Minamahal vs The Embalmer
Minamahal has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Embalmer). The Embalmer is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 57m. The Embalmer is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Minamahal
The Embalmer| Minamahal | The Embalmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | Philippines | – |
| Director | Jason Paul Laxamana | Matteo Garrone |
| Main cast | Marnie Lapus, Phoebe Walker, Phoebe Villamor, Andres Muhlach, Ashtine Olviga | Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi, Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Pietro Biondi |
Synopsis
Minamahal
An introverted high school flower enthusiast tries to win the affection of a love-hating visual artist by giving her flowers during key moments of her life. The movie follows their on-and-off friendship and romance from high school up until college, when the realities of life begin to unfold.
The Embalmer
Peppino is an aging taxidermist mocked for being short and sleazy who meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man fascinated by his work. Euphoric, Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship Peppino mistakes for something more. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
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