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Portrait of Mike de Leon

Directing

Mike de Leon

Career

Active from 1975 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mike de Leon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Commentary 3
  • Documentary Short 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Filipino Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Crossroads
Crossroads (2022)

Editor, Director

2010s

5 titles
Mr. Li
Mr. Li (2019)

Director, Writer

Swamp Patch
Swamp Patch (2019)

Director

Citizen Jake
Citizen Jake (2018)

Screenplay, Producer

A Word from the Director
A Word from the Director (2018)

as Narrator

Never Again
Never Again (2016)

Director

2000s

5 titles
Omens
Omens (2008)

Director, Editor

An Actor Remembers
An Actor Remembers (2006)

Editor, Producer

Keka
Keka (2003)

Thanks

Third World Hero
Third World Hero (2000)

Director, Writer

Motorsiklo
Motorsiklo (2000)

Producer, Writer

1990s

3 titles
Aliwan Paradise
Aliwan Paradise (1993)

Director

Southern Winds
Southern Winds (1993)

Director

Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of War
Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of War (1991)

Additional Camera

1980s

7 titles · average score 76
Prisoner in the Dark
Prisoner in the Dark (1986)

Editor, Screenplay

An Indivisible Heaven
An Indivisible Heaven (1985)

Director

Sister Stella L.
Sister Stella L. (1984)

Director, Screenplay

Batch '81
Batch '81 (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Kisapmata
Kisapmata (1981)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Director

Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
Will Your Heart Beat Faster? (1980)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

Aguila
Aguila (1980)

Director of Photography

1970s

6 titles · average score 77
Moments in a Stolen Dream
Moments in a Stolen Dream (1977)

Director, Director of Photography

The Rites of May
The Rites of May (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
GoodWatch score 89

Producer, Director of Photography

Manila... A Filipino Film
Manila... A Filipino Film (1975)

Producer

Monologo
Monologo (1975)

Director

Happy Days Are Here Again
Happy Days Are Here Again (1974)

Executive Producer