"Girlfriend for Hire" is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy starring Yassi Pressman and Andre Paras. This rom-com movie was based on a Wattpad novel of the same name by Yam-Yam28.
Synopsis: A rich guy hires an orphaned poor girl to be his pretend girlfriend in order to escape his grandfather’s plan of marrying him off to another woman. In exchange of her service, he gives her a posh condo unit and a big weekly salary but there’s a catch: she’s not allowed to fall in love with him. Eventually, they start falling for each other and just when everything is going fine, his ex-girlfriend (and first love) resurfaces. Will he give their old love a second chance or will he choose to be with his hired girlfriend?
Genre: Romantic, Comedy
Studio: Viva Films SM Development Corp. (SMDC)
Director Vanessa U. de Leon
Supporting Cast: Donnalyn Bartolome Shy Carlos Josh Padilla King Certeza Clint Bondad Jovic Monsod Ara Mina Abby Bautista Ronaldo Valdez Janna Roque Clark Merced Via Aurigue Jelson Bay
"Love is Blind" is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy starring Derek Ramsay, Solenn Heussaff, Kean Cipriano and Kiray Celis. This rom-com movie was Ms. Celis' first movie as the starring role.
Synopsis: Fe (Kiray Celis), an intern in a hotel, admits to having an unappealing appearance, which she blames for her being sad and lonely. She immediately falls in love with Wade (Derek Ramsay), a freelance model who is being forced by his dad to take over their farming business. Wade however is in love with Maggie (Solenn Heusaff), his girlfriend who he can’t exactly parade around his friends because she prefers simplicity to glamor. To fix her dilemma, Fe pays part-time masseur and full-time vendor of love charms Yari (Kean Cipriano) to concoct a potion that will make her look like the most beautiful women in the eyes of Wade. Her plan works. She becomes the spitting image of Maggie soon after Wade drinks the potion, at least in his eyes. Everybody else only sees Fe, the imperfect girl who is supposedly lucky enough to be desired by near-perfect Wade.
Genre: Romantic, Comedy
Studio: Regal Entertainment Inc.
Director Jason Paul Laxamana
Supporting Cast: Chynna Ortaleza Ken Alfonso Betong Maureene Larrazabal Beverly Salviejo Johnny Revilla Kiko Matos Niña Jose Lem Pelayo Jef Gaitan Rolando Inocencio Izzy Canillo Kleggy Abaya EJ Jallorina Maey Bautista Gonzalo Matos Lawrence Yap Rolini Pineda
"Always Be My Maybe" is a 2016 Filipino romantic comedy starring Gerald Anderson and Arci Muñoz. This rom-com movie was Star Cinema's Post-Valentine's movie offering and it also marks Gerald and Arci's first project together.
Synopsis: Jake del Mundo (Gerald Anderson), a handsome playboy who comes from a privileged background. After years of being a carefree bachelor, is now ready to settle down. On the night that he proposes to his long-time girlfriend, Tracy, she finally had enough of Jake and dumped him for another man. At the same time, Kristina "Tintin" Paraiso (Arci Muñoz) a make-up artist, the idealistic one who always dreams of a near perfect relationship believes that the guy she's seeing is about to ask her to marry him, suddenly she finds out (via Facebook) that her man has already committed himself to another girl. After that she shares her heartbreak on social media in a video that immediately went viral.
After six months, the two who both came from a failed relationships found themselves in a beach resort that was owned by Jake while Tintin who's a make-up artist had a "raket" in the beach resort with her bestfriends and co make-up artists Esang (Cacai Bautista) and Ms. Andrè (Ricci Chan). The two cross paths and end up spending one entire night drinking and an endless conversation about their personal lives until dawn. Hopeless romantic Jake gets intrigued by the jaded and outspoken Tintin. After discovering they are on the same wavelength, the two end up spending more and more time together. On a night out at a bar, they both agreed to be each other’s wingman to help find someone better than their exes. What happens next is a realistic and simple love story that almost everyone can relate to. Then, Tintin and Jake love each other. Will they be, meant to be or not?
Genre: Romantic, Comedy
Studio: ABS-CBN Film Productions
Distributed by: Star Cinema
Director Dan Villegas
Supporting Cast: Jane Oineza as Telay Cacai Bautista as Esang Ricci Chan as Andre TJ Trinidad as Jake's Brother Tirso Cruz III as Jake's Dad Irma Adlawan as Mila Nikki Valdez as Tintin's Sister Carlo Aquino as Fred Matt Evans as Pancho Ahron Villena as Mikey Pepe Herrera as Bernard Jairus Aquino as Tintin's Brother Victor Silayan as Jeric Valdez
"Everything About Her" is a 2016 Pinoy drama-comedy movie starring Angel Locsin, Vilma Santos and Xian Lim. This movie, which is Ate V's comeback movie, has earned more than ₱208 million as of late February, making it another box-office hit for the "Star for All Seasons".
Synopsis: The film follows the story of a successful businesswoman named Vivian, who learned that she is suffering from stage 3 cancer. She then hires a private nurse, Jaica, to take care of her. But she's bound to play a bigger role in Vivian's life as she becomes the bridge between the mother and her son Albert, who had felt neglected all his life. How will the three change and be changed by their circumstances?
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Studio: ABS-CBN Film Productions
Distributed by: Star Cinema
Director Bb. Joyce Bernal
Supporting Cast: Michael De Mesa Nonie Buencamino Khalil Ramos Devon Seron Alexa Ilacad Jana Agoncillo Vangie Labalan Buboy Villar Niña Dolino Dante Ponce Bart Guingona
"Beauty and the Bestie" is a 2015 Metro Manila Film Fest Entry starring Vice Ganda, Coco Martin, James Reid, Nadine Lustre, Marco Masa and Alonzo Muhlach. This action-comedy movie is currently the highest grossing Filipino film of all time in terms of domestic box-office gross.
Synopsis: For an important case, a policeman needs the help of his former best friend to impersonate the daughter of a foreign dignitary in a beauty pageant.
The story focuses on Erika (Vice Ganda), who is not making nearly enough money running a photography studio to support his family. The problem is exacerbated when his young nephew is diagnosed with a rare condition that may lead to blindness. And that's when his former best friend Emman (Coco Martin) suddenly shows up. Emman works for the Elite Super Secret Task Force, a spy agency tasked with the security of an upcoming beauty pageant. Erika happens to look exactly like Ms. Uzeklovakia, who was abducted by terrorists led by an unnamed Japanese yakuza (Jacky Woo) and his Korean right-hand man, Jin Jhong (Ryan Bang) .
Emman asks Erika to pretend to be Ms. Uzeklovakia while the agency searches for the real deal. Erika is still nursing some hurt from the way he and Emman ended things, but he ends up taking on the task in exchange for help in caring for her family. Aside from all this, Erika's younger sister Abi (Nadine Lustre) and Emman's half-brother Tristan (James Reid) meet and end up falling in love. Erika must deal with his feelings for his former best friend while fending off terrorists and dealing with his worry for Abi's budding romance.
Before the Q/A portion of the coronation night, Erika encounters the real Ms. Uzeklovakia after she manages to escape from her kidnappers which she was disgusted from his scent until she was intercepted by Emman and his friends in order to secure her from the terrorists. With that Erika continues to pose as Ms. Uzeklovakia until he wins the pageant. It was soon interrupted by the terrorists who are attempting to kill the fake which is Erika and the terrorist leader manage to kidnap him thinking he was Ms. Uzeklovakia. Emman eventually intercepts the helicopter as he and the terrorist leader fight as Emman manages to kill him in time as Erika falls onto the ledge of the helicopter which he takes his hand finally reconciles their friendship until he drops Erika's hand and falls into the ocean which Emman follows him.
When Emman attempts to make CPR towards Erika after falling each other into the ocean, he was still alive and soon reunites with his family.
After the incident, the father of Ms. Uzeklovakia was happy that his daughter won the contest thanks to Erika's efforts in pretending as herself after she returns to their home country and reuniting with her father and he congratulates both Emman and Erika for rescuing her as both of them make their thankful speech.
The movie ends where both Emman and Erika are eating fishballs from a fishball bystander and both senses the shades was a detonator and it explodes knowing that another terrorist abducts another person from another country which makes both of them are summoned in their new mission.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Studio: ABS-CBN Film Productions and VIVA Films
Distributed by: Star Cinema
Director Wenn V. Deramas
Supporting Cast: Karla Estrada as Barbara "Barney" Clooney Lassy Marquez as Jude MC Calaquian as Stef Badji Mortiz as George Nicolas Jacky Woo as the Japanese terrorist leader Ryan Bang as Jin Jhong Tetchie Agbayani Boom Labrusca Ron Morales Tess Antonio Wilma Doesnt as Ms. Upanghet Randy See as Dr. Kenneth Sy Menggie Cobarrubias Chrome Cosio as Mark Jelson Bay Nikko Natividad Valerie Concepcion as Editha "Edith" Villavicencio Wendell Ramos as Jojo Phoemela Baranda as herself Jay-R as himself Karen Reyes as Nurse Raikko Mateo as Angelo
"My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore" is a 2015 Metro Manila Film Fest Entry starring Ai-Ai de las Alas and Vic Sotto with Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. This romantic comedy movie is the first film of the love team of Richards and Mendoza (collectively known as AlDub) and is also the reunion film of delas Alas and Sotto after their film Enteng ng Ina Mo, which was also a Metro Manila Film Festival entry in 2011.
Synopsis: Dondi (Alden Richards) is a nerd and an obedient nephew to his aunt Cora (Ai-Ai delas Alas) who makes decisions for him. Meanwhile, Anna (Maine Mendoza) is a stubborn and rebellious girl who seeks the attention of her father Vito (Vic Sotto) who is a widower. Dondi and Anna cross path and their different personalities collide. They eventually fall in love with each other and solve their own problems. Vito and Cora are bitter business competitors and because of their rivalry, they disapprove the romantic relationship between Dondi and Anna.
As their rivalry continues, Vito and Cora are caught up in a romance and this time, Dondi and Anna are the ones who disapprove of their relationship. Anna in particular strongly expresses her disagreement with the developing relationship between her father and Cora. She states that her departed mother was more beautiful than Cora. In the end, after they saw Vito and Cora being depressed because of their separation, Dondi and Anna set up a surprise party for their reunion and even inviting Aegis, close friends and business partners of Vito. After Vito and Cora were reunited and all seems well, Dondi and Anna almost kiss but was interrupted by a heart wipe transition leaving up to speculation to the audience if they were able to kiss at all. At the post-credit scene, Lola Nidora (a character in Kalyeserye) appears and urged the audience to wait for a "part two", presumably of the film.
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Studio: Octo Arts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment and MEDA Productions
Distributed by: GMA Films
Director Jose Javier Reyes
Supporting Cast: Arlene Muhlach Valeen Montenegro Ryan Yllana Sancho Vito delas Alas Manny Castañeda Lilia Cuntapay Rolando Inocencio Paulina Sotto Joey de Leon Jose Manalo Wally Bayola Paolo Ballesteros Ryzza Mae Dizon Pauleen Luna Ruby Rodriguez Jimmy Santos Tito Sotto Anjo Yllana Aegis
"#Walang Forever" is a 2015 Metro Manila Film Fest Entry starring Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado. This is Mercado's seventh MMFF entry after her 2014 award-winning film entry, English Only, Please. This also won as Best Picture in the recently concluded 41st Metro Manila Film Festival.
Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Studio: MJM Productions, Tuko Film Productions, Buchi Boy Films
Distibuted by: Quantum Films
Director Dan Villegas
Supporting Cast: Lorna Tolentino as Betchay Nolasco Jerald Napoles as Tolaits Nico Antonio Pepe Herrera Cai Cortez Kim Molina Juan Miguel Severo Sebastian Castro Irma Adlawan Myke Salomon (DJ Myke) Patrick Sugui
Special Participation: Matet de Leon; cameo appearance Sofia Andres; cameo appearance Julian Estrada; cameo appearance Jon Lucas; cameo appearance Michelle Vito; cameo appearance Melai Cantiveros; cameo appearance Jason Francisco; cameo appearance Sid Lucero; cameo appearance Liza Diño; cameo appearance Yves Flores; cameo appearance Alyanna Asistio; cameo appearance Jane Oineza; cameo appearance Khalil Ramos; cameo appearance Derek Ramsay; cameo appearance Maja Salvador; cameo appearance
Synopsis: A rich guy hires an orphaned poor girl to be his pretend girlfriend in order to escape his grandfather’s plan of marrying him off to another woman. In exchange of her service, he gives her a posh condo unit and a big weekly salary but there’s a catch: she’s not allowed to fall in love with him. Eventually, they start falling for each other and just when everything is going fine, his ex-girlfriend (and first love) resurfaces. Will he give their old love a second chance or will he choose to be with his hired girlfriend?
Synopsis: A rich guy hires an orphaned poor girl to be his pretend girlfriend in order to escape his grandfather’s plan of marrying him off to another woman. In exchange of her service, he gives her a posh condo unit and a big weekly salary but there’s a catch: she’s not allowed to fall in love with him. Eventually, they start falling for each other and just when everything is going fine, his ex-girlfriend (and first love) resurfaces. Will he give their old love a second chance or will he choose to be with his hired girlfriend?
