Directing
Lav Diaz
- Titles
- 83movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 2016 and 2019 with 5 main titles each.
- Directed
- 55titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
From What Is Before79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics6.0average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.7average 4.9
- Spiritual4.0average 2.0
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Fantasy3.1average 1.8
- Crime4.9average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay2.3, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 13
- Filipino Cinema 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Philippine Cinema 4
- Philippine History 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Character-Driven 3
- National Identity 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Slow Burn 2
- Complex Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hazel OrencioActorMagellan, Norte, The End of History, A Lullaby For The Sorrowful Mystery, From What Is Before, The Halt, +12 more
Joel SarachoActorA Lullaby For The Sorrowful Mystery, From What Is Before, The Halt, Season of the Devil, Mañanita, +3 more
John Lloyd CruzActorThe Woman Who Left, A Lullaby For The Sorrowful Mystery, When the Waves Are Gone, Essential Truths of the Lake, A Tale of Filipino Violence, +3 more
Ronnie LazaroActorMagellan, Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors, When the Waves Are Gone, Evolution of a Filipino Family, Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess, +3 more
Bart GuingonaActorLet Us Through, Dear Ancestors, Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess, Century of Birthing, Season of the Devil, Essential Truths of the Lake, +2 more
Perry DizonActorNorte, The End of History, Death in the Land of Encantos, Melancholia, From What Is Before, Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess, +2 more
Larry MandaCinematographerNorte, The End of History, A Lullaby For The Sorrowful Mystery, When the Waves Are Gone, Season of the Devil, The Caretaker, +1 more
Dante PerezActorDeath in the Land of Encantos, Melancholia, Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution, Butterflies Have No Memory, Visitors
Shaina MagdayaoActorLily, The Halt, Season of the Devil, Essential Truths of the Lake, Kawalan
Soliman CruzActorNorte, The End of History, Death in the Land of Encantos, Century of Birthing, Image Nation, Journey
Roeder CamañagActorDeath in the Land of Encantos, Melancholia, From What Is Before, Century of Birthing
Angel AquinoActorBatang West Side, Evolution of a Filipino Family, Century of Birthing, Season of the Devil
Movies and TV shows
75Upcoming
8 titles
as Pilo
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Director
Writer, Director
Director
Director
2020s
18 titles · average score 66
Director, Editor
73
Director, Screenplay
Director, Cinematography
as Poet (voice)
Writer, Production Design
Writer, Screenplay
Editor, Production Design
as Priest
Writer, Editor
59
Editor, Director of Photography
Director, Director of Photography
2010s
32 titles · average score 70
66
Director, Writer
Writer
70
Director, Screenplay
75
Editor, Director
as Drunk Man
Director, Editor
74
Screenplay, Director
79
Director of Photography, Director
70
Cinematography, Editor
53
Director, Director of Photography
Director, Editor
77
as Shaman
2000s
10 titles · average score 68
Writer, Producer
57
Writer, Director
Director
as Director
72
Cinematography, Editor
Writer, Director
76
Editor, Director
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
1990s
6 titles
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
1980s
1 title
Story