The Kissing Booth 2

"Rules can be broken...but so can hearts."

2020 2h 12m EN

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7.6

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29%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.7

IMDB

★7.6TMDB · 5,182🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 43,289

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing relationship with bestie Lee and feelings for a new classmate.

“Rules can be broken...but so can hearts.”

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Cast

Joey King
Elle Evans
Jacob Elordi
Noah Flynn
Joel Courtney
Lee Flynn
Molly Ringwald
Mrs. Flynn
Taylor Zakhar Perez
Marco Peña
Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Chloe Winthrop
Meganne Young
Rachel
Stephen Jennings
Mr. Evans

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vince Marcello
Writers: Vince Marcello, Jay Arnold
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Kissing Booth Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vince Marcello, shot by Anastas N. Michos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Kirst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Millspaugh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Joey King and Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Rules can be broken...but so can hearts.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vince Marcello directs. Anastas N. Michos behind the camera. Patrick Kirst scores. Paul Millspaugh cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Part of the "The Kissing Booth Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Vince Marcello, shot by Anastas N. Michos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Patrick Kirst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Paul Millspaugh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Joey King and Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Rules can be broken...but so can hearts.".
9IMDB entry: tt9784456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Anastas N. Michos
Original score: Patrick Kirst
Editing: Paul Millspaugh
Production design: Iñigo Navarro
Makeup / hair: Christa Schoeman
VFX supervisor: Jeff Capogreco
Sound: Joe Dzuban
Stunt coordinator: Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes: 29% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 39/100
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 43,289 votes
MPAA: TV-14

Awards

2 wins total

Part of

The Kissing Booth Collection

This franchise follows the adventures of Elle Evans, Noah Flynn, and Lee Flynn through their high school years.

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Vince Marcello

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Kewl Kat2020-07-25
★ 4/10
This was more annoying than enjoyable. I don’t understand how these kids are being accepted into the top schools in America. They don’t appear to take school seriously whatsoever. Maybe they all pay someone to take the SAT? That’s the only thing that makes sense. Everything is about partying, lifting weights, playing video games and having sex. Meanwhile, they all live in gigantic mansions. I want a Kissing Booth 3 where everybody is sheltering in place, wearing masks, social distancing and becoming suicidal. I want every other scene taking place in a cemetery. Then if there is a Kissing Booth 4, it can be in post-Trump America, where anybody who survives the pandemic stops being a narcissistic sociopath.
Kamurai2020-10-23
★ 6/10
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend unless you're just a big Joey King fan. Maybe I'm biased, but Joey King is way above doing this high school drama stuff unless its on "Riverdale", see "The Act". This movie looks so small and petty and just lacks the fun and charm of most coming of age stories. It builds off the original movie (and uses some of the same charms effectively) and a few standard teen tropes that all boil down to "have better communication". They feel like adult relationships, but this is still set in a high school with high schooler motivations. A lot of this is just either cheap or empty and is supported by columns of necessary goodness, mostly carried by Joey King, and the only other actor that seems capable of elevating the scenes is Maisie Richardson-Sellers ("Legends of Tomorrow"), but she has a role that is rather pigeon-holed. There are cute parts, but I can't say I'm heavily invested in the main romance, and I actively felt bad for the best friend's girlfriend because she really acted the jerk, treating him like a non-romantic boyfriend. I don't think it will be what you got out of the first movie and there are much better rom-coms out there, but you won't be wasting your time on this either.