Numerous foreign films have been shot in the Philippines either partly or entirely, with the locations either representing itself or standing in for another location. This article presents a partial list of films which have used shooting locations in the Philippines sorted by year. The list exclude co-produced films with involvement of Philippine production companies.
List Films primarily shot in the Philippines
Year Title Director/s ActorsFilming location/s in the PhilippinesFilm setting (if not in the Philippines)Country of origin of production companiesNote1958Cavalry CommandEddie RomeroJohn AgarVigan, Ilocos SurUnited States, Philippines1979 Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic ForrestBaler Bay (Baler, Aurora), Baler (Aurora), Pagsanjan (Laguna), Iba (Zambales), Pagsanjan River (Pagsanjan, Laguna), Laguna, Metro ManilaSouth VietnamUnited States1984Missing in ActionJoseph ZitoChuck NorrisQuezon, Laguna, CaviteVietnamUnited States1986PlatoonOliver StoneTom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, Johnny DeppMount Makiling, Laguna, Cavite, Villamor Air Base near ManilaVietnamUnited States, United Kingdom1990Delta Force 2: The Colombian ConnectionAaron NorrisChuck Norris, John P. Ryan, Billy Drago, Richard JaeckelClark Air Force Base, Metro Manila, Tagaytay (Cavite)South AmericaUnited StatesAlthough the film is set principally in South America, most of the scenes set in the fictional South American country of San Carlos and rural Colombia were shot in Tagaytay, Philippines. This explains the visibility of the Taal Volcano in some scenes.1999Brokedown PalaceJonathan KaplanClaire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Lim Kay TongCoconut Palace (Pasay City, Metro Manila), Sanctuary Fabella (Manila, Metro Manila), Cotton Club (Pasay City, Metro Manila), Manila Hotel (Manila, Metro Manila), Manila Rendezvous (Manila, Metro Manila), Manila (Metro Manila)ThailandUnited StatesSince Thailand refused the shooting of the movie in their place due to its critical view on the Thai legal system, the production was filmed most in the Philippines where it depicts Thailand instead. Ultimately, Claire Danes was banned permanently in Manila by the city council after finishing filming for remarks made about the city in Vogue and Premier.2008Romantic IslandKang Chul-wooLee Sun-kyunBoracay Islands (Malay, Aklan), Binondo, Manila (Metro Manila)South Korea2013Metro ManilaSean EllisJake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega, Erin PanlilioManila (Metro Manila)United KingdomAlthough Filipino language was a secondary and was shot primarily in Metro Manila, the film involved wasn't a co-production with a Philippine-based studio.2016MasterCho Ui-seokLee Byung-hun, Gang Dong-won and Kim Woo-binBinondo, Intramuros, Bulacan, CebuSouth Korea2016Showdown in ManilaMark DacascosAlexander Nevsky, Casper Van Dien, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia CarrereManila (Metro Manila)United States2018When the Storm FadesSean DevlinRyan Beil, Alicia Boco, Marissa Cabalja, Kayla LoretteLeyteCanada2020The Golden HolidayBong-han KimDo-won Kwak, Dae-Myung Kim, Hee-won Kim, Kim Sang-HoManilaSouth Korea
Films partially shot in the Philippines Year Title Director/s ActorsFilming location/s in the PhilippinesFilm setting (if not in the Philippines)Country of origin of production companiesNote1982The Year of Living DangerouslyPeter WeirMel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Bembol RocoQuiapo (Manila), Banaue Rice TerracesJakarta, IndonesiaAustralia, United StatesOriginally set to be filmed in Jakarta, but permission to film in Indonesia was denied, so the film was shot in the Philippines as a stand-in for Jakarta and Indonesia. However, the film was banned temporarily in Indonesia until 2000.1989Born on the Fourth of JulyOliver StoneTom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Willem DafoeVietnamUnited StatesStone was unable to shot to Vietnam due to US-Vietnam relations were almost deteriorated. However, it went filming to the Philippines again like Platoon did, but was shot partially, where the location was unknown for the jungle scene as a setting.1995 Closer to Home Joseph Nobile Madeline Ortaliz, John Michael Bolger, Elizabeth Bracco, Joonee Gamboa, Vic Diaz, Ray Ventura, Lou Veloso, Tony Mabesa, James Lorinz, Jane Gabbert, Ching Valdes-Aran Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Pasay City, Metro Manila), Talisay (Batangas), Alaminos (Laguna), Batangas City (Batangas), Candelaria (Quezon), Lucban (Quezon), Rosario, San Juan, Taal Lake (Batangas), Tagaytay Ridge (Tagaytay City, Cavite), BLTB Bus Terminal (Pasay City, Metro Manila), South Expressway (Metro Manila)United States1999Man on the MoonMilos FormanJim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul GiamattiBaguio CityUnited Kingdom, Germany, Japan, United StatesAndy Kaufman, finds out his diagnosis with cancer, he travels to the Philippines and went to the hospital from Baguio to treat his health. The film was shot partially in Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.2000Thirteen DaysRoger DonaldsonKevin CostnerCubaUnited StatesThe air base scene was taken at Clark Air Base, Philippines, a former American facility, which substituted for NAS Key West, Florida, where the actual RF-8As of Light Photographic Squadron SIX TWO (VFP-62) launched from on their Cuban overflight missions.2006Tazza: The High RollersDong-hoon ChoiCho Seung-woo, Yun-shik Baek, Kim Hye-su, Hae-Jin YooSubic (Zambales)South Korea2009I Come with the RainAnh Hung TranJosh Hartnett, Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Lee Byung-hun, Takuya KimuraCompostela Valley (Mindanao), Davao City (Mindanao), Diwalwal (Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Mindanao)France, Hong Kong, Ireland, United Kingdom2009MammothLukas MoodyssonGael García Bernal, Michelle WilliamsMorong (Bataan), Sabang (Bataan), Subic (Zambales)Sweden, Denmark, Germany2009Wangan Midnight: The MovieAtsushi MurogaRyôko Kobayashi, Kazuki Katô, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Shinichiro IshikawaMetro Manila Skyway (Metro Manila), North Luzon Expressway (Bulacan), South Luzon Expressway (Laguna), Manila–Cavite Expressway (Cavite)JapanFor the expressway racing scene. 2012 The Bourne Legacy Tony GilroyJeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott GlennEl Nido (Palawan), Manila (Metro Manila), Jones Bridge (Binondo, Manila, Metro Manila), Taft Avenue MRT station (Pasay City, Metro Manila), Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard (Manila, Metro Manila)United States2013No BreathingJo Yong-sunSeo In-guk, Lee Jong-suk, Kwon YuriDavaoSouth KoreaThe film was shot partially in Davao City where the overseas field training scenes.2014Rupan sansei (Lupin the 3rd)Ryûhei KitamuraShun Oguri, Jerry Yan, Tetsuji Tamayama, Gô AyanoMetro ManilaJapan2015American UltraNima NourizadehJesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony HaleManilaUnited States2017A Prayer Before DawnJean-Stéphane SauvaireJoe Cole, Cherry Miko, Vithaya Pansringarm, Panya YimmumphaiCebu CityUnited Kingdom, United States, France2017BluebeardLee Soo-yeonCho Jin-woong, Kim Dae-myungMetro ManilaSouth KoreaThe film was shot partially in Ninoy Aquino International Airport at the end of the film, where the Korean teenager met his mother (portrayed by Marie-Joelle Afarti), who was Filipina.2017xXx: Return of Xander CageD. J. CarusoVin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Toni Collette, Ariadna Gutiérrez, Hermione Corfield, Samuel L. JacksonCaramoan (province of Camarines Sur, Philippines)United States2018Avengers: Infinity WarAnthony Russo, Joe RussoRobert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris EvansBanaue Rice Terraces (Ifugao)Planet 0259-SUnited StatesEnd-credit scene where Thanos, the antagonist, retreats to an alien planet. The scene involved was subcontracted to Thailand-based Indochina Productions.
See also List of Philippine co-produced films and television series
References
External links Most Popular Titles With Location Matching "Philippines" , Internet Movie Database.
Hollywood in the Philippines, New Straits Times, December 11, 1990, p. 21.