 'Manila' on its title.
Felix Manalo
4.1/10
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.
Diosa
Six generations of males of the Alegre all have died tragically due to women who all look the same. Until Teddy (Lloyd Samartino), male descendant and archeological student, put the pieces together after falling in love with the beautiful elusive.
Jumping Over Thorns
6.6/10
Luksong Tinik shows how Beth Pineda, a loving single mother involved in illegal activities as courier for a fake passport syndicate, is dragged into a media frenzy. She gets caught between the truth, too much deadly information and the manipulative media. Like the game of luksong tinik (jumping over thorns), her situation becomes more dangerous as the leaps get higher.
Somewhere
A man in prison hears a song and imagines the singer in which he later became obsessed to meet.
Burgos
Burgos depicts a mother's search for her desaparecido. Ms. Lorna Tolentino plays Editha Burgos, mother of missing activist-farmer Jonas Burgos played by Rocco Nacino. The deeply religious Edith is a member of the House of Prayer, the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. Playing other members of the Burgos family ace Tirso Cruz III (as husband Joe), Ina Feleo (as Jonas’ wife), and Allen Dizon, Bangs Garcia, Dimples Sta. Romana, Kerbie Zamora as the other Burgos children.
Dormitoryo!
Secret muna.
Kristo
7.8/10
In "Kristo", Director Ben G. Yalung was able to capture the essence of the Gospel of John, mixed in with Filipino Holy Week traditions, in this reenactment of the life and death of Jesus Christ. This movie was produced by the Oasis of Love community.
Abakada.. Ina
6.4/10
An illiterate parent faces the challenge of attending to her children's academic needs.
Iskandalo
A love story about a guy with a broken family a girl who slept with her professor.
#Walang Forever
7/10
Mia, a celebrated writer of romantic-comedy films, is at a turning point in her life which makes it difficult for her to believe that love could last. Everything comes to a head when Ethan returns, only for her to find out that he has become a cynic of lasting love because she broke his heart.
Waikiki
5.1/10
An otherwise honest and faithful husband makes a turn-around in his desire to sire a son, alienating in the process his three daughters.
Lovestruck
7/10
With detailed assistance from a self-help book -- written by a self-described love guru (Jolina Magdangal) -- Denise (Jennylyn Mercado), a hopeless romantic, finally manages to catch the attention of the man she's had her eye on forever (Mike Tan). But once she has what she thinks she wants, Denise begins to wonder whether she actually had Mr. Right all along -- her best friend, Caloy (Mark Herras), who's secretly in love with her.
Pleasure
Ishmael Bernal's caustic drama about kept mistresses.
Moral
7.5/10
Joey, Kathy, Sylvia and Maritess are not only classmates they are the best of friends. Joey is a drug user who sleeps around. Kathy is a mediocre singer who will stop at nothing to fulfill her dream of the big-time. Sylvia is a liberated woman who finds security in the love of her ex-husband who is now living in with another man. Maritess plays the role of a conventional housewife, who is reduced to a baby-making machine. In the span of three years from 1979 to 1982 the film traces the lives of these four women through their seemingly desperate but also interwoven experiences, and in their attempts to resolve their individual problems, are mirrored the different faces of the woman in our society today.
Magnifico
8/10
With a daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy and a son who's lost his much-needed scholarship, an impoverished married couple begins to abandon their faith and courage in the face of such misfortune. But when a gifted young boy called Magnifico uses his goodness to magically transform their lives for the better, the family's belief in miracles is restored. Suddenly, living with adversity doesn't seem like such a burden.
Maging Akin Ka Lamang
8.5/10
To what lengths would a woman go to be able to possess the man she loved? This film directed by the world-acclaimed Lino Brocka provided an answer. The rich and beautiful Rosita would do anything to win the love of the man she had become obsessed with. This included trying to destroy his marriage and when she failed she tried to kidnap his son. Still neither her beauty nor all the money in the world gave her what she wanted.
The Last Pinoy Action King
6.5/10
An intimate and often heartbreaking portrait of one of the Philippines' most beloved screen icons.
