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Celebrate Father's Day, heroism, LGBT pride, and 'happy ever afters' with iWant this June

June 11, 2019 AT 01:39 PM

Celebrate Father's Day, heroism, LGBT pride, and 'happy ever afters' with iWant this June

iWant celebrates the important occasions that make life worthwhile this month of June, as it highlights movies and shows that feature heartwarming stories of fathers, heroes, couples, and LGBT love.

Streaming platform iWant celebrates the important occasions that make life worthwhile this month of June, as it highlights movies and shows that feature heartwarming stories of fathers, heroes, couples, and LGBT love.
 
Side note: You should also watch out for iWant’s new original movie this month – the sexy romcom “MOMOL Nights,” starring Kit Thompson and Kim Molina, about a woman in her late 20s who is desperate to find love and engages in her first one-night stand.
 
Father's Day Marathon
 
Celebrate the special man in your life by watching these heart-tugging movies about fathers: “Seven Sundays,” “Alagwa,” “Till There Was You,” “Super Parental Guardians,” “My Little Bossings,” “Daddy O, Baby O!,” “Ala-Eh...Con Bisoy Hale-Hale Hoy!,” and “Home Along Da Riles.”
 


Bride-and-groom fest
 
Are you looking to have a good laugh, or in the mood to be cheesy? Why not be both, and watch these wedding-themed films: “Kasal Kasali Kasalo,” “Here Comes the Bride,” “Wedding Tayo, Wedding Hindi,” “Abay Babes,” and “Four Sisters and a Wedding.”


Independence Day line-up
 
Stoke your inner patriots and boost your Pinoy pride by adding these historical dramas to your holiday film roster:“Heneral Luna,” “Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo,” and “El Presidente.”


Love wins
 
Add color to your LGBT Pride Month festivities by watching these movies that feature all kinds of love and the experiences of LGBT people: “Die Beautiful,” “Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy,” “Deadma Walking,” “T-Bird at Ako” (Restored), “Baka Bukas,” “2 Cool 2 Be Forgotten,” “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes,” and “Bakit Lahat ng Gwapo May Boyfriend?”
 

In May, iWant racked up 100 million views and a cumulative total of 2.7 app downloads as users enjoyed catching up on their favorite Kapamilya shows, including “Kadenang Ginto,” “The General’s Daughter,” “Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit,” “Sino Ang Maysala?,” “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” “Pinoy Big Brother Otso,” “Los Bastardos,” “Pinoy Big Brother Gold,” “Idol Philippines,” and “Gandang Gabi Vice” – the top ten most watched on the streaming service.
 
Users also had access to various original content in May, including “Past, Present, Perfect?” which earned positive reviews and recommendations from netizens. “Past, Present, Perfect?,” a light romance-drama series starring Loisa Andalio and Shaina Magdayao and helmed by award-winning director Dwein Baltazar, is currently the most watched iWant original.
 

iWant, which can also be accessed via web on iwant.ph, boasts a diverse library of free original movies and shows that have earned praises from Filipino users and continue to rack up views, including “iWant ASAP,” “Spirits Reawaken,” “Alamat ng Ano,” “Ma,” “Laureen on a Budget,” “Everybody Loves Baby Wendy,” “High,” “The Gift,” “S.P.A.R.K.,” “The End,” “High,” “Allergy in Love,” “Hush,” “Project Feb. 14,” “Apple of My Eye,” “Touch Screen,” “Bagman,” “Jhon en Martian,” and “Mea Culpa: The Hidden Files.”

It also offers currently airing and old ABS-CBN shows, documentaries, and specials, 1,500 films, restored movie classics, fastcut versions of currently airing Kapamilya teleseryes, Asianovelas, thousands of songs, One Music’s live digital concerts, and the livestreaming of “iWant ASAP,” DZMM TeleRadyo, ABS-CBN Channel 2, and ABS-CBN S+A.

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