Top 10 Movies Like The Kissing Booth (2018)
Published on Mar 5, 2026On this page, we’ve gathered films similar to “The Kissing Booth”: light teen rom-coms about first love, school drama, and growing up. The collection explores friendships tested by romantic feelings, relationships between the popular crowd and those outside it, as well as the choice between following your heart and listening to common sense. What ties these films together is a fast pace, plenty of humor, flirtation, and lots of romance. The closest matches are “To All the Boys I've Loved Before”, “The Perfect Date”, “Love, Simon”, and “Isn't It Romantic”.

1. To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Comedy Romance2018 · 1h 40min
United States
Director: Susan Johnson
High schooler Lara writes secret letters to every boy she’s ever had a crush on and keeps them like a personal diary. But one day someone mails the letters to the boys—and it changes her life completely.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very romantic, fast pacing, moderate humor
Biggest differences: noticeably less violent
High school senior Brooks dreams of getting into a prestigious university, but he doesn’t have enough money. To raise the needed amount, he and his friend create a service where Brooks can be hired as the “perfect” date—a guy who tailors his persona to any client’s wishes.
Style similarity
Most similar in: fast pacing, moderate humor, fairly simple plot
Biggest differences: noticeably less romantic, noticeably less violent, slightly less tense
High schooler Simon secretly has a romantic exchange with an anonymous student from his school, and neither of them is ready to come out. Things get complicated when the messages end up in a classmate’s hands, who blackmails Simon into helping him in exchange for keeping the secret.
Style similarity
Most similar in: fast pacing, moderate humor, moderate tension
Biggest differences: noticeably less romantic, noticeably less violent

4. Love, Rosie
Romance Drama Comedy2014 · 1h 42min
United Kingdom, Germany
Director: Christian Ditter
Rosie and Alex have been best friends since childhood. They’ve loved each other for a long time, but indecision and a twist of fate keep them from admitting their feelings. After finishing school, Alex goes off to a university in Boston, and Rosie unexpectedly becomes pregnant by a classmate...
Style similarity
Most similar in: very romantic, fast pacing, moderate humor
Biggest differences: noticeably less violent
High schooler Bianca finds out that at school she has a reputation as the “ugly friend” people use to look better by comparison. Shocked, she tries to get rid of this label. To do that, she makes a deal with a charming athlete who is also a teacher, so he’ll help her shake off that image.
Style similarity
Most similar in: fast pacing, fairly simple plot, moderate tension
Biggest differences: noticeably more humorous, slightly less romantic, noticeably less violent

6. Isn't It Romantic
Comedy Fantasy Romance2019 · 1h 28min
United States, Canada
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Architect Natalie can’t stand sugary romantic comedies, but after an accident she wakes up in a world where everything runs by rom-com rules. Now she has to figure out what’s going on and find a way out.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very romantic, fast pacing, fairly simple plot
Biggest differences: noticeably more humorous, noticeably less tense, noticeably lighter tone
Zack, the most popular guy at school, bets his friends that in six weeks he can turn Laney, a shy and overlooked classmate, into the prom queen. But as he starts spending time with her, what began as a prank turns into real feelings.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very romantic, fast pacing, moderate humor
Biggest differences: noticeably less violent, slightly less tense, noticeably lighter tone
To avoid a boring trip with her friend’s parents, a girl makes up a story about weekend sexual adventures—without realizing it will completely change her status and reputation at school.
Style similarity
Most similar in: fast pacing, moderate tension, fairly simple plot
Biggest differences: much less romantic, noticeably more humorous, noticeably less violent

9. 10 Things I Hate About You
Comedy Romance Drama1999 · 1h 37min
United States
Director: Gil Junger
In a strict family where a father raises two daughters without a mother, there’s one rule: the younger sister can’t date until the older one does. But the older sister refuses to go out with anyone and does it out of spite. To take the younger girl on a date, a guy hires a local rebel to get the older sister to agree to one.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very romantic, fast pacing, fairly simple plot
Biggest differences: noticeably more humorous, slightly less violent
Dave is hopelessly into the prettiest girl at school, Aubrey, who’s dating a cocky macho guy. After they run into each other at a party, a friendship sparks—one that slowly starts to turn into something more.
Style similarity
Most similar in: very romantic, fairly simple plot, moderate tension
Biggest differences: noticeably slower pacing, noticeably less violent, slightly less humorous
Other films in the series

1. The Kissing Booth 2
Comedy Romance2020 · 2h 12min
United States, United Kingdom
Director: Vince Marcello
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About the movie The Kissing Booth
Year: 2018
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Plot: An ordinary high school girl makes a pact with her best friend to never date each other’s relatives or exes. But everything gets complicated when she accidentally kisses his brother at a school fair.





