Metro Manila is a 2013 Tagalog-language British crime drama film directed by Sean Ellis. Set in the Philippines, it focuses on a rice farmer relocating his family to the country's metropolitan capital in search of a better life. Ellis also co-produced and co-wrote the film. The film was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Plot

Oscar Ramirez, a rice farmer from Banaue, Ifugao Province, relocates to Metro Manila with his family in hopes of obtaining a better life after his rice crops are no longer profitable. While searching for a job, Oscar is offered a low-cost room to rent but this is a scam as the next day, his family is evicted by the police from the building for squatting. The family moves into a vacant shanty house in the slums of Tondo, which is rife with criminal activity. Oscar secures a job as a security officer for Manila Armored Couriers after the other guards discover his military background.