Lav Diaz
Lavrente 'Lav' Indico Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. He is known as one of the key practitioners of the slow cinema genre, producing a diverse range of some of the longest narrative films tha...
92
Total Movies
7
Languages
6.5
Avg Rating (TMDB)
N/A
Highest Grossing
Lav Diaz Upcoming Movies 2026
The Sacrifice
🇺🇸 English
Untitled When the Waves Are Gone sequel
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Kawalan
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Beatriz, La Mujer
ES
Heremias: Book Two – The Legend of The Invisible Island
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Henrico's Farm
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Ang Araw ng Itim na Nazareno
🇵🇭 Tagalog
An Amazon
🇺🇸 English
Beatriz, The Wife
PT
The Sadness of a Portuguese Woman
PT
Essential Watchlist
Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo, Hahanapin Kita
1993
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Lorna
2014
🇵🇭 Tagalog
The Boy Who Chose the Earth
2018
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Alamat ni China Doll
2013
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Headless
2004
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Death in the Land of Encantos
2015
🇵🇭 Tagalog
From What Is Before
2014
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Evolution of a Filipino Family
2004
🇵🇭 Tagalog
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Century of Birthing
2011
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012
🇵🇭 Tagalog
Streaming Now (OTT)
Complete Filmography
| Year ↓ | Movie | IMDb | Box Office | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Del Mundo | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2025 | Cinemartyrs | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2025 | Magellan | ⭐ 6.6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2025 | Phantosmia | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Moneyslapper | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Faith | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Absalom Filipino | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust | ⭐ 5.682 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Real Life Fiction | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2023 | When the Waves Are Gone | ⭐ 6.944 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2023 | Essential Truths of the Lake | ⭐ 6.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2023 | Taxibol | ⭐ 2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2022 | The Devil of Comparisons | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2022 | A Tale of Filipino Violence | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2021 | History of Ha | ⭐ 7.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2021 | Atravesando el campo | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2021 | Life in 24 Frames a Second | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2020 | Genus Pan | ⭐ 5.6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2020 | Liminal | ⭐ 5.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2020 | Himala: A Dialectic for Our Times | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Blockbuster Where a Giant Monster Destroys a Town | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Mañanita | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | The Oceans Are the Real Continents | ⭐ 6.8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | 30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | The Halt | ⭐ 6.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Journey | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2018 | Ave | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2018 | A Short History of a Few Bad Things | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2018 | The Boy Who Chose the Earth | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2018 | Season of the Devil | ⭐ 5.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | Lily | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | The Woman Who Left | ⭐ 6.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | Singing in Graveyards | ⭐ 6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | The Day Before the End | ⭐ 6.6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery | ⭐ 7.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Death in the Land of Encantos | ⭐ 7.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Salvage | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | The Last Pinoy Action King | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Wake (Subic) | ⭐ 6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Fragment | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Salamat sa Alaala | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | Lorna | ⭐ 8.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | Storm Children | ⭐ 7.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | From What Is Before | ⭐ 7.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | Echoserang Frog | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | Norte, the End of History | ⭐ 7.4 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2013 | Alamat ni China Doll | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2013 | Prologue to the Great Desaparecido | ⭐ 6.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | ⭐ 5.1 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Colossal | ⭐ 7.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget | ⭐ 5.75 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Jingle lang ang Pahina | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Florentina Hubaldo, CTE | ⭐ 7.6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | The Great Cinema Party | ⭐ 5.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Jeonju Digital Project 2012 | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Century of Birthing | ⭐ 7.656 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution | ⭐ 6.389 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2010 | Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2010 | Independencia | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2010 | Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement | ⭐ 4.8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Butterflies Have No Memory | ⭐ 6.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Manila Skies | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Manila | ⭐ 6.4 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Purgatorio | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2008 | Melancholia | ⭐ 7.222 | - | MUBI |
| 2007 | Green Rocking Chair | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2006 | Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess | ⭐ 7.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2006 | Image Nation | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2006 | Todo Todo Teros | ⭐ 5.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2004 | Evolution of a Filipino Family | ⭐ 7.735 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2004 | Headless | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Jesus the Revolutionary | ⭐ 5.444 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2001 | Batang West Side | ⭐ 7.6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | Naked Under the Moon | ⭐ 5.818 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | Burger Boys | ⭐ 5.857 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | Serafin Geronimo: The Criminal of Barrio Concepcion | ⭐ 6.111 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1993 | Galvez: Hanggang sa Dulo ng Mundo, Hahanapin Kita | ⭐ 9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1991 | Daddy Goon | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1991 | Good Friend, Evil Enemy | ⭐ 7.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1989 | The Caretaker | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | The Sacrifice | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Untitled When the Waves Are Gone sequel | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Kawalan | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Beatriz, La Mujer | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Heremias: Book Two – The Legend of The Invisible Island | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Henrico's Farm | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Ang Araw ng Itim na Nazareno | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | An Amazon | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | Beatriz, The Wife | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| TBA | The Sadness of a Portuguese Woman | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
Lav Diaz Career & Box Office Summary
Lav Diaz is one of the most prominent figures in Indian cinema, having acted in over 92 movies across 7 languages. With a stellar average TMDB rating of 6.5/10, Lav Diaz has consistently delivered critically acclaimed performances and massive box office blockbusters.
Fans eagerly anticipating new releases can look forward to 10 upcoming movies scheduled for 2026 and beyond. Additionally, 1 of their films are currently available to stream on major OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar. Bookmark this profile page for real-time updates on Lav Diaz's latest theatrical releases, OTT digital streaming dates, and box office collection reports.
Career Highlights
Awards & All-Time Records
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Biographical details are curated from authoritative sources including Wikipedia, TMDB, and official actor press releases. Filmography list aggregates global releases with Indian box office estimates and official OTT calendars.