Netflix has released its engagement report for the second half of 2025, and some Filipino titles in familiar genres made strong showings on the popular platform.
In the movie section, Netflix original film Kontrabida Academy led the pack with 4.8 million views (8.8 million hours viewed). The Chris Martinez-directed comedy starring Barbie Forteza and Eugene Domingo opened to 1.5 million global views last September. In the film, a restaurant worker finds a new purpose and a way to get back at her enemies after a mysterious TV transports her to a school for on-screen villains.
Local dramas also tend to perform surprisingly well on the service. During this tracking period, the Baron Geisler–led action drama The Delivery Rider earned that distinction, garnering over 3.9 million views.
The theatrical hit My Love Will Make You Disappear also made a strong showing on the platform. The romance film starring Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino was viewed 3.6 million times since it premiered on the service last July. Another Star Cinema 2025 release, Only We Know, also made the list, with over 2.2 million views.
Horror remains a hot genre among local subscribers, with The Time That Remains (2.8 million views), Untold (2.5 million), Isolated (2.3 million), and Lilim (2.2 million) all performing well. Meanwhile, the hit local horror film Outside continued to gain a substantial number of views, collecting over 1.6 million during the second half of 2025.
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| Sunshine (C) Netflix |
Indie films also made strong showings this time around. Antoinette Jadaone’s buzzy film Sunshine earned 2.5 million views in just over a month since debuting on the service last November 26. The Maris Racal–led drama has won the Crystal Bear Award for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Ice Idanan’s 2016 film Sakaling Hindi Makarating also received a warm response from Netflix subscribers, with 700,000 views. Meanwhile, the Kaye Abad–led comedy Con Mom surprised with 1.6 million views.
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| It's Okay Not To Be Okay (C) Netflix |
Among first-half openers, Jun Lana’s dramedy And the Breadwinner Is…, starring Vice Ganda, continued to impress, garnering an additional 2.0 million views. Overall, similar to the theatrical market, what’s missing is one or two huge local hits on the service. During the second half of 2024, Netflix scored two strong hits with Outside (16 million) and Lolo and the Kid (17.4 million).
| Premiered on Netflix during tbe 2nd Half of 2025: |
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| Title | Views | Hours Viewed |
|---|---|---|
| Kontrabida Academy | 4.8 million | 8.8 million |
| The Delivery Rider | 3.9 million | 5.9 million |
| My Love Will Make You Disappear | 3.6 million | 6.3 million |
| The Time That Remains* | 2.8 million | 5.6 million |
| Untold | 2.6 million | 4.7 million |
| Sunshine | 2.5 million | 3.9 million |
| Isolated | 2.3 million | 2.3 million |
| Lilim | 2.3 million | 4.1 million |
| Only We Know | 2.2 million | 3.6 million |
| Un-Ex You | 2.1 million | 3.4 million |
| Lasting Moments | 1.9 million | 3.8 million |
Other films that premiered on Netflix during the 2nd Half of 2025:
- Con Mom: 1.6 million (2.9 million hours viewed)
- One Hit Wonder*: 1.4 million (2.6 million hours viewed)
- Sana Sinabi Mo*: 1.2M (2.1 million hours viewed)
- Flower Girl: 1.1 million (1.3 million hours viewed)
- Out of Order: 900K (1.6 million hours viewed)
- Sakaling Hindi Makarating: 700K (1 million hours viewed)
- Topakk: 700K (1.3 million hours viewed)
- Posthouse: 600K (900K hours viewed)
- The Kingdom: 400K (800K hours viewed)
- Honor Thy Father: 200K (400K hours viewed)
- Pagtatag! The Documentary: 200K (300K hours viewed)
- And The Breadwinner Is...: 2.0 million (4.2 million hours viewed)
- Hello, Love, Again: 800K (1.6 million hours viewed)
- Everything About My Wife: 900K (1.6 million hours viewed)
- Green Bones: 900K (1.5 million hours viewed)
- Espantaho: 800K (1 million hours viewed)
- Sosyal Climbers: 700K (1.2 million hours viewed)
- Uninvited: 600K (900K hours viewed)
- My Future You: 500K (1 million hours viewed)
- Ex Ex Lovers: 500K (800K hours viewed)
- Balota: 300K (600K hours viewed)
- Guilty Pleasure: 300K (600K hours viewed)
- Hold Me Close: 200K (300K hours viewed)
- Mujigae: 200K (300K hours viewed)
- Love Child: 100K (100K hours viewed)
- Friendly Fire: 100K (100K hours viewed)
- Crosspoint: 100K (100K hours viewed)
- Outside: 1.6 million (3.8 million hours viewed)
- Lolo and the Kid: 900K (1.4 million hours viewed)
- Un/Happy For You: 400K (800K hours viewed)
- Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Extreme: 300K (800K hours viewed)
- That Kind of Love: 300K (600K hours viewed)
- Rewind: 300K (600K hours viewed)
- Family of Two: 200K (400K hours viewed)
- Becky & Badette: 200K (300K hours viewed)
- Mallari: 100K (300K hours viewed)
Please note that each film had a different release date on the platform. This report only covers viewership from the second half of 2025, so results may vary. The list will be updated to include more Filipino titles.
Legend: *Netflix original which had wider market availability
You can explore the entire engagement report here.
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