Skip to content
MovieCove
Lawrence Fajardo

Lawrence Fajardo

Director, editor and writer · Bacolod City, Philippines

Lawrence Fajardo is a film and television director, producer, editor, and writer known for fast-paced action films that focus on the Filipino people's hard experiences, often connected to the struggles of workers and the characters' uplifting. Many of his works also tackle fear of the known and the unknown. His works have competed in important international festivals and have been screened in South Korea, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, the USA, Canada, and Italy. He won two Gawad Urian awards: Best Short Film for Kultado (2005) and Best Editing for Amok (2011). He is also a two-time FAMAS Award winner.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

From
Bacolod City, Philippines
Works as
Director, editor and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 52 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 44% in 30 days

What are Lawrence Fajardo's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Survival
33%
Morality
24%
Self
6%
Power
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Cold
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Lawrence Fajardo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lawrence Fajardo'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

52 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Silenced Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Masarap Na Bawal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Sex Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Roja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 80 episodes · Director

  • How To Get Away From My Toxic Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor

  • Walker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Hearing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Actor

  • Sagrado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 110 episodes · Director

  • Kabit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Story

  • Sugapa(2023)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Erotica Manila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Nightbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • What If(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Scorpio Nights 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Reroute(2022)

    Director · Editor · Story

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • X-Deal 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • The Last Five Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • A Hard Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Editor

  • Mahjong Nights(2021)

    Director · Editor · Production Design · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Nerisa(2021)

    Director · Editor · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Kagat ng dilim : Toktok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Kagat ng dilim : 14th Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Bite of the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kagat ng dilim : Hukay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • ALON: A Documentary on Plastic Waste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Memories of the Rising Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

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

    Director

  • The Portrait(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tukhang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Kulay Lila Ang Gabi Na Binudburan Pa Ng Mga Bituin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • Class 3-C Has A Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 23 episodes · Director

  • Imbisibol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Esprit de Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • Philippino Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • The Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

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

    Director · Editor · Production Design

  • Anatomiya Ng Korupsiyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • X-Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

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

    Director · Editor · Producer · Production Design · Story · as Passerby

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

    Editor

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

    Director

  • Liwanag sa Dilim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

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

    Documentation & Support

  • Raket ni Nanay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

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

    Supervising Producer

  • Kaleldo(2006)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer · Writer

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

    as Drug Courier

  • 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Portrait (2017)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Mahjong Nights (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 51: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting38 of 51: 20 only directing, 18 with another roleWriting11 of 51: 0 only writing, 11 with another roleProducing6 of 51: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleCinematography1 of 51: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing20 of 51: 9 only editing, 11 with another roleOther crew6 of 51: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role

51 titles, 18 with more than one role — directing and editing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew2010s15 · 1 acting · 15 crew2020s26 · 1 acting · 26 crew

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

How do Lawrence Fajardo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · editor

The Portrait (2017)

96th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Portrait (2017)

Midcredits 56th · 45% 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 Lawrence Fajardo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lawrence Fajardo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Legaste shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers