The Kissing Booth 3
Seen it?2021 | 112 min | Romance, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
It's the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to decide if she should stay or not.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
25% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 157K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vince Marcello
- Joey KingElle Evans
- Joel CourtneyLee Flynn
- Jacob ElordiNoah Flynn
- Molly RingwaldMrs. Flynn
- Taylor Zakhar PerezMarco Peña
- Meganne YoungRachel
- Maisie Richardson-SellersChloe Winthrop
- Stephen JenningsMr. Evans
- Carson WhiteBrad
- Morné VisserMr. Flynn