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Jun Robles Lana

Jun Robles Lana

Writer, director and producer · Born October 10, 1972 (54) · Makati City, Phillipines

Jun Robles Lana (born Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. on 10 October 1972) is a Filipino director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Bwakaw (2012), Barber's Tales (2013), Die Beautiful (2016), Kalel, 15 (2019), About Us But Not About Us (2023), And the Breadwinner Is... (2024), and Call Me Mother (2025). The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature, Lana became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2015, he directed the actual one-shot film, Shadow Behind The Moon, which won the Best Director, NETPAC, and FIPRESCI awards at the 13th Pacific Meridian Film Festival. At the 20th International Film Festival of Kerala, he won the Best Director award for the same film. In 2019, he won the Best Director Award for his feature film Kalel, 15 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. He is a four-time FAMAS Award winner and a two-time Gawad Urian winner.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1972 (54)
From
Makati City, Phillipines
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 135 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jun Robles Lana's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Morality
22%
Self
15%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Joyful
8
Hopeful
8
Warm
6
Bittersweet
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jun Robles Lana's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jun Robles Lana'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

135 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Greatest Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Sisa(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Mother(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Merlie, Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Flower Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • And the Breadwinner Is...(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pwede G, Pwede B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Table for 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Huling palabas(2023)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Becky and Badette(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Your Mother's Son(2023)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • As If It's True(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • About Us But Not About Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Ten Little Mistresses(2023)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Songs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • I Love You, Beksman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • LiveScream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Two and One(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Big Night! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • Gameboys: The Movie(2021)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Paano ang Pasko? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show Creator

  • Between Sea and Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • Gameboys(2020)

    Show 14 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Kalel, 15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Yours Truly, Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Creative Consultant

  • Unforgettable(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • UnTrue(2019)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Panti Sisters(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Born Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Original Story · Producer

  • The Girl Allergic to WiFi(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Want You with All My Hypothalamus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • My Fairy Tail Love Story(2018)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Cruz(2018)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes(2018)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ang pambansang third wheel(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ashes And Ghosts of Tayug 1931 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • The Write Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Die Beautiful(2016)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bakit Lahat ng Gwapo May Boyfriend?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Story

  • The Manananggal at Unit 23B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Haunted Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Shadow Behind the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The PreNup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • #ParangNormal Activity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Dementia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Story

  • Barber's Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • So It's You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 90 episodes · Creative Director

  • Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 79 episodes · Creative Director

  • Binoy Henyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 45 episodes · Creative Director

  • Maghihintay Pa Rin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 79 episodes · Creative Director

  • Mga Basang Sisiw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 110 episodes · Creative Director

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 64 episodes · Creative Director

  • Love & Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 44 episodes · Creative Director

  • Bukod Kang Pinagpala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 82 episodes · Creative Director

  • Pahiram ng Sandali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 80 episodes · Creative Director

  • Temptation of Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 113 episodes · Creative Director

  • Magdalena: Anghel sa Putikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 75 episodes · Creative Director

  • Bwakaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Aso ni San Roque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show Creator

  • Sana ay Ikaw na Nga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 115 episodes · Creative Director

  • Hindi Ka Na Mag-iisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 80 episodes · Creative Director

  • Faithfully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 80 episodes · Creative Director

  • My Daddy Dearest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 50 episodes · Creative Director

  • Boy Pick Up: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Creative Producer

  • Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 64 episodes · Creative Director

  • Hiram na Puso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 88 episodes · Creative Director

  • My Beloved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 83 episodes · Creative Director

  • Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 88 episodes · Creative Director

  • Biritera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 73 episodes · Creative Director

  • Broken Vow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 93 episodes · Creative Director

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 98 episodes · Creative Director

  • Yesterday Today Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 90 episodes · Creative Director

  • Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 100 episodes · Creative Director

  • My Neighbor’s Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Story · Writer

  • Pahiram ng Isang Ina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 65 episodes · Creative Director

  • Futbolilits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 75 episodes · Creative Director

  • Sinner or Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 84 episodes · Creative Director

  • Sisid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 79 episodes · Creative Director

  • Blusang Itim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 65 episodes · Creative Director

  • Munting Heredera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 195 episodes · Creative Director

  • Magic Palayok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 88 episodes · Creative Director

  • My Lover, My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 63 episodes · Creative Director

  • Nita Negrita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 83 episodes · Creative Director

  • I Heart You, Pare! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 78 episodes · Creative Director

  • Alakdana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 78 episodes · Creative Director · Creator

  • Machete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 40 episodes · Creative Director

  • Dwarfina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 83 episodes · Creative Director

  • Grazilda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Endless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Langit sa Piling Mo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 80 episodes · Writer

  • Tarot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Darna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 140 episodes · Creative Director · Creator · Original Concept

  • Adik Sa'Yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 70 episodes · Writer

  • Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show Creator

  • All About Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 63 episodes · Writer

  • Luna Mystika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 80 episodes · Writer

  • LaLola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 85 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Mag-ingat ka sa Kulam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Destierro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenplay · Story

  • E.S.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Kamandag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 113 episodes · Writer

  • La Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 60 episodes · Writer

  • Roxxxanne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Boys Nxt Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Paraiso: Three Stories of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Ligalig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Talent Manager

  • Gigil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Atlantika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 95 episodes · Writer

  • Captain Barbell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 165 episodes · Writer

  • Fantastikids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 155 episodes · Director

  • Majika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 138 episodes · Creative Director

  • Mga Pusang Gala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Sugo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 160 episodes · Creative Director

  • Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 162 episodes · Creative Director

  • Narito Ang Puso Ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 175 episodes · Creative Director

  • Two Timer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Story

  • I Think I'm In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Story

  • Kung Mawawala Ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 298 episodes · Writer

  • New Moon(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ano Bang Meron Ka? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Red Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 425 episodes · Creative Director

  • Most Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Reef Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Efren's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Soltera(1999)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Saranggola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • José Rizal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Story

  • In the Navel of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Obra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • The Circumciser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • The Panti Sisters 2: The Hidden Panti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 134 titles, 130 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

And the Breadwinner Is... (2024)

$83K worldwide

Highest rated

Gameboys: The Movie (2021)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Gameboys (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 134: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting34 of 134: 6 only directing, 28 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting58 of 134: 27 only writing, 31 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing31 of 134: 17 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew55 of 134: 50 only other crew, 5 with another role

134 titles, 33 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s33 · 1 acting · 32 crew2010s69 · crew2020s21 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jun Robles Lana's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Soltera (1999)

97th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Gameboys: The Movie (2021)

Midcredits 91st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 61/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Jun Robles Lana work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jun Robles Lana's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Perci M. Intalan shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles