Drama, Action
Jericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures of his sport, his personal life and the high expectations of his countrymen take their toll, he falls from grace. With the help of his wife (Bea Alonzo), will he be able to rise once more to be worthy of being called "the People's Champion"?
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Gladiator
The Crowd Roars
Diary ng Panget
Tatlong Bibe
An Errand
Body and Soul
Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire
Days of Being Wild
Enter the Ninja
The People's Champion
Phantom Punch
The Singing Priest
How Old Are You
Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko
They Were Expendable
Epimaco Velasco: NBI
Revenge
Antonio's Secret
The Rapture of Fe
Northern Lights: A Journey to Love
SIMILAR MOVIES
Gladiator
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1992
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight, he's noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing — where punches can kill.The Crowd Roars
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1938
A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.Diary ng Panget
IMDB 7.9 | Apr , 2014
A young woman takes a job as a personal maid for a rich young man. The pair do not get along, but soon due to their classmates' games of love, their relationship grows more complicated than before.Tatlong Bibe
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2017
A story about love, hope, giving, sharing, forgiving and three ducks.An Errand
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2024
A driver is sent on a simple errand: to pick up a designer t-shirt and a tin of viagra for his boss, who is shacked up in a hotel with his lover. Simple as it sounds, the road trip crisscrosses the chasms of time, class, and character.Body and Soul
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1947
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2011
Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire is a 118-pound world title fight, which kicks off HBO's season of "Boxing After Dark" and pits 2 fighters both on the pound-for-pound list. The biggest boxing action often comes in the smallest packages, which is what fight fans are hoping for when unified bantamweight titleholder Fernando Montiel defends his belts against Nonito Donaire. Montiel, installed as a 2-to-1 underdog by the casino, will be making his fourth title defense and is coming off a second-round knockout of Jovanny Soto in a December non-title bout designed to be his final tune-up before facing Donaire.Days of Being Wild
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1990
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.Enter the Ninja
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1981
A newly trained ninja warrior journeys to the Philippines, where he must defend his former war comrade's property against a determined adversary.The People's Champion
IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 2004
If the first one stunned you, The People's Champion will floor you. This jawbusting follow-up contains the best of Manny Pacquiao's world title defense fights flashing that on-ring bravura that has made him one of the world boxing's crème de la crème. If you've been keeping count of fighters felled by the man with fists of gold, this one could blow your score sheet. Pound for pound, it's world-class sports entertainment at its finest.Phantom Punch
IMDB 5.3 | Sep , 2008
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971.The Singing Priest
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2025
In 2015, Roman Catholic priest Rob Galea joined the Australian version of The X Factor but, due to his holy duties, had to withdraw. But this didn't stop him from becoming a widely beloved contemporary Christian singer-songwriter.How Old Are You
IMDB 6.6 | May , 2014
A married woman, who has set aside her dreams for the sake of her husband and daughter, rediscovers her true self and becomes an achiever.Sa Diyos Lang Ako Susuko
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 1990
Romano is a soldier who swears never to take up arms again when his father was killed. When he finds out from insurgents about the identity of her father’s killer, he comes back for the ultimate vengeance.They Were Expendable
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 1945
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.Epimaco Velasco: NBI
IMDB 8.5 | Nov , 1994
One of the most admired directors of the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) spearheaded its quest to solve baffling cases and to curb corruption among its ranks.Revenge
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2017
A strong and loving woman fight to get back everything that is stolen from her.Antonio's Secret
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 2008
The story about a teenage boy, Antonio, whose emerging gay sexuality alienates him from his friends and family, until his libertine uncle, Jonbert, comes to live with him and his mother.The Rapture of Fe
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2009
Fe returns home to the Philippines after several years of working overseas, her job a victim of global economic shifts. Fe is initially greeted with affection by her husband Dante, but he has a long history of domestic violence fueled by rage and long-term impotence, and Fe quickly discovers her time away has not changed him. Dante works in a factory making baskets, and Fe soon joins him there; she becomes the lover of Arturo, the man who manages the basket company, but while Arturo treats her well, he's still under the thumb of his father who owns the factory. Meanwhile, an unknown admirer sends her parcels of strange black fruit on a regular basis. Torn between two men who cannot give her what she needs and wants, Fe's frustration leads to take desperate steps to establish her independence.Northern Lights: A Journey to Love
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2017
A young boy travels to Alaska to visit his estranged father at the same time as a young woman also travels to Alaska to find her estranged mother.