Erik Matti is a Filipino filmmaker. He is known for directing On the Job (2013), Honor Thy Father (2015), Seklusyon (2016), BuyBust (2018), and Kuwaresma (2019). His other directing credits include Ekis (1999), Mano Po 2 (2003), Gagamboy (2004), Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles (2012) and its sequel Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 (2014), and BuyBust (2018). His crime thriller film On the Job: The Missing 8, a sequel to the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight selection On the Job, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it entered the Main Competition for the Golden Lion and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for John Arcilla. The film was later selected as the Philippine entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. It was also adapted into a miniseries for HBO Asia called On the Job, with the re-edited version of the first film serving as the first two episodes, which was nominated at the 50th International Emmy Awards for Best TV Movie or Miniseries. Matti co-founded the production company Reality Entertainment with Dondon Monteverde, son of film producer Lily Monteverde.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 21, 1970 (55)
- Bacolod City, Philippines
- Director, writer and producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are Erik Matti's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 7
Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous7
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 Erik Matti's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Erik Matti'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
67 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Call My Manager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Rekonek(2025)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Call My Manager: Pilot Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Prisoner of War(2025)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Hosanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Seksi: Pantasya at Pelikula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Keys to the Heart(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Ultimate Oppa(2022)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
On the Job: The Missing 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Day Zero(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Happy Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
7 Days Of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Rabid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
On the Job(2021)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
A Girl and A Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Island of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Watch List(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Entity(2019)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
'Tol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Food Lore(2019)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Folklore(2018)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
BuyBust(2018)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Seklusyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Honor Thy Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
ABCs of Death 2(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Patriarch(2013)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
On the Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Rigodon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Vesuvius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Nang Tumambad ang Hubad na Katotohanan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Affliction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Carnivore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Rounin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Binibining K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Pa-siyam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Gagamboy(2004)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Mano Po 2: My Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Singsing Ni Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Prosti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Dos Ekis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Sa Huling Paghihintay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Balahibong Pusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Banyo Queen(2001)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kagat ng dilim : Airplane Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kagat ng dilim : Burak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kagat ng dilim : Doppelganger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kagat ng dilim : Masaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kagat ng dilim : Sigbin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kagat ng dilim : Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Ekis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Scorpio Nights 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Heart of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Gangland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Magic Kingdom: The Legend of Damortis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Magic Temple(1996)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Baby Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
May Pagasa: The Battles of Andres Bonifacio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
On The Job Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
On The Job: Maghari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 64 titles, 60 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Entity (2019)
Highest rated
Keys to the Heart (2023)
Most popular right now
Prisoner of War (2025)
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.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2021.
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Cannes award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Erik Matti's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic6
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Erik Matti work with?
People who share at least 2 of Erik Matti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ronald Stephen Monteverde shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Kerwin GoShared titles: Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital (2024), Keys to the Heart (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kerwin Go
- Billy ChristianShared titles: Food Lore (2019), Folklore (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Christian
- Eric KhooShared titles: Food Lore (2019), Folklore (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Khoo
- Pen-Ek RatanaruangShared titles: Food Lore (2019), Folklore (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Writers
- BJ SongShared titles: Keys to the Heart (2023), Ultimate Oppa (2022)See all 2 shared titles with BJ Song
- Andy OesmanShared titles: Food Lore (2019), Folklore (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Oesman
- Dwight GastonShared titles: Gagamboy (2004), Banyo Queen (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Dwight Gaston
Actors
- Mary Jean LastimosaShared titles: Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital (2024), Day Zero (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Jean Lastimosa
- Dolly De LeonShared titles: Keys to the Heart (2023), Folklore (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Dolly De Leon
- Brandon VeraShared titles: Day Zero (2022), BuyBust (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Vera
- Joey MarquezShared titles: Day Zero (2022), On the Job (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Joey Marquez
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Erwin RomuloShared titles: Day Zero (2022), On the Job (2021), The Entity (2019), BuyBust (2018), ABCs of Death 2 (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Erwin Romulo
- Jay HaliliShared titles: On the Job (2021), The Entity (2019), BuyBust (2018), ABCs of Death 2 (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Jay Halili
- Malek LopezShared titles: Day Zero (2022), The Entity (2019), BuyBust (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Malek Lopez
- Neil BionShared titles: Food Lore (2019), The Entity (2019), BuyBust (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Neil Bion
Producers
- Ronald Stephen MonteverdeShared titles: Prisoner of War (2025), Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital (2024), Keys to the Heart (2023), Day Zero (2022), Ultimate Oppa (2022), On the Job (2021), The Entity (2019), Watch List (2019), BuyBust (2018), Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017), ABCs of Death 2 (2014), The Patriarch (2013) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Ronald Stephen Monteverde
- Stacey BasconShared titles: Keys to the Heart (2023), Day Zero (2022), Ultimate Oppa (2022), On the Job (2021), The Entity (2019), BuyBust (2018), Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017)See all 7 shared titles with Stacey Bascon
- Vic Del Rosario Jr.Shared titles: Keys to the Heart (2023), Ultimate Oppa (2022), BuyBust (2018), Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017), Banyo Queen (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Vic Del Rosario Jr.
- Vincent Del Rosario IIIShared titles: Keys to the Heart (2023), Ultimate Oppa (2022), BuyBust (2018), Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017), Banyo Queen (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Vincent Del Rosario III
Mixed roles
- Katski FloresShared titles: The Entity (2019), Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Katski Flores
