Batang West Side
Apr 05, 2001 | IMDB 7.8
301 min Watch NowDrama, Crime, Mystery
When a Filipino teenager is shot to death in New Jersey, an investigation into his death is opened. 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. The detective who handles the case also has his own personal demons to settle with his violent past.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Lauriana
Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?
Harvest Home
The Many Saints of Newark
Ang Kwento ni Mabuti
Paradise Inn
Paterson
Liars
Sana Dati
Transit
Nuwebe
Katawan
City of Hope
Deathrow
Daddy's Little Darlings
SIMILAR MOVIES
Once A Moth
IMDB 9 | Dec , 1976
Living near the US Clark Air Base, Corazon de la Cruz dreams of a better life in America… until the unspeakable happens.Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1974
One stormy night, in a sea side village, a childless couple finds a mysterious beautiful woman in the beach without any consciousness. The next day, the girl wakes up and introduces herself as Isabel.Cop Land
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1997
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.Chasing Amy
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1997
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.Single/Single: Love Is Not Enough
IMDB 5.3 | May , 2018
It picks up where the series left off in its final episode as the relationship of Joee and Joey moves on to the next level. Joee is about to give birth while Joey remains in love with her and tries to become a responsible foster father.Lauriana
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2013
Orphan Carding befriends Army Captain Samuel Corazon, who’s stationed in his town to root out the remaining Huk guerrillas. At the dance hall, Corazon woos dancer Lauriana, and they soon move in together. The two become sort of surrogate parents for the orphan Carding, with Corazon teaching him the ways of men. But the soldier has a dark side, and Carding becomes witness to the violence occurring in their home, and a heinous act committed by the soldier on his common-law wife.Andrea, How Is It Like to Be a Mother?
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1990
When it is time for her to give birth, Andrea, a communist insurgent seeks refuge in the city to her best friend Joyce. When Andrea's husband is reportedly killed, she temporarily leaves her son to their care. But before Andrea could return to her baby, she is arrested by the military. With no news of Andrea's whereabouts and presuming her to have been dead, the childless couple decided to keep the child and bring him to the United States. Upon returning to the country after seven years for a visit, Andrea confronts them and tries to claim his son back.Harvest Home
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1995
In a quiet, rural Filipino village, sibling rivalry continues through adulthood for two sisters and finally tears their family apart.The Many Saints of Newark
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2021
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.Ang Kwento ni Mabuti
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2013
Mabuti accidentally finds a stash of money that could bring an end to her family’s financial problems: is the solution that simple or is it loaded with complications?Paradise Inn
IMDB 3.8 | Dec , 1985
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IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2016
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.Liars
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2013
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IMDB 7 | Jul , 2013
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IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 2013
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IMDB 4.8 | Jul , 2013
Inspired by the actual story of one of the youngest mothers in Philippine history, “Nuwebe” follows the story of Krista who at the tender age of 9 got pregnant from the sexual abuse perpetrated by her own father. What follows is a story of struggle and renewal. Krista’s story is complex. She refuses to see herself as a victim. Despite her situation, she demonstrates an incredible level of resilience and determination to overcome the trauma of her past. Her mother on the other hand is torn between her love for her child and her love for her husband.Katawan
IMDB 2 | Mar , 1999
The moment the doctor confirms his wife's pregnancy Carlo felt a sign of a curse coming to life. It's the curse caused by his errant grandfather, the curse that doomed his father. The same curse that's about to destroy him. Advised by his doctor to rest, Carlo returns to his family's villa in Lucban and there, he meets Carmen, the woman destined to kill her.City of Hope
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 1991
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.Deathrow
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2000
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.Daddy's Little Darlings
IMDB 5 | Jun , 1984