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The Kissing Booth (2018) | Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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The Kissing Booth

Movie2018·105 min

The Kissing Booth

Directed by Vince Marcello

A romance comedy film directed by Vince Marcello.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

8K ratings

About The Kissing Booth

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: forbidden love, coming of age, betrayal, high school campus, los angeles, romantic partners, close friendship, underdog, outsider misfit, fish out of water, romcom meet cute, young first love, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Vince Marcello
Language: English

Cast

Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi

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How The Kissing Booth Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

2010s movies

Top 8%

Romance movies

Top 13%

2010s Romance movies

Top 14%

★Vince Marcello films#2 of 3

Top 14% 2010s Romance movies.

Second-best Vince Marcello film, behind The Kissing Booth 2.

the vibe

The Kissing Booth Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

playful

cozy

What it's about

fish out of waterforbidden lovecoming of agebetrayalunderdogoutsider misfitromantic partnersclose friendshipmeet-cuteyoung first loveforbidden star crossedhigh schoolLos Angeles

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful