Movies like Goyo: The Boy General (2018)
The best movies like Goyo: The Boy General (2018) are Heneral Luna (2015), Quezon (2025) and GomBurZa (2023). If Goyo: The Boy General hooked you with its history, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFlyboys (2006)6.5/10 from 894 votes
- NewestQuezon (2025)Released 2025
- Same seriesHeneral Luna (2015)The Bayani
Heneral Luna (2015)
Set during the Philippine-American War, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.
Why it matches: Same series: The Bayani · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisQuezon (2025)
A historical drama focusing on Manuel L. Quezon years after the Philippine Revolution during the American occupation. When his fight for independence from the United States is put to the test, Quezon finds himself playing the brutal game of politics to outmaneuver his rivals — including Leonard Wood, Sergio Osmeña, and Joven Hernando. In Quezon’s relentless quest for power, he ultimately faces off with Emilio Aguinaldo in the 1935 presidential elections, using charm and favoritism as both weapons and currency, in a campaign that ultimately changes the face of Philippine politics and history.
Why it matches: Same series: The Bayani · both history
GomBurZa (2023)
A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history
DOTGA: Da One That Ghost Away (2018)
Wanting to save the house of her beloved grandmother from being sequestered, paranormal expert Carmel Monseratt and her “bebest” best friend Jerald “Jeje” Zee-Yan have decided to form a squad of ghost busters with their misfits buddies in order to meet both ends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
From What Is Before (2014)
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad, and houses are burned. Ferdinand Marcos announces Proclamation No. 1081, putting the entire country under martial law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Healing (2012)
A community rushes to a faith healer after learning that one of them was miraculously healed from a deadly disease by the same person. They are torn apart afterwards as the healing brings them a terrible curse that wreaks harm and death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin (2011)
When a civil war in the Philippines breaks out, a gay man born into a military family is forced to enlist in place of his ailing father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Shadow Behind the Moon (2015)
The armed conflict between the Philippine military and the communist resistance at the beginning of the 1990s forms the backdrop to this study of three individuals who, for different reasons, are trying to resolve an untenable situation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Rewind (2023)
Mary loves John for as long as she can remember. But after years of marriage, John's priorities shift, leading to a strained relationship with Mary, which causes a tragic accident that takes away Mary's life. Until one day, John gets an extraordinary proposition - to rewind time and save the life of the woman he loves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
José Rizal (1998)
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure's life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal's life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused not just is innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution waits in the wings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both history
Green Bones (2024)
A soon-to-be released criminal and a corrections officer is still grieving over the death of his sister opposing the prisoner's release.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Hows of Us (2018)
A young couple dream of growing old together as they deal with the struggles of being in a long-term relationship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Sisterakas (2012)
Bernardo hires his half-sister Bernadette as an assistant and she has no idea who he really is. Bernardo plans to make her life hell until a rival tries to lure Bernadette away and he has to fight to keep her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Birdshot (2016)
A farm girl mistakenly shoots and kills an endangered Philippine Eagle. When authorities begin a manhunt to track down the eagle’s killer, they stumble upon an even more horrific discovery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
An Inconvenient Love (2022)
Two young lovers agree to a casual relationship, but this convenient arrangement grows complicated as their romance reaches an expiration date.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Day Zero (2022)
A former elite soldier is released from jail only to discover that the outside world has been taken over by a dangerous virus. Chased by hordes of the undead, he fights tooth and nail in a desperate attempt to reach his estranged family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
KontrAdiksyon (2019)
Alexis Borlaza, a human rights activist ends up becoming an undercover drug enforcement agent but is actually a vigilante killer by night. To solve a brutal murder, he then enlists the help of Jessica Puyat, a known drug user and pusher in the call centers and other "high-end" institutions.
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On the Job (2013)
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour Sisters and a Wedding (2013)
The children of the Salazar family have been pursuing separate lives in the recent years. After a few years of not being together as a whole family, they find themselves reuniting when CJ announces his plan to marry Princess, his girlfriend for three months. Much to their shock and dismay, CJ's sisters come together for the wedding and have agreed to dissuade him from marrying his fiancée.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
BuyBust (2018)
A special forces team is sent to snuff out a drug den, but find themselves trapped inside it after being set-up and betrayed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
SnoozefestMovies like thisMust Be... Love (2013)
A young woman develops romantic feelings for her best friend, but problems arise when another gal enters the picture.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019)
A bartender and a domestic helper of Filipino origin living in Hong Kong find themselves falling in love, but they each have different plans for their future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPakboys: Takusa (2020)
Four married men living in a condominium often go out with women who are not their wives. Their wives try to catch them red-handed but often rather fail as they think of ingenious ways to hide their cheating. In the end all took a toll to them as their lives were put in danger that they needed their wives to save them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
All You Need Is Pag-ibig (2015)
The movie features varied forms of love: family love, sibling love, puppy love, unrequited love, ruined love, prospering love, in denial love, jaded love, and true love, among others. After all, what the world needs now is love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
To Hell and Back (1955)
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEmperor (2012)
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlyboys (2006)
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGods and Generals (2003)
Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Rifleman (2023)
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Goyo: The Boy General?
The closest matches to Goyo: The Boy General are Heneral Luna (2015), Quezon (2025) and GomBurZa (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Goyo: The Boy General?
People who watched Goyo: The Boy General most often go on to GomBurZa (2023), DOTGA: Da One That Ghost Away (2018) and From What Is Before (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like Goyo: The Boy General?
Flyboys (2006), rated 6.5/10 by 894 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Goyo: The Boy General?
Quezon (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Goyo: The Boy General part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to The Bayani, which includes Heneral Luna (2015) and Quezon (2025).
How are movies similar to Goyo: The Boy General chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Goyo: The Boy General, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.