Underplayed Gems

The Kissing Booth (2018)

The Kissing Booth poster
Directed by
Vince Marcello
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy, melodrama
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 7,481 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl runs a kissing booth at a school carnival and ends up in a secret romance with her best friend's older brother. This threatens to break up their longtime friendship.

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What happens

The Kissing Booth is a 2018 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Vince Marcello, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Beth Reekles. It stars Joey King, Jacob Elordi, and Joel Courtney. The film follows Elle (King), a quirky, late blooming teenager whose budding romance with high school senior and bad boy Noah (Elordi) puts her lifelong friendship with Noah's younger brother Lee (Courtney) in jeopardy. The Kissing Booth was released on Netflix on May 11, 2018, and was dubbed a commercial success by the service due to it being widely viewed by subscribers, leading to the eventual production of a trilogy of films. The film was largely panned by critics, who deemed its storyline and themes to be clichéd. A sequel, The Kissing Booth 2, was released on July 24, 2020, and the third film, The Kissing Booth 3, was released on August 11, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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