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Lino Brocka

Lino Brocka

Director, also actor · Died May 22, 1991, aged 52 · Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines

Catalino "Lino" Ortiz Brocka (1939-1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country. Brocka was openly gay and often incorporated LGBT themes into his films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1939
Died
May 22, 1991 (aged 52)
From
Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines
Works as
Director, also actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Lino Brocka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Survival
22%
Self
21%
Power
15%
Morality
9%
Society
9%
Grief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
2
Dread
2
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Devastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lino Brocka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Lino Brocka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

77 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • How Are The Kids? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Huwag Mong Salingin ang Sugat Ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Story

  • Lampang Kerubin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • A Plea to God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Biktima ng Ligaw na Sandali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Spark in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Maalaala Mo Kaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Sa Kabila ng Lahat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Father, Why Have You Forsaken Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • All Be Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Dirty Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • When Forever Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Fight for Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • When Will Sin Be Washed Away? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Macho Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • God Is Still Asleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Three Faces of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Signed: Lino Brocka(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Carry the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Be Only Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Napakasakit, Kuya Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • What Is the Color of God's Face? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • White Slavery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Miguelito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • This Is My Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Your Body Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Bona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Hot Property (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Strangers in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Cain at Abel(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mother Dear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Five and the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Palipat-lipat, Papalit-palit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • In This Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • PX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Caught in the Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Dalaga si Misis, Binata si Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Hello, Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Bourgeois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Controversial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Angela Markado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • The Marriage(1980)

    as Wedding Sponsor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stolen Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Your Daughter's Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Mother, Sister, Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Story

  • Rubia Servios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Hayop sa Hayop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Wake Up... Maruja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • My Father, My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Hush Now, Little Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Insiang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Story

  • Mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Face in the Dark

  • Dung-aw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Manila in the Claws of Light(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Three, Two, One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Weighed But Found Wanting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Story

  • Cherry Blossoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Villa Miranda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Stardoom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Chain of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Even the Angels Cried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Now! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Dipped in Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Santiago! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Arizona Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Wanted: Perfect Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles from 1970 to 1992.

Highest rated

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 77: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting69 of 77: 61 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting11 of 77: 3 only writing, 8 with another role

77 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1970s28 · 1 acting · 27 crew1980s35 · 4 acting · 31 crew1990s14 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Lino Brocka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 4 titles is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Marriage (1980)

87th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lino Brocka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lino Brocka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher De Leon shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors