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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768456722463SUNSHINE.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-dragging" width="960" alt="Maris Racal portrays a promising gymnast who discovers she is pregnant in the film &#x27;Sunshine.&#x27; Screenshot from Project 8 Projects on YouTube"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Maris Racal portrays a promising gymnast who discovers she is pregnant in the film &#x27;Sunshine.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from Project 8 Projects on YouTube</em></span></span></span></div><p>The coming-of-age sports drama &quot;Sunshine&quot; is among the highest-rated films of 2025 on Letterboxd, ranking in five categories in the social platform&#x27;s year-end review.</p><p>Written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone, the film ranked No. 17 on Letterboxd&#x27;s overall list of highest-rated films and placed No. 5 on the list of highest-rated narrative films by women directors.</p><p>The feature also landed at No. 6 among the highest-rated Asian films and No. 7 among the highest-rated dramatic films.</p><p>It also placed ninth on the platform&#x27;s list of &quot;Most Hearts to Views in 2025,&quot; which ranks films with the highest ratio of likes to watches.</p><p>Project 8 Projects, one of the production companies behind the film, listed the achievements on a post on their Facebook page, congratulating the team behind &quot;Sunshine.&quot;</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1586766752334189%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Maris Racal plays the titular role in the film, which follows a young gymnast — and aspiring Olympian — who discovers she is pregnant in the lead-up to her tryouts for the national team.</p><p>The film, which first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024, has sparked discussions on reproductive rights and the stigma of teenage pregnancy in the Philippines.</p><p>Apart from Racal, the film&#x27;s powerhouse cast also included Elijah Canlas, Jennica Garcia, Meryll Soriano, Xyriel Manabat and Annika Co.</p><p>In 2025, &quot;Sunshine&quot; had its theatrical release in the Philippines, with SM Cinemas acquiring exclusive screening rights.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/2/antoinette-jadaone-and-maris-racal-credit-word-of-mouth-as-sunshine-expands-to-more-cinemas-0955"><strong>READ: Antoinette Jadaone, Maris Racal credit word of mouth as ‘Sunshine’ expands to more cinemas<br/></strong></a></div><p>The film was also among the titles shortlisted as the Philippines&#x27; potential entry for best international feature film at the 98th Academy Awards, though Lav Diaz&#x27;s historical epic &quot;Magellan&quot; was ultimately selected.</p><p>&quot;Sunshine&quot; is currently available for streaming on Netflix.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4D9JSYLr2wM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>The coming-of-age sports drama 'Sunshine' is among the highest-rated films of 2025 on Letterboxd, ranking in five categories in the social platform's year-end review.</p>

The coming-of-age sports drama 'Sunshine' is among the highest-rated films of 2025 on Letterboxd, ranking in five categories in the social platform's year-end review.

Maris Racal-starrer 'Sunshine' among Letterboxd's highest-rated films of 2025

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Maris Racal-starrer 'Sunshine' among Letterboxd's highest-rated films of 2025

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Published January 15, 2026 02:18 PM PHT

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Updated January 17, 2026 10:41 AM PHT

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