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The Kissing Booth

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
99K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,390
268
Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi in The Kissing Booth (2018)
When Elle Evans, a late-bloomer who's never-been-kissed, decides to run a kissing booth at her high school's Spring Carnival, she unexpectedly finds herself locking lips with her secret crush -- the ultimate bad boy, Noah Flynn. Sparks fly, but there's one little problem: Noah just happens to be the brother of her best friend, Lee, and is absolutely off limits according to the rules of their friendship pact.
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Teen ComedyTeen RomanceComedyRomance

A high school student is forced to confront her secret crush at a kissing booth.A high school student is forced to confront her secret crush at a kissing booth.A high school student is forced to confront her secret crush at a kissing booth.

  • Director
    • Vince Marcello
  • Writers
    • Vince Marcello
    • Beth Reekles
  • Stars
    • Joey King
    • Jacob Elordi
    • Joel Courtney
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    99K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,390
    268
    • Director
      • Vince Marcello
    • Writers
      • Vince Marcello
      • Beth Reekles
    • Stars
      • Joey King
      • Jacob Elordi
      • Joel Courtney
    • 641User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Videos6

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:44
    Official Trailer
    The Rise of Jacob Elordi
    Clip 2:25
    The Rise of Jacob Elordi
    The Rise of Jacob Elordi
    Clip 2:25
    The Rise of Jacob Elordi
    Jacob Elordi Reveals His Acting Idol
    Clip 3:06
    Jacob Elordi Reveals His Acting Idol
    'Kissing Booth' Star Jacob Elordi Wins the IMDb STARmeter Award
    Clip 1:26
    'Kissing Booth' Star Jacob Elordi Wins the IMDb STARmeter Award
    What We Know About 'The Kissing Booth 2' ... So Far
    Video 3:20
    What We Know About 'The Kissing Booth 2' ... So Far
    Jacob Elordi Breaks Down HBO's Newest Series "Euphoria"
    Interview 0:46
    Jacob Elordi Breaks Down HBO's Newest Series "Euphoria"

    Photos202

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    Joey King
    Joey King
    • Shelly 'Elle' Evans
    Jacob Elordi
    Jacob Elordi
    • Noah Flynn
    Joel Courtney
    Joel Courtney
    • Lee Flynn
    Megan du Plessis
    • Shelly 'Elle' Evans (Age 4)
    Lincoln Pearson
    • Lee Flynn (Age 4)
    Jack Fokkens
    • Lee Flynn (Age 7)
    Stephen Jennings
    Stephen Jennings
    • Mike Evans
    Chloe Williams
    • Joni Evans
    Michael Miccoli
    • Noah Flynn (Age 9)
    Juliet Blacher
    • Shelly 'Elle' Evans (Age 11)
    Jesse Rowan-Goldberg
    • Lee Flynn (Age 11)
    Chase Dallas
    • Noah Flynn (Age 13)
    Carson White
    Carson White
    • Brad Evans
    Hilton Pelser
    Hilton Pelser
    • Barry
    Judd Krok
    • Ollie
    Sanda Shandu
    • Randy
    Joshua Daniel Eady
    • Tuppen
    • (as Joshua Eady)
    D. David Morin
    D. David Morin
    • School Principal
    • Director
      • Vince Marcello
    • Writers
      • Vince Marcello
      • Beth Reekles
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews641

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    6jdbleeker

    Delivered everything I expected from a teen romance.

    If I had only know that loosing my virginity would make my hair go from wildy unmanageable and frizzy to smooth, sleek, voluminous, and slightly curly at the ends... damn, I would have done it sooner.
    2ashleynkateri

    Absolutely Ridiculous

    Okay, so the movie is cheesy, the dialogue is cheesy, the entire plot is incredibly cliche. The entire football team going "OOH" when she sassed Noah, I mean really?? I could get past all that if the relationship between the two main characters was believable. I know that they're dating in real life and it really shocks me because me and my friends that watched this all thought there was barely any chemistry. I feel like they should've actually developed the relationship more instead of showing cheesy montages. It felt like they dated for five seconds before they were in love. Also, I'd just like to say that the notion that Noah could get into Harvard is downwright absured and just plain laughable. Harvard is extremely selective and don't just look at your grades, they look at everything. In the movie he is constantly getting into fights and he skips school. There is no freaking way he could have ever gotten into Harvard. I just couldn't get past how ridiculous that was, I know it was in the book, but it's just plain stupid. This movie could've been cute but the acting was ridiculous and the plot was entirely unbelievable.
    5rdtaxes-1

    Same old story

    This story has been done time after time. Forced acting. Horrible attempt to match Elle (Joey King) with Noah (Jacob Elordi). There is NO chemistry between these two. Totally unrealistic. Prom scene is almost a rip off of Pretty in Pink. Maybe with a different lead actress this would have been a much better movie. Nothing new here to watch, keep on moving.
    3joeprops-1

    Creepy

    It's as if the Hallmark channel tried to make an R rated movie while keeping it PG.
    7Brattsy

    Hard to Rate

    The acting was good, for the type of movie it was. The chemistry was great. I liked all of the main characters, but the writers WTF? They blamed the love interest for what the main female character was responsible for? WTF? Did I miss why everyone hated the love interest as well? I mean, sure, maybe they didn't think he was right for her, I get that, but they all seemed to actively DISLIKE him. EVERYONE in the mc's life hated him. I didn't get that at all. I actually came to write I think my third? review on this site after 10 years because I'm so confused.

    Is this explained in the book or something? Did he do something other than kiss/sleep with a lot of girls?

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    • Trivia
      From June 2017 to autumn 2018, Joey King (Shelly 'Elle' Evans), and Jacob Elordi (Noah Flynn) were dating in real life.
    • Goofs
      Elle's scar changes cheeks. When she was first injured it was on her left cheek. At the prom the scar is on her right cheek.
    • Quotes

      Lee Flynn: Don't wind up grinding coochies with my brother or I'll literally never talk to you again.

    • Connections
      Featured in Alex Meyers: The Kissing Booth is kinda dumb... (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Be Together
      Written by Mitsuko Komuro and Tetsuya Komuro

      Performed by Sikora

      Courtesy of Current Music

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El stand de los besos
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, South Africa(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Netflix
      • Komixx Entertainment
      • iGeneration Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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