Ricky Lee

Ricky Lee

Writing

Ricardo "Ricky" Arreola Lee (b. March 19, 1948) is a profilic Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright. Starting in 1973, he has written more than 180 film screenplays and collaborated with many of the Philippines' most notable filmmakers, including Lino Brocka, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ishmael Bernal. Many of his films he written have been screened in international film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, and Berlin, among others. In 2022, Lee was conferred as National Artist of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts.

Filmography

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A Special Memory A Special Memory 2026 Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre ★ 10.0 Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre 2025 Green Bones ★ 7.5 Green Bones 2024 A Miracle ★ 10.0 A Miracle 2024 Celestina: Burlesk Dancer ★ 3.0 Celestina: Burlesk Dancer 2024 What You Did What You Did 2024 One Night ★ 3.0 One Night 2024 They Are Mine ★ 4.3 They Are Mine 2023 Call Me Alma ★ 4.4 Call Me Alma 2023 Sex Games ★ 4.8 Sex Games 2023 May-December-January ★ 4.8 May-December-January 2022 A Tale of Filipino Violence A Tale of Filipino Violence 2022 Silip sa Apoy ★ 5.7 Silip sa Apoy 2022 The Revolution Knows No Gender ★ 3.0 The Revolution Knows No Gender 2021 My Husband, My Lover ★ 3.9 My Husband, My Lover 2021 Bekis on the Run ★ 2.0 Bekis on the Run 2021 Nerisa ★ 5.5 Nerisa 2021 Rendezvous ★ 5.0 Rendezvous 2020 Trip to Quiapo Trip to Quiapo 2020 Once Before ★ 5.8 Once Before 2020 Culion Culion 2019 Kaputol Kaputol 2019 Metamorphosis ★ 4.9 Metamorphosis 2019 Bes and the Beshies Bes and the Beshies 2017 Ringgo: The Dog Shooter ★ 10.0 Ringgo: The Dog Shooter 2016 Iadya Mo Kami ★ 10.0 Iadya Mo Kami 2016 Sekyu Sekyu 2016 Buy Now, Die Later ★ 5.0 Buy Now, Die Later 2015 The Love Affair ★ 4.7 The Love Affair 2015 The Trial ★ 7.5 The Trial 2014 Hustisya ★ 2.0 Hustisya 2014 Lihis ★ 5.0 Lihis 2013 Lauriana Lauriana 2013 Burgos Burgos 2013 Inheritance Inheritance 2012 Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion ★ 6.0 Shake, Rattle, and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion 2012 Palitan ★ 2.7 Palitan 2012 Baybayin Baybayin 2012 Sa'yo Lamang ★ 1.0 Sa'yo Lamang 2010 Mamarazzi ★ 4.5 Mamarazzi 2010 Magkaribal ★ 6.0 Magkaribal 2010 Miss You Like Crazy ★ 8.2 Miss You Like Crazy 2010 Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak ★ 4.3 Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak 2010 In My Life ★ 5.2 In My Life 2009 Bente ★ 1.0 Bente 2009 Kamoteng Kahoy Kamoteng Kahoy 2009 Fuschia Fuschia 2009 Don't Look Back ★ 4.8 Don't Look Back 2006 Twilight Dancers ★ 6.5 Twilight Dancers 2006 In da Red Corner In da Red Corner 2006 Dubai ★ 7.8 Dubai 2005 The Son of Brocka The Son of Brocka 2005 Wherever You Are ★ 7.0 Wherever You Are 2005 Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita ★ 6.4 Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita 2004 So... Happy Together ★ 3.7 So... Happy Together 2004 Liberated 2 ★ 5.0 Liberated 2 2004 Sabel ★ 3.0 Sabel 2004 I Will Survive ★ 3.0 I Will Survive 2004 Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan ★ 7.5 Otso Otso Pamela-mela Wan 2004 If Only Love Has Chosen Me ★ 8.3 If Only Love Has Chosen Me 2003 Then and Now ★ 4.0 Then and Now 2003 The '70s ★ 6.0 The '70s 2002 If You Are But a Dream ★ 3.7 If You Are But a Dream 2002 May Pag-ibig Pa Kaya? ★ 9.0 May Pag-ibig Pa Kaya? 2002 Tatarin ★ 4.0 Tatarin 2001 New Moon ★ 8.0 New Moon 2001 Huwag Kang Kikibo... ★ 4.7 Huwag Kang Kikibo... 2001 Mila ★ 8.3 Mila 2001 Luv Text ★ 5.5 Luv Text 2001 Ooops, Teka Lang... Diskarte Ko 'To! ★ 7.5 Ooops, Teka Lang... Diskarte Ko 'To! 2001 Hostage ★ 8.0 Hostage 2001 Deathrow ★ 7.3 Deathrow 2000 The Film Biker ★ 3.7 The Film Biker 2000 The Child ★ 6.6 The Child 2000 Once, I Loved You ★ 9.0 Once, I Loved You 2000 Bulaklak ng Maynila ★ 9.0 Bulaklak ng Maynila 1999 Reef Hunters ★ 10.0 Reef Hunters 1999 Hey Babe! ★ 6.0 Hey Babe! 1999 Malikot na Mundo ★ 4.0 Malikot na Mundo 1999 'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede ★ 7.0 'Di Puwedeng Hindi Puwede 1999