Joe Gruta Movies

  • 2004
    Evolution of a Filipino Family

    Evolution of a Filipino Family

    Evolution of a Filipino Family

    7.62004HD

    An intimate epic made with uncompromising and austere seriousness that patiently and methodically observes the collapse and hopeful revival of a poor...

    Evolution of a Filipino Family
  • 1975
    Manila in the Claws of Light

    Manila in the Claws of Light

    Manila in the Claws of Light

    7.21975HD

    Julio, a young fisherman from a provincial village, descends into social alienation as he arrives in Manila to search for his loved one.

    Manila in the Claws of Light
  • 2013
    Barber's Tales

    Barber's Tales

    Barber's Tales

    7.22013HD

    In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community...

    Barber's Tales
  • 2013
    Lihis

    Lihis

    Lihis

    52013HD

    The film splits itself between two timelines. In 2006, Ada is basing her thesis on a massacre that occurred twenty years prior in a village called...

    Lihis
  • 2014
    The Trial

    The Trial

    The Trial

    72014HD

    A mentally-challenged guy was put into trial after allegedly raping his teacher. And as Amanda, Julian, and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense,...

    The Trial
  • 2023
    Hour of Danger

    Hour of Danger

    Hour of Danger

    22023HD

    As the EDSA Revolution unfolds, a mother, son, and daughter who live in a slum near Malacañang Palace grapple with the murder of their...

    Hour of Danger
  • 1982
    Himala

    Himala

    Himala

    7.81982HD

    When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their...

    Himala
  • 2000
    Deathrow

    Deathrow

    Deathrow

    82000HD

    A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was...

    Deathrow
  • 2012
    Pridyider

    Pridyider

    Pridyider

    4.72012HD

    Years ago, Tina (Andi Eigenmann) was sent away to the United States to live with her aunt because of an incident involving her parents that has never...

    Pridyider
  • 2000
    Nag-aapoy Na Laman

    Nag-aapoy Na Laman

    Nag-aapoy Na Laman

    12000HD

    Nag-aapoy Na Laman
  • 2001
    The Life of Rosa

    The Life of Rosa

    The Life of Rosa

    52001HD

    Crime does not pay, so the adage goes. But feisty and outspoken Rosa (Rosanna Roces)--however sharp-witted--does not know any better. Doggedly out...

    The Life of Rosa
  • 2014
    Edna

    Edna

    Edna

    02014HD

    The movie Edna is a unique take about real and imagined fears of overseas Filipino workers. Staged in three parts- the film attempts to walk the...

    Edna
  • 2011
    Amigo

    Amigo

    Amigo

    5.12011HD

    Rafael is a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under...

    Amigo
  • 2012
    Sta. Niña

    Sta. Niña

    Sta. Niña

    52012HD

    When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that...

    Sta. Niña
  • 2015
    Homeless

    Homeless

    Homeless

    02015HD

    Typhoon survivors fall victim to syndicate that forces the to beg on the streets.

    Homeless
  • 2017
    The Family That Doesn't Weep

    The Family That Doesn't Weep

    The Family That Doesn't Weep

    8.42017HD

    Only the famous family that doesn't weep can help reunite a desperate woman with her own.

    The Family That Doesn't Weep
  • 2012
    Himala Ngayon

    Himala Ngayon

    Himala Ngayon

    82012HD

    A 2012 documentary about the making and the legacy of the 1982 drama masterpiece directed by Ishmael Bernal that ended up being one of the greatest...

    Himala Ngayon
  • 2023
    Litrato

    Litrato

    Litrato

    02023HD

    Lola Edna bears the challenges of her debilitating dementia, while killing time in a facility for the elderlies. She collects photos from occasional...

    Litrato
  • 2014
    Mana

    Mana

    Mana

    12014HD

    Amidst the vast sugar plantations of Negros in Southern Philippines, a matriarch lies in the throes of death. Her children rush home to confront the...

    Mana
  • 2018
    School Service

    School Service

    School Service

    02018HD

    Maya was walking home in her province when the service stops beside her and offers her to hitch. She innocently takes the ride to reach home faster....

    School Service