To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susan Johnson directs. Michael Fimognari behind the camera. Joe Wong scores. Phillip J. Bartell cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 8 years ago.
• 2Part of the "To All the Boys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
• 3Directed by Susan Johnson, shot by Michael Fimognari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Joe Wong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Phillip J. Bartell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Lana Condor and Noah Centineo and Israel Broussard carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "The letters are out.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt3846674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 14 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "love letter", "romance".

The technical file

Cinematography

Michael Fimognari

Original score

Joe Wong

Editing

Phillip J. Bartell

Production design

Paul Joyal

Costume design

Rafaella Rabinovich

Makeup / hair

Lee Novak

VFX supervisor

Chris Wells

Sound

Lewis Goldstein

Stunt coordinator

Brett Armstrong

Runtime

100 min · 1h 40m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018) ↗

Part of

To All the Boys Collection

Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she’s ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.

• 
  To All the Boys I've Loved Before

  2018 · this one
• 
  To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

  2020
• 
  To All the Boys: Always and Forever

  2021

Also by

Susan Johnson

• 
  Carrie Pilby

  2017 · ★ 6.8

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  ▶
  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
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  ▶
  Teaser

  Teaser · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Awesomeness Films

  US

• 

  Overbrook Entertainment

  US

Key crew

• NovelJenny Han
• Co-ProducerKelsey Jackson
• Third Assistant DirectorJüs Percy
• Music SupervisorLaura Webb
• Stunt DoubleJennifer Li
• Production CoordinatorHeather Gittens
• CastingTamara-Lee Notcutt
• First Assistant DirectorMarijke Richman
• Production AccountantAllie Wright
• EditorPhillip J. Bartell
• Production AccountantDarlene Lofgren
• Executive ProducerJenny Han
• ProducerMatt Kaplan
• Production DesignPaul Joyal
• Third Assistant DirectorBenjamin Gardere
• Production Office AssistantTessa Irwin
• Production AccountantLaurie Watt
• Executive ProducerBrett Bouttier
• Executive ProducerRobyn Marshall
• ProducerJordan Levin
• Executive ProducerDon Dunn
• Co-ProducerJessica Held
• Co-ProducerVicki Sotheran
• First Assistant DirectorPeter Dashkewytch

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• high school
• based on novel or book
• love letter
• romance
• first love
• lost mother
• woman director
• sisterhood
• pretend relationship
• based on young adult novel
• asian american
• romantic
• derogatory
• ridiculous

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2018-08-16· Arclight Cinemas Culver City
• Digital2018-08-17PG-13· Netflix

Also known as

International titles

• Всем парням, которых я любила раньшеRU